Tim Purpura
Tim Purpura
Tim Purpurais a former General Manager of the Houston Astros Major League Baseball team. He was with the club from 2005 to 2007. He is currently Senior Director of Player Development for the Texas Rangers...
earlier few gave saw
I saw him earlier today, and he gave me a little wink. He said, 'I got a few in me,' ... I didn't think it would be that many. He's mythic, in my mind.
april bad days good questions seeing
We had more questions than answers. But even through the bad days in April and May, we were developing. We were seeing some good things in every game.
begin bit break chance dinner everybody gives guys middle night october opportunity somewhat toll
I think it gives everybody a chance to just decompress from the night before. We're in the middle of October and physically, I think things begin to take a toll on guys. We had a somewhat leisurely day here ... it gives guys a little bit more of an opportunity to relax, go out to dinner and take a break from it.
biggest current evaluate hitting situation whether
To me, situation hitting is our biggest nemesis. We have to evaluate whether that's the current cast.
gets hope leagues sign
When you sign a player, you hope he gets to the big leagues with you, but if not, you hope he gets to the big leagues with someone else.
gone teammates ups
When you've been teammates that long, you're going to go through some ups and downs. They've gone through some down times.
april celebrate goal july mind next stayed year
We've got another goal in mind for next year and the year's after ? but we could not have done this without (the fans). You stayed with us in April and May when we struggled. You stayed with us in June, July and August. And, now you are here to celebrate with us today. You're a big part of why we have been successful,
adding closer focus outfield producer run toward turned
We've turned our focus toward the outfield and adding a run producer from the outfield. We're edging closer to that.
crank hear problem
But it's not the arm. He's not having any problem with his arm. I really want to hear what he has to say about how he feels, and does he want to crank it up one more year.
attitude best game good hopefully job
We take it game by game, day by day. We try to do our best job today, and hopefully that is good enough, and then we go on to tomorrow. I think that's the attitude right now.
plus runs three type
He can play all three (outfield) positions, and he runs exceptionally well and has a plus arm, ... He's more of a speed-and-defense type of guy.
fans love
You fans have been so important to us and everything we've done this year, ... We love you, fans.
either good option
Either one of them could be a good option for us,
bit decided phil talked
Phil and I talked about it for a little bit and decided nothing,