I just talked to a young lady, a freshman at Santa Barbara. She's taking a course, and Moneyball's one of the required readings. This young lady could dream of one day becoming a general manager.

Certainly, you’re not going to able to go and pull a Mark Mulder out of your hat somewhere.

You know, I’d actually say Lionel Messi. He’s so remarkable, watching him play he’s probably still undervalued. When you’re scoring five goals in one Champions League match, there’s no value that’s too high.

You have to face reality some time. But there’s no sense in facing it until somebody forces you to.

When your enemy’s making mistakes, don’t interrupt him.

I hope not. There will be very few winters we say, 'We're set.' There's always decisions to make. That said, it probably won't be as dramatic as last off-season.

If you bring in a lefty to face Eric (a left-handed hitter), and then he has to face Frank Thomas right behind him. It's certainly going to lend itself to a lot of thinking in the other dugout.

I had a nice little conversation with him. He seems happy to be here, quick to smile.

I'm collecting them all. But obviously, Danny's smarter than I am because he decided to go to Stanford. He's a great player, but he's also a great kid. He's the kind of guy you'd like to have as your son, just a really impressive young man.

I know we didn't get to see the real Dan Meyer. He says he feels great now, and he could be a real shot in the arm for us.