Mark Shapiro
Mark Shapiro
days hope middle next three
You hope the back end is solid. The middle will have fluctuations. It's going to have some fluctuation over the next two to three days to get settled.
accepting competition definitely five kevin starters takes
With him not accepting arbitration and us having five starters under contract, it definitely takes us out of the Kevin Millwood competition at this point.
among amount beyond dependable elite innings jason main provided recent teams
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.
club spring training
We're very comfortable going into spring training with the club we've got right now.
passion saw seen strong tremendous
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.
baseball build capable continue desire division due emphasis good hope meaningful playing series win
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.
comment control further judgment judicial lack refrain respect
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.
company key media people thus value
We've had a lot of conversations with a lot of people thus far. The key to this company is I think leveraging the media value of this company.
complement good player point serious
We've had serious discussions. We like the player and think he'd be a good complement to our club. It's not a done deal, but at this point we're optimistic.
backward boston depth extremely farm good impressive period pitching players point productive run short small step system
Boston is positioned extremely well for the future. They have a good farm system with upper-level players and a depth of pitching talent. They've rebuilt the farm system from a dilapidated system to a productive one. If they take a small step backward this year, at some point they will go on a run that will be an impressive run. They're a short period away.
bob next pitch wants
Bob is an option. We know he wants to pitch next year.
bear bright future hang trust
Bear with me, hang in there and trust we have a very bright future in '06 and beyond.
allowed appreciation broken difficult expectation forget fortunate gave lived lofty players point public transition
At that point in my career, I didn't have an appreciation how difficult the transition is for young players to the big leagues. It's fortunate that everything's kind of broken right, that we've lived up to expectations. But that was a lofty expectation to place on the public here - no one's allowed me to forget that I gave that.
commanding fastball good help last needs point training work year
At some point this year he's going to help us in the bullpen. He's come a long way in the last year and had a good training camp. He just needs to work on commanding his fastball better.