30 Quotes by Sandy Alderson

It's a world-class city with a beautiful downtown ballpark that's done this kind of thing before, ... There's plenty of hotel space. All that was the reason why we got the World Baseball Classic. It had little to do with me.

It's the best tool we have available. We think it's very accurate -- not infallible. We've built in some flexibility to take into account the fact that there can be some amount of error. But we're very happy with what it provides.

It's been a terrific transition, ... I just jumped right back into it.

It's virtually impossible to contain the impact of smoking within a limited area, so this is a logical extension of our no-smoking policy and reflection of input we've received from our fans.

In terms of more balls being called, I think that's a misperception. While walks are up slightly, it's not enough to be of any great significance. I think that will even out in the long run.

In terms of more balls being called, I think that's a misperception, ... While walks are up slightly, it's not enough to be of any great significance. I think that will even out in the long run.

I don't think I'll be sitting with Walt this week,

I don't see the payroll going up substantially,

It's an ongoing process of reinterpreting the strike zone in accordance to the rulebook. The umpires, I think, are doing an excellent job of bringing the outside pitch in closer to the plate. But I still think we have a lot of work to do with the low end of the strike zone.