Mark Shapiro
Mark Shapiro
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You can't take stretches of weeks off, especially coming out of the Indy 500, or you lose your momentum. TV promotes a week out. The IRL will be there when its season starts in April and ends at Labor Day.
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The company is debt- and asset-laden, so part of the strategy will be looking at the entire portfolio.
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The Colon trade was the start of everything, ... It started the change. That was the defining trade.
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The Colon trade was a decisive move, and every move after that was clearly in the direction of, rebuild with a foot on the accelerator, ... That's what it had been until maybe August last year. Everything since then has been, 'Let's see what we can do to try to finish off building the team within the constraints of the market.'
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The guy we traded for is the guy we saw this spring.
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A general manager is never happy, ... But I do feel that, from a big-picture view, we are on course.
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Andrew threw the ball very well and I would think that he and Fausto will contribute to the major league team at some point this season.
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Andrew Brown is competing for a bullpen spot and displayed very good stuff. He's a guy who will contribute in Cleveland at some point this season.
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The general managers are making an effort in an attempt to be more efficient in our drafting and development, ... As with everything new, we are aware there will be logistical challenges. But it is our hope that we can subtly reshape the system to work more efficiently for us as an industry.
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I think youth is not a panacea. In Eric's case, he had an understanding of what we're tying to do. He has good communication skills, an ability to understand and identify problems, an ability to teach and develop. Finally, he has a thirst and desire to not only manage, but to be part of a leadership team to help turn things around.
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We probably would not have done that if not for the other trade, though we like Jason quite a bit. But we would not have taken Arthur off the club if we couldn't add another pitcher to work in an eighth-inning role.
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For many years in the NBA, George Karl and Dan Majerle proved they could make a difference on the court, and their experience will translate to television because of their insight, ability to communicate and passion for the game,
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It's a very tough division. There aren't going to be many easy nights at all when you play in the division this year. There's going to be lots of beating up on each other. Chicago and Minnesota both have exceptional pitching. Detroit's lineup is as deep as any in the major leagues, if they are all healthy.
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It's great to see him perform like that, but that is not going to affect our decision. He's doing great things, but he's going to start the season at Buffalo.