Pat Gillick
Pat Gillick
Lawrence Patrick David Gillickis an American professional baseball executive, currently serving as the president of the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball. He previously served as the general manager of four MLB teams: the Toronto Blue Jays, Baltimore Orioles, Seattle Mariners, and Phillies. He guided the Blue Jays to World Series championships in 1992 and 1993, and later with the Phillies in 2008...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinessman
Date of Birth22 August 1937
CountryUnited States of America
In a situation, sometimes you have to roll the dice. What do we need, an outfielder or another pitcher?
I like the whole sum of our team.
I like the pitchers we have in Jon Lieber and Brett Myers, but I think we still need a real power type of pitcher who can stop the bleeding or stop a losing streak. Is there someone out there? Sure, there are pitchers out there, but it's about what you need to give up to get. I'm talking to clubs all the time and evaluating this every day.
He's our No. 1 priority. Nothing devastates a team more than consistently losing games in the late innings. You're going to blow a few, but if you blow too many it's going to affect the team.
He's our No. 1 priority, ... Nothing devastates a team more than consistently losing games in the late innings. You're going to blow a few, but if you blow too many it's going to affect the team.
He's run through a couple of rough ones, but we think he's definitely going to bounce back and take a spot in our starting rotation.
I don't really know John, aside from the fact I scouted him in San Antonio, where he was a pretty good high school catcher. But I can see why people say what they're saying.
Charlie's a good baseball man and he's been around the game for a long time, ... He can evaluate players mentally and physically. A lot of managers can't do that.
He threw OK. He's going through Spring Training really; that's what it is. So far his health is good.
He's a hard-nosed, championship-caliber player, someone who will fit right in here in Philadelphia.
He said that, pending the outcome of a physical, Billy was going to sign with the Mets,
He's got a little bit of baggage. We don't need any distractions.
Building a baseball team is like building a house. You look for the best architects, the best builders - and then you let them do their jobs.
I was lucky to go to work every day for 50 years, to a job that I loved.