Mark Shapiro
Mark Shapiro
happening happy
I'm happy for him. We're disappointed it's not happening here, but that's just part of the game.
chasing eric great watch yankees
Hey, we're chasing the behemoths. I look up and watch Anaheim and the Yankees and Oakland, it's kind of funny. But shoot, Eric (Wedge, manager) is great at internalizing things.
consistent trait veteran
He's so even-keeled and so unexcitable and so consistent in his approach. It's a trait you see in veteran guys.
conscious excited extremely wants
He's extremely positive. Extremely motivated. Excited to come back here. He's conscious of what we're going through right now and wants to be a part of that.
bargain best playing team time
I didn't feel like we were going to keep up our end of the bargain of playing time that we had communicated to him. I didn't feel like we could and still put the best team on the field.
background character check conclusion extensive found great hard isolated jason mistake plays police report talked
Character is very important to us, so to say we did an extensive background check on Jason would be an understatement. What we found is that he's a great teammate, he plays hard and is great in the clubhouse. We read the police report and talked to everyone involved. Our conclusion is we feel it was a mistake on Jason's part, but it's an isolated incident.
guess last supposed
He told me that at the end of last year. I guess it was supposed to make me feel better.
five
He's very young. We'll see where he is in five years.
atmosphere country excited game meaningful pitching pressure
I'm excited to see him do well in a meaningful game with the pressure of pitching for his country. We could not simulate that kind of atmosphere here.
bear bright built decisions future hang hope last three trust
I hope we have built some (fan) trust through our decisions of the last three years. I say bear with me, hang in there and trust that we have a very bright future in 2006 and beyond.
carries confidence demeanor great love plays presence
I love his demeanor and the way he carries himself. He plays with a great sense of presence and confidence.
approach fits hard love plays short team
I love his approach to hit. He's short to the ball, plays hard and fits in very well with our team and our culture.
brings energy leadership positive
He brings a positive energy and leadership qualities, even when he's off the field.
absolutely buffalo compete dominant last lightly shown wants year
He absolutely had a dominant year at Buffalo last year. And he's come in here and shown that he aggressively wants to compete for this job. We don't take lightly that year he had at Buffalo.