How can you wonder what’s going to happen when you don’t know who’s going to be the new guy in town?

You make decisions and you’re not going to please everybody all the time.

I think the one thing about me is I’m a fairly demanding guy, and I give a great deal of myself, and I expect that in return.

We’re going to play better, and we’re going to play harder.

It’s the age-old thing – it’s such a cliche – but why worry about things you have no control over?

You go through all the emotions when you’re told to move on.

We’ve got to give a quality effort every day and play better.

They say baseball is a slow game. It sure doesn’t seem that way when you’re in the dugout. You think you have it figured out, but things come up quick.

I’m really going to miss all the people in the front office, media relations, marketing, all the great people at the ball park. They were my family for a while, and that part really stings. But life does go on.

The kid will let you know when. His performance will dictate that, how quickly he matures, how quickly he learns.