126 Quotes by Pat Gillick

It didn't come out too well. How would you view it? As it turned out, it wasn't a good exchange.

It didn't come out too well for us. Obviously, it wasn't a very good trade.

Jimmy will be a replacement in the event that somebody goes down, be it Jeter or be it Rodriguez.

I'm so excited for Ryan. You certainly get only one opportunity for this honor. I'm so happy that he was selected.

Maybe I'm putting my neck on the line, but I think his is the best situation I've come into. I think (fired GM) Ed Wade certainly left behind a strong foundation.

My challenge is to try to coax five more wins out of this team to try to get us into the playoffs. Once you get into the playoffs, as we all know, you never know what happens.

When I was 32 I thought I was pretty smart, too,

When you retire completely, it's almost a ticket to the funeral home. You have to keep your mind active. I still have the passion. I still love to compete. I can see myself doing this for five more years if my health holds up.

We have to keep plugging along and try to improve our club. I like our nine players on the field a whole bunch. The areas we have to shore up are the front end of our rotation and the back end of the bullpen. Those are the areas we're concentrating on. We're certainly working at it.