Bob Watson
Bob Watson
Robert José Watsonis an American sports executive. He was a first baseman and left fielder who played for the Houston Astros, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees and Atlanta Braves from 1966 to 1984. In his playing career, Watson batted .295 with 184 home runs and 989 runs batted in and he was selected to two All-Star teams. He batted .371 in 17 post-season games while striking out just twice. Watson was thought to have scored the millionth run in baseball...
decides pleasure within
Why wouldn't we put him on, if that's within the rules? I wouldn't give them (the Dominican Republic) the pleasure of them having him on and us not if he decides to play.
decides love toe wants
If he decides he's going to play, I'd love to have him. Every 10 minutes, something else comes out. When we toe it up in March, if he wants to play, he'll be on our squad.
definitely games played role
That definitely played a role in it. He's pitched in some big games for his country.
name save spot three
We'll know (Tuesday) by three o'clock where he's going to play. I will save a spot for him on our roster. I just didn't name him tonight.
dilemma included needed respect surprised time
We respect the dilemma that A-Rod is in, and we wanted to give him as much time as he needed to make his decision. Are we surprised that the Dominicans have included him on their roster? No.
dealt heard saw
Yeah, I saw some things, I heard some things, ... But I dealt with them, and that's it.
conversation expect normal provisions situation
There is a heads-up in place. But there's no conversation with the clubs. It's the normal provisions in place for a situation like this, but we expect them to just play ball.
adding capability definitely guy type
If we have the capability of adding him to ours, we would definitely do that. This guy is the type of player, if available, you want him on the roster.
add capability checking definitely rules
I don't know what the rules are, but we'll be checking on those. If we have the capability to add him to ours, we definitely will do that.
barry rumor shifted
I don't know where that rumor got started. When Barry said he was out, we shifted gears.
ball bat breaking bring hang hit hitters knack opposite stroke
He had the knack for being able to put the bat on the ball. They would bring in side-arming left-handers and he'd go up there and stroke the ball the opposite way. If they would hang a breaking ball, he'd hit it out of the ballpark. He was one of the better hitters I've seen.
available best compete determined games given gold olympic returns sure talent team usa
I am determined to make sure Team USA returns to the Olympic Games in 2008 in Beijing, China, and is given the best available talent to compete for another gold medal.
effects felt
We felt the effects of it early. But we were prepared.
assure begin pose process wall
We're working with the homeowners association to begin the process to take down the wall and assure that it is stabilized and doesn't pose a threat.