Jim Beattie
Jim Beattie
concern heard
I've heard that theory, but it's never been a concern of mine.
dressing return understanding
It is my understanding is that I think he will return to Baltimore, but I don't think he will be dressing out again,
tough
I think it would be very tough for him to come back in an Oriole uniform.
affected doubt mind
I think we've had a lot of distractions and I have no doubt in my mind that has affected our performance,
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.
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.
bob tells until
After that, I'll be here until Bob tells me different.
again best coming decided dress matter players playing rest shape
It was a matter of him coming back and getting in shape and playing again and all that, as well as the distraction of everything else that's going on. It's been a big enough distraction, and he hasn't been here. So, we decided for the organization and for the players that are here that it would be best that he not dress for the rest of the year.
eligible everybody obviously open
Everybody is obviously open to be traded, or eligible to be traded,
changes good help mix
It's a new personality in the clubhouse. It changes the mix a little bit. He'll try to do things to help you win. When you put that with our club, I think it's a good match.
allowed guys respect season
It's better off for these guys to be allowed to play out the season with as little distraction as they can. It's been a long season with respect to that.
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.
based felt leader ready sitting taking time work
There was a time when I would not have felt ready to take on this job, just based on my experience, ... There's more to this than just sitting down and taking over the position. There's a lot of things you have to work with as a leader of an organization.
ask decision last meetings morning questions short talked
It's not something that's been brewing for a long time. The decision really was made in the last day that we should make the change. I talked to Maz this morning about making the change. Maz was very professional about it. He understood, and he thanked me. But it was one of those short meetings you have where there weren't a lot of questions you have to ask or answer.