Omar Vizquel, just days away from retirement, made pointed comments to the Toronto Sun on Friday that "a lot of mistakes were let go" by the coaching staff this season.

Vizquel suggested that Toronto's youth and inexperience compelled John Farrell and his coaches to take a hands-off approach to discipline.

"It needs to be talked about," he said. "It shouldn't just be let go and say, 'Ah, we have another day.' You have to get on it. You have to say, 'I didn't like that play,' and let’s try and do something different."

Vizquel has said that he wants to manage as early as 2013.

He apologized to Farrell and his teammates during a closed-door meeting for the comments, but he didn't back away from the assessment itself. "I don't regret it," Vizquel said. "I think we need to talk a little more about the things we do on the field."