The perfect guy either might not be out there or beyond our (financial) means.

I hate this idea that I've somehow become detached. It's like I can't win. I'd been hearing all these years that I was too hands-on: that I was the guy writing out the lineup card. Now, I'm not present enough. How is it possible to be a detached micromanager?

I may not be as visible as I used to be, and by that I mean being in the clubhouse or on the field. But I'm just as invested as I've always been.

This guy was not after martyrdom by any means.

The (lawsuit) route is not perfect, in the same way that the war against drugs isn't perfect either, ... But there's probably less heroine and cocaine out there now than if we weren't doing anything.

I've always been intellectually restless, but it is the building part of it that most interests me. It is the constructing of the team that is my favorite part. Anyone who is familiar with the history of the A's franchise, even dating back to Philadelphia, knows that every five or 10 years, you have to tear it apart and rebuild it.