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«If we had gone 11-6 over the last 17 games, we would have won 89-90 games. That's all it would have taken. But you know, baseball is a game of luck, health and bounces. It's hard to play when guys you are counted on are injured. More than half your bullpen had injuries. It was like all the injuries happened at once hit us.»

«Anyone who can create several hundred different batting stances during his career to get to a .267 batting average is destined to be a great manager.»

«I was thinking about the last four years and saying to myself, it would be nice if all those fans who were part of that parade route had said something to their elected officials about wanting to keep baseball here. I really believe this thing would have been done by now.»

«There's been very little progress. It would be nice if all those fans who had maybe been part of that [2003 World Series] parade route ... said something to their elected officials about their desire to keep baseball here.»

«Given our enormous contribution to it, it's something I'm hopeful about, but we have other options, and we're going to have to look at all of that now. We have to find a solution to this.»

«I don't know what his [official] status is, but no, he's not with us. He's suspended, I believe.»

«I don't know where he's going or what he's doing. We're in the process of dealing with that now.»

«I feel sad for the kid, but he's going to have to get himself together. I hope he does because he's got a great talent and a great ability. He has a gift, and it would be a shame to waste that gift.»

«I liked him very much when I met him and spent some time with him. He has to go through the system like everybody else. Hopefully he'll put his life together. We're praying for him.»

«Let me say this about the stadium: There has been very little progress towards a new stadium. And, I was thinking the other day, reflecting back on the last four years, if any of the thousands of fans -- good fans -- who were on that World Series parade route were in touch with their elected officials and expressed their desire to keep the team in South Florida, and keep it going, it probably would have been done by now. I'm very surprised that it hasn't been done by now, especially with our contribution. That's really all I want to say about it. We have options, and we're looking at all our options right now.»