Miscellaneous

Success has made failures of many men.

Success has made failures of many men.

Any time you can hold a team like that on defense, it makes the game easier for everybody. We count read more

Any time you can hold a team like that on defense, it makes the game easier for everybody. We count on the defense to make plays. That's what's going to win us games in the playoffs. We just have to keep playing hard and finish games and we'll have a chance.

But great individual talent isn't what wins games in the NBA. The guys have to all be on the same read more

But great individual talent isn't what wins games in the NBA. The guys have to all be on the same page to win. I'm not sure they had that last season.

Dallas played smarter than us. They played harder than us. It seems their will was greater than ours. Everything snowballed read more

Dallas played smarter than us. They played harder than us. It seems their will was greater than ours. Everything snowballed from there.

When you are without a great player like Gilbert Arenas, the other guys have to step up and play at read more

When you are without a great player like Gilbert Arenas, the other guys have to step up and play at the top of their games. Tonight was a total team effort. We got a lot of energy, we played great defense, we moved the ball and we made sure that everybody got shots in. When we do that, it makes the game a lot of fun.

The second quarter was the difference. Our second unit gave us great energy to open the second quarter. When this read more

The second quarter was the difference. Our second unit gave us great energy to open the second quarter. When this team gets in sync quick and we're locking down on defense, it creates a lot more opportunities on the other end for us.

Felix will not pitch for Venezuela. We felt it best that given his youth and inexperience that it would be read more

Felix will not pitch for Venezuela. We felt it best that given his youth and inexperience that it would be far better for him to be with our club in spring training.

Bart is a tremendously talented individual with an exceptional intellect, coupled with a strong work ethic and a healthy dollop read more

Bart is a tremendously talented individual with an exceptional intellect, coupled with a strong work ethic and a healthy dollop of grounded common sense. He brings another well-needed executive dimension to our management team.

It's just stupid and unacceptable to the Mariners. This has sullied the reputation of the Seattle Mariners, and for that read more

It's just stupid and unacceptable to the Mariners. This has sullied the reputation of the Seattle Mariners, and for that it's terribly disappointing. We'll try to eradicate this, and we'll take strong internal action against the transgressors.

I'm steering away from (heavy marketing of) Felix because of the pressure on him, and because his head may get read more

I'm steering away from (heavy marketing of) Felix because of the pressure on him, and because his head may get too big. He's got that gleam in his eye. As he matures, he's going to be a handful. He'll push the envelope.