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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These concepts of vision and togetherness are only words if we don't live up to them. We understand that our actions are much more meaningful than our words.
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The way our bullpen has been, this will be a good opportunity for us. If he gets on a roll, and throws strikes, he has a chance to really help us. We don't have a lot of strikeout-type stuff up and down our 'pen. This is a chance to add a guy with a great arm.
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The schedule says we play at the end and the standings say we're pretty close and those games will matter, ... Both teams have survived the toughest division in baseball and whoever wins the series will probably get into the playoffs. They might be the only one.
We should have all the details. I know they spoke, but I don't know what was said yet.
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They're always wary of what's around the corner.
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This is one of those contract negotiations where it all came together because we have a player who means so much to the organization and has done so much for the organization and he wanted to stay in Boston. David said it early on, and he meant it. It came together very quickly.
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Coco Crisp is not Johnny Damon. He's his own player. He brings his own strengths.
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Coco Crisp is not Johnny Damon -- he is his own player. He brings his own strengths. Johnny was an outstanding, elite leadoff guy and center fielder for us for four years. It's unfair to ask Coco Crisp to fill those shoes. He's going to go and do it his own way.
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A situation may arise where he's a better option than what we have. There aren't too many guys you can bring in under these circumstances and be sure they won't be afraid.
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That's why they pay you guys the big bucks, ... To find the polysyllabic word for this.
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We have him as one of the top guys in all of baseball. He's very sure-handed, consistent, with good range and he's fun to watch play shortstop.
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We put our best foot forward and made an offer that makes sense to the club. We think it's a fair and generous offer.
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That remains to be seen. We have as many as seven starting pitchers, but those things have a way of working themselves out during the course of the camp.