Mark Shapiro
Mark Shapiro
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To say we're contending with the Yankees and the A's was not our expectation coming into the season. If you told us our record would be 14, 15 games over .500, I would have said we'd be leading our division.
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We're trying to build a wider tent to bring more people in, but at the same time not alienate our core audience. These three shows will be a bridge between the news and entertainment sides of sports.
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We saw the same things from him that we've seen in the past. A tremendous athlete, strong hands, a passion for the game. There was nothing different.
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We're very comfortable going into spring training with the club we've got right now.
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We are very pleased to have Ellis rejoin the Indians organization. A professional of his caliber represents the values and attributes that the organization is seeking to instill in its young players.
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We are a small-market team, ... There's no gray area there.
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Vindication is the last thing I feel, ... The only thing I feel is satisfaction that I am no longer being met with blank stares.
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We're not looking to be judged along the way. We have certainly dealt with criticism, quite a bit of it, an extensive amount of it over the last three years, and we're making decisions that are in the best interest of the fans.
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We thought if we brought it back, we would be rubbing it in the nose of one of our most important broadcast partners.
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We're obviously not playing the kind of baseball we're capable of playing right now. But we've got 142 games to go. We're still .500 (10-10). It could be worse, but I think it will get better.
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We always look at dependability and reliability as being two main criteria. Beyond being a dependable person, Jason is among the elite in the amount of innings he's provided his teams in recent years.
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We'll get value for what Brandon is now. Not for what he might become.
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While we are disappointed in Jason's lack of judgment and self-control, we will refrain from further comment out of respect to the judicial system.
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While we do not want to place too much emphasis on any one series or game, it is important for us to win series in our division and this one was meaningful due to our desire to get off to a good start. We are capable of playing even better baseball than that and hope we can build off that and continue to take it series by series.