166 Quotes by Theo Epstein

We're in a position, if we play well over this weekend, we'll get in. If we don't, we probably don't deserve to.

We're not going to speculate on any timetables. The most important thing is to get Coco healthy so he is 100 percent and can help this team win. We're lucky to have depth at that position.

We're not going to speculate on any timetables. The most important thing is getting Coco back healthy, so he can get back to 100 percent.

We're forever indebted to them. Someone, I'm sure, won't be back. It's appropriate to thank them for their contribution and wish them the best going forward. That said, we're not saying any goodbyes right now.

Throughout November, (owner) John Henry, (owner) Tom Werner, Larry and I held discussions to see what lessons could be learned in the aftermath of my departure. Gradually, with the benefit of time and greater perspective, we tackled not only our personal conflicts but also the differences regarding our thoughts for the organization.

We were a strong club. We took on so many holes because of injuries. With those gaps we got to a certain performance level . . .

We have him as one of the top guys in all of baseball. He's very sure-handed, consistent, with good range and he's fun to watch play shortstop.

Since Red Sox fans are so intense and baseball's a long, 162-game season, it helped that this team was as loose as it was, ... If this team was as intense as its fans, it could have been too serious, too overbearing for everyone.

No, I am not burned out, ... I have tremendous passion for the game. I have tremendous dedication to the game. I believe that I will find myself in a position of leadership with an organization again in the future, but I have no immediate plans. My goal for the rest of this week is to help the organization with the transition and to help the baseball operations staff that I care so much about get ready for the general managers meetings.