Theo Epstein
Theo Epstein
Theo Nathaniel Epsteinis the President of Baseball Operations for the Chicago Cubs...
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth29 December 1973
CityNew York City, NY
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We'll see how our roster shakes out, but Choi does have minor-league options if we want him to get everyday at-bats in Triple-A for a period of time.
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We're forever indebted to them. Someone, I'm sure, won't be back. It's appropriate to thank them for their contribution and wish them the best going forward. That said, we're not saying any goodbyes right now.
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Throughout November, (owner) John Henry, (owner) Tom Werner, Larry and I held discussions to see what lessons could be learned in the aftermath of my departure. Gradually, with the benefit of time and greater perspective, we tackled not only our personal conflicts but also the differences regarding our thoughts for the organization.
deserve
We're in a position, if we play well over this weekend, we'll get in. If we don't, we probably don't deserve to.
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We're not going to speculate on any timetables. The most important thing is to get Coco healthy so he is 100 percent and can help this team win. We're lucky to have depth at that position.
speculate
We're not going to speculate on any timetables. The most important thing is getting Coco back healthy, so he can get back to 100 percent.
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We were a strong club. We took on so many holes because of injuries. With those gaps we got to a certain performance level . . .
adversity fact helped overcome regular season team
I don't think you ever want to see your team struggle. I think the fact that we had to overcome adversity during the regular season probably helped us.
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I don't think it's predestined. This season for a lot of teams in a lot of ways has been about survival. We've both survived in probably the most difficult division.
bottom help helped selfless
He helped us win. That's the bottom line. He really did something selfless to help us win.
above average premium
We think he's above average offensively and defensively at a premium position.
applaud series won
I'd like to see them applaud him in recognition of all he accomplished here. We wouldn't have won the World Series without him.
I don't know where we would have been without him this year.
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had a lot of honest talks in that last week, reflecting on ourselves and the organization and the job, and whether it was right for me and for the team.