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    One of the reasons we were attracted to Ron was that he's versatile. He can spot start, he can long relieve or be a situational lefty, all without complaint. That's attractive. We think he's a good fit.

    I wish more people knew Steve Howe the way I knew him. His struggles in life were well documented, but he always tried to fight through them and I will always respect that. My thoughts and prayers go out (wife) Cindy and his family.

    I can't count how many times Bernie has said the following I will do whatever the New York Yankees ask me to do to try and help us win. So if Joe Torre and our coaching staff feel that work on the corners is something that will provide more flexibility and more playing-time possibilities for him, then I'm sure they'll discuss that with him.

    It's hard for me to say. I'm not out there. I don't know how their practices were being run. It's hard to make those statements from afar. Those are the issues that obviously are concerning to all the clubs involved. . . . I don't know if (Team USA) was too aggressive or too conservative. I just don't know.

    It really depends on the person. Some guys, closing is in their blood and it's all they want to do. Other guys feel it's an honor to set up for Mo and also play for the Yankees.


    If we had won today, we'd be going to New York.

    We're playing our best ball right now, ... The way we played earlier in the year, I can't explain it, I can't defend, it was inexcusable. But somehow we turned it around. Don't ask me, because I haven't got the answer, But we're a different team today than what you saw in May and June.


    When I saw that Octavio had surgery I started counting the dates because I knew he was a free agent. I thought there might be something there.

    At the end of the day, I won't take a lesser player, but if the choice is between two similar players, we try and do everything we can to figure out whether he can survive being with the Yankees. We know we're not like everybody else.

    We have interest in him if he is interested. The ball is in his court. If he has interest, we have interest back.

    You find a team and come together as a team in a lot of different ways. You need everybody to step up, and that's going to have to come from places you didn't expect. That's the beauty of trying to put together great seasons where you have those unexpected bursts of output.

    Quite frankly, he can do some things more than the individual who held that position the previous years.

    They've had a full-court press on me for Contreras all year long, and when they called this morning, his name came up again, ... We were prepared to go with what we have. We were prepared to stand pat unless something came along that really made sense.

    Early in the year, you wanted to play us. At this time of year, people have to take us seriously again.

    I'm not thinking about that right now, but he's playing in winter ball right now and Tony Pena told us he's doing well down there. We didn't think Cano would be ready until 2006, but he had a great winter ball season last year, showed up at camp and continued it. Some guys push themselves in the mix quicker.

    Gary is a pretty tough cookie. Over the years he has handled quite a bit. I don't know what's in the book and other than that, I'm not going to comment.

    We've got to the 15th to try to get something done. In the meantime, I'm gathering all the information about what the available players on the trade market and the free-agent market are. We'll prioritize those. In the event on Nov. 16 we don't have Hideki Matsui, it will be another avenue to pursue.


    Nothing official. Just a good conversation letting him know where we're at.

    One thing he didn't lose the past two years was his batting eye,

    I don't think I have a high level of concern, it's just a timing issue. I think he will be ready for his next turn but that may not necessarily be Tuesday. It may be Wednesday or Thursday, or however that works out.

    Let's get what we can get accomplished and let's concentrate on the future at a more appropriate time, which is after we get through the season.

    Bernie knows he's here to help us any way that he can. He's helping us with the bat, but he also knows that this time of year, it's all hands on deck. Bernie is the ultimate team guy.

    Maybe it'll help, ... We've done it in the past. I don't remember the last time we did it, but he's available if guys want to hit off him. It's up to Joe and Donnie.

    I'm glad that Mike has got an opinion and is expressing it because it gives you guys a lot more to run with than I've been providing.

    I'm very proud of what we've done the last five years. Someone else has earned the World Series those years, so we have to dust ourselves off, get up in the saddle again and keep at it.

    He still feels it. Obviously we're going to take it slow to make sure he can get through this and get going again.

    We just want him right. He's a starter, so we need to build him back up to be a starter. But today was good news for me.

    They know our position. The ball is in their court. Roger has to make a decision if he wants to play, and if he does, whether he's interested in considering this place.

    There is not one person inside this organization that didn't want to continue this relationship with Bernie Williams. We felt that, if he was willing, it was our intent to resolve it. I think it's best for everybody.

    I don't think there's any issue for Torre next year. They can't do any better than what they've got . . . I can't speak for everyone else, but I think the entire organization believes we've got the best manager we possibly can have. I know I do.

    He's proven himself to be much stronger mentally than he was given for credit for. People thought he couldn't survive without his personal trainer. People thought he couldn't come back from the PR disaster the steroids controversy he was in a year ago.

    Hopefully the process that we covered today will help put us in better position to do so. But time will tell.

    We will need choices, You always do. It's somewhat of an insurance policy. He's also prepared to go to Triple-A.

    Anybody who's on their walk year -- players, coaches, myself included -- knows that stuff is for another day. The only focus right now is getting the job done this year 2006 is for another day.

    I felt that, all things being equal, he'd go back to Boston. As the process went about, reading the newspapers, seeing that their offer was at three or four years, I thought, 'I have to personally talk to Johnny myself.' I thought we had to bring this to a halt, not let this drag out.

    He wants to help that USA team win, but he's also committed to being ready for us at the same time. It's one of those balancing acts.

    He said it feels much better than yesterday, which is good. I have no knowledge that he's in doubt for Opening Day.

    After what we went through last year, I never wanted to be in a position where we were short of pitchers. You never have enough pitching, and while I didn't issue any edict or anything to go out and sign more pitchers, our scouts all understood that if they had any recommendations I would act on them. If you don't trust and listen to your scouts you're defeating yourself.

    People keep acting like we have some kind of easy schedule the rest of the way because of the records of the teams we're facing, ... Well, don't be so sure. How much of this season have we spent playing to the level of the opposition


    I know we're better than what we showed, ... Change is ahead. It's inevitable in this game.

    With the offensive lineup that we have, you can afford that, to squeeze something like that in, ... If you can get a fly-ball catcher to hold the fort and support the pitching staff, you wont be doing yourself an injustice.

    I wasn't optimistic coming into it. It's a weak free-agent market.

    There's time pressure. Nov. 15 is the date, ... Let's just get it done. We've had all year to try to get it done. We've waited for the season. Now it's time to try to get it done or not get it done. Nov. 15 is the day.

    I still believe Bernie can provide quality at-bats and championship-caliber play, especially in this role.

    As of yesterday Carl felt he was 70 percent better from Friday.

    For 2006, we felt that Bernie Williams could be a contributor in a different way for us. We think he can be an important piece for us, and if it works, that would be wonderful for us.

    I'm not commenting on anything regarding my future. I've asked that we wait until after the season to discuss all that, and the way we're going to handle it.


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