Pat Gillick Quotations | Page 2

No matter how much technology changes scouting, no matter how much free agency and big TV contracts change the business of baseball, I hope and pray that the heart of the game will never change.

No, I don't think it's a problem at all. A lot of ballparks these days see home runs fly out of them. I don't think the ballpark will be a problem in luring players here. If anything, I've heard a lot of comments about what a beautiful ballpark it is.

Nunez gives us some versatility in that he can play three infield positions and is a switch-hitter.

He's our No. 1 priority. Nothing devastates a team more than consistently losing games in the late innings. You're going to blow a few, but if you blow too many it's going to affect the team.

He's our No. 1 priority, ... Nothing devastates a team more than consistently losing games in the late innings. You're going to blow a few, but if you blow too many it's going to affect the team.

He's run through a couple of rough ones, but we think he's definitely going to bounce back and take a spot in our starting rotation.

I don't think internally that we have the key to solve the situation. We'll have to go outside the organization.

I don't really know John, aside from the fact I scouted him in San Antonio, where he was a pretty good high school catcher. But I can see why people say what they're saying.

Just a business, that's all. It's one of those twists.

We're disappointed. We thought we had a competitive offer.