Larry Beinfest
Larry Beinfest
Larry Beinfest was the President, Baseball Operations of the Miami Marlins, a Major League Baseball franchise in the National League East. until he was relieved of his duties on September 27, 2013...
came clutch leader strong tough
He really came as advertised. Clutch hitter, strong leader and just a very, very tough player.
body guy knows
It's up to him. He's an experienced guy and he knows how his body feels.
happening hope remember
It's unusual. I can't remember this ever happening and this is my 16th spring. I just hope he's OK.
remember sure
It's unusual. I can't remember it ever happening. This is my 16th spring. We just want to make sure that he's OK.
behind feels job obviously percent players recognizes strongly wants
That's obviously something he feels strongly about and we're 100 percent behind him. He wants the players to look professional out there, and he recognizes their job and to go about it in earnest. If that's part of it, to look the part, then we're all behind it.
adjectives carry joe knew looking man process
The adjectives about Joe were consistent. Prepared. Smart. Competitive. Communicative, ... We knew as we went through the process that he was the right man for this job. He had the characteristics we were looking for to carry us through '06 and beyond. We're very happy.
winning culture improvement
Our hope is that a new manager, along with roster improvements, will restore a winning culture.
winning player reality
This is following through on the market correction and a lot of mixed emotions, ... We had players who were with us in '03 who helped us win a championship. It's a business, but we've had a lot of history with a lot of these guys. The recognition of what they've done is not going to be lost, but the reality of the situation is the reality of the situation.
aware coaches coaching employment except expect given happen manager permission perry promises return seek speak staff
The coaching staff -- they have been given permission to seek employment elsewhere, except for Perry Hill, ... We expect him to return in '06. I did speak to the coaches. They are aware that they have permission. What will happen here is when we have the new manager hired, we'll then reconsider the coaches that were here. There were no promises or guarantees. That's where we are right now.
pitch threw
The first pitch he threw went back to the screen.
alex bothering discomfort field foresee guy keeping obviously played stayed top tough
Alex is a tough guy and he's stayed out there, but obviously it's bothering him, ... We have to stay on top of it. ... He's played through some discomfort already. I don't foresee this keeping him off the field long-term.
entitled good guess
Everyone's entitled to their opinion. I guess you have to be thought of to be pretty good to be thought of to be underachieving.
games middle needs spring starts surplus teams wants weeks
We have some middle infielders, and we'll see. We're in Spring Training, once you get the first weeks of games in, there starts to be communications with other teams about wants and needs and teams that may have a surplus in other areas.
amount expect hear reasonable waiting
We're waiting to hear from him. As an employer, we'd like to know what's going on with our employee. We're all professionals here. We would expect to hear from him in a reasonable amount of time.