Brian Sabean
Brian Sabean
Brian R. Sabean, as of 2015, is the executive vice president of baseball operations of the San Francisco Giants. He served as the team's general manager for eighteen seasons, from 1997 to 2014. He succeeded general manager Bob Quinn. The Giants had a winning record in thirteen of the eighteen seasons in which Sabean served as general manager. Prior to his tenure, the team had suffered losing seasons in five out of six years. He is a native of Concord,...
comment goes months three
I'm not going to comment on what goes on in the clubhouse, ... Old news, too. It was three months ago.
along goes
It just goes along with our whole year. I don't know if it's frustrating or ironic.
guys trying
I'm trying to make these guys incrementally better.
bob leave respect
It's not for me to comment. I have too much respect for Bob Watson, and I'll leave it at that.
agreed allowed camp check final miss people question step time
They'll be allowed to come into camp early, and the only people (who'll miss that much time) are people who play for the final two teams. I don't know if there will be a big question about Barry's knee. He's agreed to play as a DH, which is a different ballgame. We'll take it one step at a time and check off all the boxes.
found worked yesterday
They worked on him yesterday and found he wasn't getting much better.
blame choice obviously starts turn
I'm embarrassed we had to do it, ... The blame starts with me. We made choices, and they obviously didn't turn out.
believe chance expect gives meat noah rotation short takes time win
In a short time, Noah has showed us that he's someone who gives us a chance to win every time he takes the mound. We expect for him to be a long time fixture in our rotation and we believe he's just getting into the meat of his career.
affected age age-and-aging below blow comments deeply emotional fathom feelings manager react stand swallowing trying
I'm swallowing hard. I'm really trying to fathom how in this day in age it can even be said. This is not something we're going to take lightly. It's a very emotional subject. It's a blow below the belt. I know it deeply affected Felipe. I'm disappointed and disheartened we have to react to it. We stand by our manager and stand by his comments and feelings on the subject.
bat god hope knows thank
I'm not the manager, thank God. I just hope (Bonds) is in the lineup to bat somewhere. I think we all know what we're up against, and especially he knows what he's up against.
concerns guys running throwing worried
I'm not worried about pitchers, but I have some concerns about Mo. Guys will be running 90 feet, throwing long, going all out. Yes, you have some anxieties.
continue daily uniform until wait
It's wait and see. He's been through a lot and he will continue to be through a lot until he's back in uniform on a daily basis.
bases batting practice running taking
Taking batting practice is one thing, and taking fungoes and running the bases at 50 percent,
asking building definitely good standing steps taking
It's definitely a day-to-day situation, but the good thing is (Bonds) is building on what they're asking him to do. He's not standing still and he's not taking steps back. He's going forward.