Terry Ryan Quotes

He did some damage to us. That was the type of scenario where you could envision him doing that for us. No doubt that will be fresh in many people`s minds.

He`s never been one to micromanage. Yet he`s about as competitive a guy as I`ve seen.

It`s a blow to us, but there`s no better feeling than seeing a guy who has worked to earn this type of opportunity get an opportunity. I know he`s ready.

There were some tempers that flared and got out of whack for about two days and then festered some over the winter, which did concern me. It`s been taken care of now.

I know it`s tough to justify, but sometimes your 20th draft pick becomes as important as your first. It`s a mistake judging an entire draft class by what the first guy does.

He`s creative. He finds ways to get contracts done.

He was not comfortable in leaving camp to play. He wanted to make sure that he would be fresh for an entire year.

He`s been in a couple of these situations recently, and there`s nobody that feels more grateful for getting this assignment than he. He`s been close a couple times, and I`m sure he was wondering if it was ever going to be reality. But it was a matter of time. It was just inevitable. All he needed was the right mix.

Almost any decision that I ended up making in the baseball part of our operation Wayne was involved in at some point.

He`s prepared. He`s done about everything you can do except sit in the (general manager`s) chair. I`m proud of him, but we`re losing a good man.