“I'm going to try to enjoy the All-Star break, hope my players reflect on what happened the first half of the season, come back with a different attitude, try to find our solution on how to win it.”
“I know what I have to do and I plan to do it. It's a good time to get it done and get it behind me. It's treatable, so why not treat it now? My family will give me comfort but I have to do this alone.”
“They feel they can get right to the NBA, compared to four years in the minors — and maybe I'll make it, maybe I won't. I don't know if there's a lot of parents directing their kids to play baseball these days.”
