Bob Watson
Bob Watson
Robert José Watsonis an American sports executive. He was a first baseman and left fielder who played for the Houston Astros, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees and Atlanta Braves from 1966 to 1984. In his playing career, Watson batted .295 with 184 home runs and 989 runs batted in and he was selected to two All-Star teams. He batted .371 in 17 post-season games while striking out just twice. Watson was thought to have scored the millionth run in baseball...
brings consistent managerial recent style team usa
Davey brings a consistent managerial style to Team USA that we have not had in recent years.
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No knock against them. When you have such fine players, it was a difficult job to pare down. We're pleased to have them on the provisional roster, in case something happens and we need to replace guys.
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The bank normally works by lending money to governments. We have tended to focus on one country at a time.
save spot
What we're going to do is save a roster spot for him. He can't make up his mind.
dealt heard saw
Yeah, I saw some things, I heard some things, ... But I dealt with them, and that's it.
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We respect the dilemma that A-Rod is in, and we wanted to give him as much time as he needed to make his decision. Are we surprised that the Dominicans have included him on their roster? No.
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We'll know (Tuesday) by three o'clock where he's going to play. I will save a spot for him on our roster. I just didn't name him tonight.
wait
There's been Dominican. There's been U.S. There's been not playing. We'll just have to wait and see.
couple felt hectic issues last selfish
There were a lot of issues involved. We felt it was kind of selfish to keep doing it. It was real hectic the last couple of years.
bring home players ready winning
This is the 30 players that we feel will get ready to bring home a winning championship in the inaugural tournament.
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He had the knack for being able to put the bat on the ball. They would bring in side-arming left-handers and he'd go up there and stroke the ball the opposite way. If they would hang a breaking ball, he'd hit it out of the ballpark. He was one of the better hitters I've seen.
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There is a heads-up in place. But there's no conversation with the clubs. It's the normal provisions in place for a situation like this, but we expect them to just play ball.
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That definitely played a role in it. He's pitched in some big games for his country.
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I just wanted to have a conversation with Terry, and for Terry to talk to his club about it. Our focus is for the teams and players to stay on the field and play ball. Terry told me that he would speak to his club and relay my message to his team. I'm satisfied with that. We want to let the other stuff that goes on be taken care of upstairs.