Mark Shapiro
Mark Shapiro
came career followed hello liked respected sure
I've always liked and respected Paul. I've followed his career and made sure to say hello to him when he came to town.
blank last longer met
Vindication is the last thing I feel, ... The only thing I feel is satisfaction that I am no longer being met with blank stares.
area gray
We are a small-market team, ... There's no gray area there.
attributes caliber ellis indians instill pleased represents seeking values
We are very pleased to have Ellis rejoin the Indians organization. A professional of his caliber represents the values and attributes that the organization is seeking to instill in its young players.
anybody august coming contending last late looking spring team time year
Every time we go through something, it's a young team and we're going through it for the first time, ... Last year, it was contending late in the season, in August and September. This year ... coming out of spring training, it was the first time anybody was looking at us.
capable crucial produce year
This is a crucial year for him. He has to produce the way he's capable of producing.
concerts focus industry
This industry relies too much on big rides. We have to diversify. We have to focus on more concerts and more themed attractions.
absolutely buffalo compete dominant guy last special wants year
This guy had an absolutely dominant year at Buffalo last year. He's come in here and showed he aggressively wants to compete for that job, which is great. We didn't take him lightly. This guy's year last year was a special one.
guys nice second third
They've all been impressive. It is nice to see that when our second and third tier guys come in, we're better than the other teams' second and third tier guys.
needs pitch starters
A lot is being made about our bullpen, but what needs to get better is our starters. Our starters have to pitch more innings.
felt guys improved multiple player positions production reasonable retain
There wasn't anything I felt significantly improved the production we're getting at those positions with a player we could retain for multiple years. There weren't that many guys who were a fit, and we weren't able to get those guys for what we thought was a reasonable price.
move
There was nothing that was the right move for this year's team.
games last surprised team tough white wins
This is a very tough division. I'll be surprised if any team wins as many games as the White Sox did last year.
confidence drove full guy handled hole mentally moved offer season slot talking
You're talking about a guy that got moved from the 9 hole very shortly to the 6 hole and then, in his first full season in the big leagues, being put in the 3 slot in the lineup. And he didn't blink. . . How he handled that mentally and emotionally, as much as what he did statistically, really drove the confidence that we had in making an offer like this.