16 Quotes by Peter Magowan

If we'd known he wasn't going to play a game this year, would we have done it? Obviously not.

We've been through this sort of stuff a lot in the past. I admit it was not as much as it is right now. The more he can play the better. I don't know what that number is. I think it has to be more than 14.

I think it's good for us to get an idea what '06 might look like. If we don't play these guys this year, then we don't know and we have question marks that affect all the offseason plans.

I suppose I could get disenchanted with Brian with poor results. In this game, people have to stand on their record. He knows that. That's the way it is in baseball. But I expect Brian always to do well. He's smart, he's creative, he works hard and he's got a good team of people around him.

I think, from all that I've seen and from that all that I've heard, he's going to do fine. You never know. He could trudge out to left field at any point and his career could be over. He certainly seems to be able to still hit a baseball. He says he's not in pain. He hasn't done the really tough stuff yet. I'm sure that will happen within the next three weeks.

Bonds will be supported in San Francisco. We know our fan base pretty well.

Even though the timing is difficult for us, we'll survive. We'll get through this. I think Ned has enough integrity, that even though he is aware of our strategy, he's not going to steal our people or attempt to steal people that we're discussing final arrangements with. I think Ned can draw a line in the sand.

A trade? They can't trade me. I'm sorry.

They're taking a position which is totally understandable. They celebrate records and this would not be a record. I think if it was Aaron, then it would be a completely different situation.