Mark Shapiro
Mark Shapiro
definitely great
It's great to see him perform, but he's definitely going to (Triple-A) Buffalo.
bullpen deserve flux guys hopefully middle next safe settle state three
It's safe to say our bullpen is going to be in a state of flux for the next two to three days. We're going to look at some guys and hopefully find some who will settle down the middle of our pen. There are guys down there (in the minors) who deserve an opportunity.
situation
It's not a situation where we have to see everything right away. We just want to get him acclimated to this environment.
above again allow october playing stop
The only fulfillment I'll allow myself is when we're playing again in October and hoisting pennants above Jacobs Field. We can't stop now.
eight eric gets hitting maintained nobody six strong
We had nobody hitting for six to eight weeks, ... but Eric maintained a very consistent, strong approach. He never gets too up or too down.
bigger clients expected folks investing looking lots money playing walk
We were looking for a bigger playing field. Folks expected to walk into clients without investing lots of money, but the so-called 'low-hanging fruit' wasn't there.
ability guys versatile
We have a lot of versatile players. We have the ability to adjust. We have a lot of guys who could play a lot of positions.
I think it was a real shortsighted thing on the part of the legislature.
both cliff core felt good hope reach value
We had a lot of quality, substantive conversations that I hope demonstrated to Cliff that he is a core part of this team. But a value we both felt good about was not one we could reach right now.
best four three worry
We can't worry about the other teams. I still think we have one of the three or four best lineups in the American League.
almost hard point
It hasn't been very hard at this point. But from this point forward, almost all (of the cuts) are going to be hard. If not, we're in trouble.
best dictates general manager relationship situation type
Every situation dictates the type of person who is the best fit, ... The relationship between general manager and manager is so important.
both core happening players run signed similar team together
It's similar in that both times we signed core players who we wanted to keep together for a run of championship baseball. That's what's most important about what's happening here now. We want to keep this team together.
cool evaluation excited front opportunity point type unique
It's a unique evaluation opportunity. I was excited to see him get that opportunity ? that point in the game, in front of his countrymen, we couldn't simulate that type of atmosphere. It was cool to see.