Wayne Krivsky Quotes (35 Quotes)

Joe Klein, Sandy Johnson and Terry Ryan. Those are my guys for 30 years. I'm very lucky to have that kind of foundation and a guy like Terry to tie it all together.

Vern's upbeat - you know the kind of guy he is. But it hits you in the gut when you hear that word.

We tossed around the idea of having three catchers anyway.

He's a true professional. You want people that want to play. He wants to play.

We signed him with the idea that if we did move an outfielder to get a pitcher that he could step in and we wouldn't miss a beat.

We connected. Very compatible. Very similar ideas on how you run a quality organization.

I liked what I heard, very much so. We have similar backgrounds from the standpoint of, it took him many years to become a manager and it took me many years to become a general manager. So we're the kind of guys that people would look at as, we've paid our dues, so to speak.

Our thoughts and prayers right now are with Vern and his family. We are in the process of arranging for Vern to get the best possible treatment. His health and recovery is our foremost concern at the present time. The Reds, our medical team and Vern's doctors are working closely together to make sure everything is being done to treat his illness.

The doctor thought it was something he could fix relatively easy. It's not too different from what catcher Jason LaRue had.

I really wanted to take a gamble on a guy like this, with his athletic ability and being a defense-oriented middle infielder who I think can help us this year and in the future. He's still a young guy.

We'll wait and see until after the surgery. We'll see what the extent of it is. We don't want to jump to any conclusions.

Hopefully there's one more (contract) at least beyond this one. We'll just have to see how it plays out. For the short term here, he's got a little security and we have a little cost certainty.

Vern's got a great attitude. We support him. The most important thing is to get him the best possible treatment as soon as possible.

It wasn't anything to be alarmed about. Just more of a precaution to make sure we get it all calmed down and not aggravate it to where it becomes a bigger deal.

We knew he was a young and talented ballplayer. I didn't want to miss out on that opportunity. I only saw him in one spring game at Winter Haven. We had our scouts watching him and they recommended we take a shot. I listened. So far, so good.

It reminds me a little bit of the way were having our little informal meetings now. Thats the way George would be. Hed come into Tom Grieves office he was the general manager at the time and everybody would congregate in there informally, talk baseball and have some fun.

It's tough for guys like Jacob Cruz and Brian Buchanan. Quinton McCracken has missed a lot of time and needs some at-bats, so Chris may be with us for a few days or a whole season.

He's a pro. Tony knows he's got to stay ready. He's professional. He works hard. He wants to play. He works as hard as anyone we have.

We're going to wait until after the surgery and see exactly what's going on. We don't want to jump to any conclusions about the disabled list or how long he'll be out.

The last time I was sitting in this chair ... it was the day of my second interview. Did I think I was going to be named GM the day of the second interview I've got to pinch myself. This is pretty special stuff.

I would hope by the time we have our organizational meetings at the end of October that we have a better sense of who we are, that we have a sense of where we're going, that we set a game plan, which I wasn't able to do, obviously, this year. This whole year's going to be an evaluation process of a lot of things.

It was always going to be Thursday. Wednesday is his regular day, but with the travel and everything we wanted to give him an extra day.

We made every effort to trade Ortiz prior to the Rule 5 Draft at the 2002 Winter Meetings but there really wasn't any interest. There simply were no takers.

That would be the logical thing that would happen, but I've got to make sure he got through (Monday's) game OK.

It's a fact I met with the Reds 2 12 years ago, and it's flattering that they want to talk with me again. It's a different owner and a different time, but I'm just flattered they want to talk again.

It's nothing to be alarmed about. It's a matter of days.

At home with my wife and dogs after six weeks of spring training. That's been the last 11 opening days for me. But this one here, this is special.

We thought Ross was a better fit for the club. I'm going to do my best to find a spot for Tony with another club. Hopefully, it will work out if it doesn't he becomes a free agent.

We wanted to add to our depth. This guy's a true professional, somebody I've had my eye on in the off-season here in the event I did get this job. The playing time will take care of itself.

No one's pressing him to play. He's the best judge of that. The last thing I want to do is put him in there and have a setback.

He looks like the same guy he was a few years ago. We're trying to keep him healthy, and so far, so good. He's swinging the bat well, and he's in a good frame of mind. Everything has been positive from him. Hopefully (the injuries) are over with. He's still a definite threat. I think he'll have a great year.

I might make a couple of early trips (with the Reds), and then in September. But I think from April through August I'll probably go to the minor leagues.

He's very close. He's the best judge of that. The last thing I want to do is have him go out three days too early and have a setback and miss two months.

Nothing will be done soon. There's no timetable here. He's on the team. He can help us win games. Just like anyone else, you have conversations and if something makes sense, you move forward. That's not just with Tony.

He was ready to come up to Triple-A, and right now we really didn't have anything for him. We put the word out that he was available a few days ago, and a few clubs responded. The Cardinals were the most persistent.