Omar Minaya Quotations

We're going to give him an opportunity. But like anything else, there comes a time when he has to perform.

There are no geniuses in baseball. Some deals work, some don't. You just keep trying to make moves to improve the club.

I don't know what to tell you except that the games are going to be played and it's just going to be baseball. That's what it is. Do I think there's going to be an incident? I don't expect there to be any. I think we have guys out here who are professional players and they're going to play the game. I don't expect anything like that.

Based upon what we heard, it's more of a precautionary thing.

He was dominating, pounding the strike zone with velocity over 90. But it wasn't so much the velocity but the command, velocity and the delivery.

He has a situation where he's been very productive with Bobby Cox and he's been a big part of their team in helping develop their young players. They win. If I was him, why would I leave for one year?

He has a real shot to make this club. He's not here for show. He's here to make the club.

He made it look easy. That's why we went with defense.

He may not pitch in the normal five-day turn, but I'm pretty sure it hasn't been decided what will happen the next time around.

I think the fans connect with the younger guys. They know that, in the age of free agency, these guys are going to be around for the next four or five years. That's the goal.

Our 'pen probably is going to have to throw a lot.

Our fans want to win so bad. Remember, this is opening day. It's been a long winter, everyone wants this to happen.

Players are able to play at an older age than they were before and I think Julio Franco personifies that. I think we are going to see athletes play on into the middle 40s, especially in baseball.

We haven't seen him have a bad outing yet.

You never know. If that need came up, we thought Darren could give us more innings than Pedro.

The agents and I have been in contact for, you know, since he was almost back,

Any time these guys come up, it's always outing to outing.

The key thing with Mike is to communicate and we did that, ... He's gracefully done everything we've asked.

I like our core. I feel good about our future.

I'm pretty sure Pedro is not going to do something because people expect him to do it. Pedro's going to do something because, in his mind, it's worth doing.

Chavez is an athletic player with excellent defensive skills in all three outfield positions. He gives us another outfield option as we approach spring training.

But you have to try. Your job depends on it.

Hopefully, he won't pitch like this for very long. We're at a point right now where he needs to give us a solid outing.

I don't think there's a better guy in the world you can learn from than Rickey Henderson. It's not only stealing bases, but also knowing the role of a leadoff hitter.

He showed us a lot. He's going to help us sometime this season.

You could see in his eyes the confidence he had. You could tell he wanted to be here.

The games are going to be played. I don't expect anything.