«All three of these guys are guys who can get to the big leagues in kind of a hurry. We'd be happy with any one of the three.»

«The matter has been resolved to the mutual satisfaction of all parties involved and the suspension has been lifted.»

«That is one of the toughest roles there is in the game. The mentality you have to have. The pressure. The situation that you inherit. The crowds, on the road, the noise,»

«He was a real pro,»

«The way he handled himself during adverse times, his poise, man, there's not many like him.»

«[It may not be so easy in the future. Robert Manfred, baseball's executive vice president for labor relations and human resources, says baseball will suspend and fine repeat minor league offenders this season. The Padres have administered their own three-strikes-and-you're-out steroid policy for the past five years, though they do not test in the off-season, either.] The word's out in our organization, but the trend we're seeing is that most of the players who tested positive were in [Class] A ball, ... That tells me the problem is spreading fast. I think it's prevalent in college and high school--even before we get them.»

«Every time we presented him with a challenge, he responded, ... He likes to know how he stacks up. Jake is one of those guys who has fear of success rather than fear of failure. Those are the guys you always look for ? guys who fear how good they might be.»

« Jeff Moorad .»

«Parting ways with Peach and Davey is difficult,»

«But we thought we needed to change there. We felt these were areas where we were not good at and needed to improve. We struggled in some decisions at the third-base coaching spot and in base-running (Lopes' responsibility).»