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    He even made light of it. "Joel Skinner's dad said, 'Until you've been fired, you've never managed or coached,' ... I told Joel to call his old man, because I'm going to be a manager and a coach now." As the speculation mounted that his day would come, Wedge never wavered in the way he went about his business with his players, his staff and the media. Full Article at MLB.com
    Joel Skinner's dad said, 'Until you've been fired, you've never managed or coached,' ... I told Joel to call his old man, because I'm going to be a manager and a coach now.
    Eric Wedge – Eric Wedge SOURCE: MLB.com 2 months ago
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  1. Hey, I'm the manager of the team ... It's my job to go out there and win ballgames. I'm a big believer in being accountable for what you do. I preach it to the players, I preach it to the people around me. I take responsibility for this, no different than other people in leadership positions in this org...
    SOURCE: MLB.com 2 months ago
  2. The right thing to do ... is to handle this appropriately and professionally, and then move on.
    SOURCE: MLB.com 2 months ago
  3. If you're worrying about your job, you're not doing your job ... You've got to just focus on today. As soon as I leave this room, my entire focus is going to be on that first pitch of that first game.
    SOURCE: MLB.com 2 months ago
  4. Obviously, you're going to have a lot of young talent ... It's going to be inexperienced. But what we're doing this year is really going to help them. I was here back in the beginning [2003], and I understand really rebuilding. This is not that situation here in Cleveland. You've got a solid organizatio...
    SOURCE: MLB.com 2 months ago
  5. There are real factors that have led to this point in time ... I understand that, the people that are in this organization understand that, and that's enough for me.
    SOURCE: MLB.com 2 months ago
  6. People who know me understand what I'm all about ... I want fans to like me like anybody does, but I don't get caught up in that. It allows me to show up here every day and be the same guy every day for the players.
    SOURCE: MLB.com 2 months ago

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