Mark Shapiro
Mark Shapiro
attributes basis best daily enjoys game genuinely himself level option passion performance picks player plays
The best option is when a player picks it up himself by his level of performance. He genuinely has a passion for the game and plays on a daily basis like he enjoys it. That is representative of the attributes we want in our players.
hardest
That, ... is the hardest thing in the world for a GM.
accomplish both club fit franklin good guys largely prospect prospects spring
They will both be guys that you'll see a lot of in Spring Training. That's one of the things we want to accomplish this spring. Guys who fit into our plan, we want to get a good look at. Our Triple-A club is largely going to be a prospect club. Two of those prospects are Franklin and Brad.
clubs luck stayed
A big part of it is we've stayed healthy, ... I'd like to think some of it is luck and some of it is design. We're so risk-averse, we have to look at other things other clubs don't have to look at.
players statement unique
It's a statement to how unique the players are.
optimistic
It's not done yet, but I'm optimistic that we can get it done.
alex comment less positive statement
It's less a comment on Alex Cora than it is a positive statement about those two.
actual ambitious criticized easy entire far fortunate funny research suggested time turn
It's funny now because, at the time, I was criticized for it being so far away. Our actual research back then suggested it was a very ambitious time frame. We were very fortunate to be able to do it. It's not easy to turn over an entire team.
contend last move trying
It was acknowledging that we lacked upper-level prospects. That was a middle-of-the-road move, trying to contend and rebuild. But it was the last middle-of-the-road move that we made.
validation
I want it for us , ... not as any validation for me.
concerned lose pitchers time
Any time you lose pitchers that have been successful, you are concerned about their replacements.
summer sweet parks
Summer is the sweet spot of the movie-going season -- and it's also peak season for Six Flags theme parks.
summer fun friendly
Six Flags has to be a destination, but it's got to be a place that you want to go to every single summer and you don't want to go just for a roller coaster or a new ride. We have to sell the experience and sell the image: clean, safe, friendly and fun. The parks are not necessarily all of those attributes, but they will be.
night white people
There aren't going to be many easy nights at all. There are going to be a lot of people beating up on each other. The pitching of the White Sox and Twins is exceptional.