Jim Beattie
Jim Beattie
ahead benefit card kept maximum rather ready road sooner teams wild
We would like to do something sooner rather than later, so we can get the maximum benefit. But, at this point, so many teams are still in it that they're not ready to part with players, to go down that road and go ahead with it. That's what the wild card has done. It's kept more teams in it.
ahead curve opponents stay
I know that our opponents probably aren't going to. We have to stay ahead of the curve there.
decided healthy push rather talked time toe trying
We talked about his toe (and) rather than to keep trying to push it ... we decided to give it the time to get healthy again.
catching hit pitches spite
You just see that in spite of all that, he's just not catching up to pitches that I know he would have hit in the past.
tough
I think it would be very tough for him to come back in an Oriole uniform.
continue few shut sign
We have a few things we're exploring, not only there but in other areas. We've been doing that and will continue to do that. If we had been able to sign him, that would have shut down some of those things.
decision discuss ownership thoughts tough
I can't go there right now but I think it would be tough for him to come back in an Oriole uniform, ... But that would be something to at least discuss with ownership and see what their thoughts are. For us to make that decision now, I don't think we need to.
career club forward guys healthy leagues looking major minor trying worst
I am just trying to get a sense of how things have operated, as well as get a sense of the talent, the players. In the minor leagues and major leagues - trying to find out how healthy guys are, are they looking to have better years, worst years, did they have career years ... just trying to get some sense of that so we can get an idea looking forward to the club this year.
both knows wants
I'd know we're both straight-shooters. He knows what he wants to do.
along bring calling further harder next obviously talking
Obviously the further along it gets, the harder it is to bring him back. We've been calling and talking to him, and we just have to see where he is the next day or so.
hate
I hate to say this, but we're going to make a change.
comment hearsay proper rather talking wait
We're talking to Raffy right now about that. Rather than comment on hearsay ? I don't think it's a proper thing for me to do ? we'll wait and see when we get into the office.
comment talking
We're talking to Raffy right now about that, ... comment on hearsay.
later proceed whether
We like Melvin a lot, ... But whether we proceed on that now or later we don't know.