This was a very difficult decision, ... I believe he's done a good job. We're a better club today than we were when he took over eight years ago. However, we set goals for ourselves. We haven't achieved those goals, and I think it's appropriate at this time that we find a new GM.

This was a very difficult decision, ... No one works harder than Ed, and he has served this organization extraordinarily well for over 16 years. At the same time, we have not been able to achieve the goals we have set for the Phillies. As a result, I believe we have reached a point where a change is necessary.

We couldn’t even complete an out today, ... Things I know we can do, we didn’t do.

I am therefore announcing today our decision to set up a fundamental review of the agency.

We just found out about it today. We've made a decision how we're going to go forward, and coach Hunter isn't here tonight. We're going to move forward from that. That's the last we're going to talk about. We're just going to move forward.

The decision that was rendered today is one that follows strictly in line with the 9th Circuit Court decision from several years ago,