Theo Epstein

I still wake up thinking about draft choices we should have made that would have impacted the franchise for a long time,…

— Theo Epstein

I used to follow people home. I just like being anonymous so much that I would follow people home because they didn't…

— Theo Epstein

When we build that foundation for sustained success, and it ultimately results in a World Series, it's going to be more than…

— Theo Epstein

If you're trying to avoid one move that you don't think is going to work out, don't then settle for a different…

— Theo Epstein

You're not always going to get the outcomes you feel like your talent deserves, that you feel like the big picture deserves.…

— Theo Epstein

We try to do a great job of understanding the opposing hitter and his tendencies. Maybe understand the hitter better than he…

— Theo Epstein

If I let my brain follow its path unfettered, it would be kinda ugly.

— Theo Epstein

Sometimes, on the business side, it's important to sort of have something with some sizzle in an offseason. It's the baseball operations…

— Theo Epstein

When I was writing or competing in individual sports, it felt unfulfilling and lonely. When I was able to find a group…

— Theo Epstein

I believe in our players. That's why they're here. I also know slumping is part of baseball. What's surprising is sometimes when…

— Theo Epstein

I believe in the First Amendment. But I also believe we should be mindful of how other people feel.

— Theo Epstein

Scouting and player development is the key to year-in and year-out success, not the occasional lucky hit. There are no definitive answers…

— Theo Epstein

You have years where most things go your way, and you have years where more things than usual seem like a challenge.

— Theo Epstein

The only time I think about my contract is when I'm asked about it by the media.

— Theo Epstein

There has to be active, hands-on management in concert with the manager to lead the organization and make sure that the standards…

— Theo Epstein

The Cubs - with their passionate fans, dedicated ownership, tradition, and World Series drought - represented the ultimate new challenge and the…

— Theo Epstein

Having a relentless lineup full of professional hitters works on so many levels. It works in terms of pure baseball reasons: if…

— Theo Epstein

You can't go through life thinking about what could go wrong.

— Theo Epstein

Something as simple as transparency is really scalable because it quickly impacts the culture. And the culture is something everyone feels. If…

— Theo Epstein

I don't want to be buried in a Red Sox casket.

— Theo Epstein

When people do things they weren't even sure they were capable of, I think it comes back to connection. Connection with teammates.…

— Theo Epstein

If we think a playoff spot's not in the cards, there will be no concern for appearances or cosmetics whatsoever. We'll continue…

— Theo Epstein

If we can't find the next technological breakthrough, well, maybe we can be better than anyone else with how we treat our…

— Theo Epstein

I don't think facing one of your own active pitchers would be a good idea, unless I got super lucky and hit…

— Theo Epstein

Players that tend to respond to adversity the right way and triumph in the end are players with strong character. If you…

— Theo Epstein