"Can you believe the transformation that the Phillies have experienced?

Yes. I knew that it was getting closer and closer to happening and the moves that Pat Gillick was able to make really got the club to where it needed to be to have that parade down Broad Street [in 2008] that everyone had longed for for a very, very long time.

There's no question that the fans were so anxious to have that happen that they would embrace that club forever.

What was your emotion seeing the Phils win the World Series?

Obviously, I wanted to be here. There was no question about that. I'd devoted 16 years of my life to trying to get us to the finish line. We just didn't get there quickly enough. But I was very happy for the people in the organization. The fans, obviously, deserved a chance to experience what they experienced. We can talk a lot about who is the GM, but there were a lot of people with a hand in putting that team together. I was really happy for those people."