Miscellaneous

There's such unremitting attention to the Oscars after the nominations come out. That automatically sparks greater sales.

There's such unremitting attention to the Oscars after the nominations come out. That automatically sparks greater sales.

At least 36. I just hope my brother knows the assistant pro here like he reckons he does.

At least 36. I just hope my brother knows the assistant pro here like he reckons he does.

They like being in front. They don't like losing. Hopefully we can let them not like losing a couple more read more

They like being in front. They don't like losing. Hopefully we can let them not like losing a couple more times.

He's a guy that will add some depth to our organizational pitching. He'll start at Double-A, in the bullpen. He read more

He's a guy that will add some depth to our organizational pitching. He'll start at Double-A, in the bullpen. He has an average to plus fastball with pretty good secondary stuff and a good mentality on the mound.

We took our time to examine all the alternatives. We tried to make the best deal we could.

We took our time to examine all the alternatives. We tried to make the best deal we could.

We took our time to examine all potential alternatives, contacted every team, and tried to make the best deal we read more

We took our time to examine all potential alternatives, contacted every team, and tried to make the best deal we could. I think there were a lot of teams, like us, that liked his talent, but found it hard to find a spot on their major league team.

We continue to have ongoing dialogue with both representatives. We're always hopeful of reaching an agreement and not reaching a read more

We continue to have ongoing dialogue with both representatives. We're always hopeful of reaching an agreement and not reaching a hearing. At the same time, in some cases, it's a necessary part of the process.

We feel Brandon still has a chance to be a very good major league player. It was a question of read more

We feel Brandon still has a chance to be a very good major league player. It was a question of timing. His development and that of our team didn't align.

I think it's more of a question of timing. The timing of his development, combined with the development of our read more

I think it's more of a question of timing. The timing of his development, combined with the development of our team, didn't align.

Hopefully it'll be a guy we feel good about that can play in the Major Leagues someday. He'll probably be read more

Hopefully it'll be a guy we feel good about that can play in the Major Leagues someday. He'll probably be a little further away [than Phillips was].