Omar Minaya Quotes (90 Quotes)

The good news is that we're still in dialogue. Every day that goes by and we are having dialogue is a good day.

New Yorkers demand the best. Halfway don't work for New Yorkers, ... Our fan base demands the best, and if you don't get the best, at least you try for the best.

I thought his season was over, and I thought our season was over.

The ability to bounce back, that's what makes closers special.

It's our responsibility to support this. There are times you have to look outside your own team.

I was hoping by now that he would be OK, but that's not the case. I'm not concerned right now because there's so much time to go. If this were the middle of March it would be different.

Even though we declined Braden's option, we still plan on having conversations with his agent,

He makes contact. We wanted to get more guys to make contract. We struck out too much last year. This guy's a gamer. This guy's a guy that is going to give you that leadership quality, not only on the field but also in the clubhouse.

Willie, ... you told me to take care of you. So I'm taking care of you. Don't forget that.

I will try to talk to as many clubs as possible, but if someone is aggressive and puts the right trade in front of me, I'll make that trade. But I dont have to get down to payroll by Tuesday. I have to get down to payroll by Opening Day.

That's why we can think about him. He has weapons.

I've talked to Kris. I've explained where things are. It's part of the business. Kris understands the baseball business.

We feel comfortable that we've improved the bullpen. We'll be able to have more of a comfort zone in the seventh and eighth innings.

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.

I had conversations with Al Monday night and I had conversations with the agent Tuesday and we pretty much decided to explore our options, ... Both parties want to explore those options and maybe we'll revisit after the holidays.

I think we're a better team because we have more balance. Our bullpen is better. Our bench is better. We have more power.

I've been able to pick up guys. There's opportunity out there.

We're happy with some of the work we've done. There's still a lot of work to be done. I think we're a better team today than we were at the end of the year with Billy, Delgado, Paul and our bench.

We're excited about the players we're going to have down there. It should be exciting. It's definitely a younger team than we had last year. At the same time, you never know what to expect from young players.

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.

Jim is a solid baseball man and an even better person. He will be missed.

As of right now, it's a couple of days, but there is no specifics. We know it's swollen and we're going to have to wait until the inflammation goes down. But we've been told a couple of days.

It's tough for a player to leave a team that he's already accustomed to, so we have to work even harder. You have to give a reason why.

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

We want him to be comfortable at all three positions. So, if we need him, he wouldn't have to wait for him to learn to play right. I'd rather not bring him up this year. But if we have to, we want him to be be ready.

For Pedro, for the New York Mets, he's going to make the right decision. I was hoping that by now he would be OK, but that's not the case.

It's fair to say that Matsui, last year, had an off year. I think if you asked Willie today, it'll be a competition out there.

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.

Pedro's been feeling much better based on what the agent told me yesterday.

He has the ability to start and also the ability to pitch in the bullpen. I just felt bringing him on board gives us a little more depth.

I think he's just going to get better. He has the ability to get better. It's up to us to put him in an environment where he can continue to learn and flourish.

He's healthy. He pitched winter ball and is throwing the ball well. He feels good about himself.

I don't know if he could rebound, but to bring in a guy with his history on a minor league contract, I figured, what is there to lose There's something about Bret that I've always liked. He wants to prove that last year was not his year.

He just needed to play every day, and it's a young guy we control that has power potential. Plus, we don't get Delgado unless we move Cameron.

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

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

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

I pursued other things, but this one was in front of me. The others that were out there never came to fruition. I had to make a choice either wait for something else or get something that we've liked all along.

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.

The thinking was not about splash. I do believe our fan base was ... it was almost like we became irrelevant. We needed to kind of go out there and show our fans that we care,