It's disappointing to have your budget reduced twice in a row. We have no idea what the decision this year was based on.

We did some good things, but then we would just make a bad decision. We have to find a more consistent level to be successful.

I talked to a few of them. They didn't want to get involved and try to sway my decision. What they've said is they wanted me to do what was best for me and not to worry about anything else.

It was a very tough decision. Probably for about five or six days I went back and forth a lot, talking to people. With Dave Dombrowski and Jim, we won a World Series and I had a relationship with both of them. That made it tough, but in the end my obligation was more important.

I believe that some of the decision makers may have no idea as to the extent of liability exposure the state may have, if this kind of practice is permitted to continue, ... Unless the possible and probable consequences of all of these events are fully understood, there may be an inclination on the part of some decision makers to remedy this 'on the cheap.'

We haven't made any final decision on it and it's a very tough one. I think it's more of a preoccupation with the media and the fans more than anybody, because we're going to end up looking at both of them for quite a while. It could go into the (Howard Payne) game (Sept. 10).