29 Quotes by Tony Tavares

Does he belong on the disqualified list? Our answer is yes. He is failing to perform his services. Never in the history of baseball has a player been able to pick his position.

I've just been told that it's been settled.

I'm in a position where I have to react, not move forward,

I'm not going to say it's substandard right now, but I think if we go much further it'll be substandard.

I'm the holdup, ... I didn't want people accusing me of being unrealistic by billing them for something we have no chance of and then saying, 'All you want is my money.'

I have thoroughly enjoyed working with Jim this past season and look forward to working with him over the next several months,

Honestly, most people in baseball would tell you that he went into a bad situation. He had a lot of money committed to players who weren't performing. A lot of people I know feel like he needs more time to put his plan in place.

If I get into that game, everybody's going to have a different opinion,

The key issue for the new owner is acting with some certainty on some issues. He'll be able to act in a more decisive way than I can. It's time for people to get some certainty. I'm looking forward to it. I know most of my staff are looking forward to it.