Mark Shapiro
Mark Shapiro
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Our offense got going after he moved to third. We moved him from ninth to eighth to sixth to third, which is a rough responsibility for a player in his first year in the big leagues, and he hasn't blinked.
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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.
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I think there's been a general skepticism in the game, a lot of people inside and outside of Cleveland waiting for us to collapse. It's been so hard for people to believe. But if we're still standing by the last weekend, either race, it doesn't matter.
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Jason is a hard-nosed, tough player that compliments our lineup extremely well. He has always been a tough out while recording a high on-base percentage and has the ability to play all three outfield positions well.
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Jhonny's a guy that we expected to have a good year,
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We had intended to put a young player in the rotation and sign elsewhere. But we made this signing, and it gives us an area of great depth.
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I think if you look what he's done over the last two seasons, he's been one of the most dominant bullpen pitchers in the American League.
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I think he's made great progress from a year ago in his approach and plate discipline. The quality of his at-bats was significantly better. He's a guy that's coming. He needs to finish off some things offensively, but he's coming.
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I think he should get it (the Manager of the Year Award). The reason our team was able to withstand the adversity we had earlier this season was his belief in the team. That belief, when a lot of critics were doubting him, his consistency from day to day, and his communication skills, all of that is a big reason why we are where we are.
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I think they recognized that not only were the very good last year, but they were also very fortunate, and they addressed it. They didn't bring the same team back.
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I think this industry got drunk on roller coasters. Big roller coasters simply do not get the return on investments that they used to.
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I wouldn't say I'm surprised by Cliff's development, but I am a little surprised by the pace of it. He's an extremely competitive guy. He's made a ton of adjustments since last season, but I don't think anyone could have anticipated (that he'd get this good, this fast).
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I think it had a big impact. Bigger than any of us realized, including him.
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Mike Hargrove is and always will be a Cleveland Indian. In addition to being a link to our championship past, his professionalism, baseball knowledge and experience will make him a valuable contributor to the next era of championship-caliber baseball for the Cleveland Indians.