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...
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We hope to be the most strategic in utilizing funds to either form partnerships and leverage existing ongoing activities, or by identifying gaps and placing our money there.
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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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Yeah, I saw some things, I heard some things, ... But I dealt with them, and that's it.
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What we're going to do is save a roster spot for him. He can't make up his mind.
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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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Why wouldn't we put him on, if that's within the rules? I wouldn't give them (the Dominican Republic) the pleasure of them having him on and us not if he decides to play.
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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.
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Davey brings a great managerial style and major league experience to the position. We're excited to have him lead Team USA into this competition.
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Davey brings a consistent managerial style to Team USA that we have not had in recent years.
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I hope to have the video by the weekend, ... We'll see.
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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.
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The reason I'm not announcing the other guys tonight is that I want to make sure that everybody is on board before we name them.
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We will probably do what's normal after a confrontation like happened last series, and that's called a 'heads up. Steve Palermo will send out an e-mail to the crew and let them know what had taken place so they have an idea of what's going on.