Larry Beinfest
Larry Beinfest
Larry Beinfest was the President, Baseball Operations of the Miami Marlins, a Major League Baseball franchise in the National League East. until he was relieved of his duties on September 27, 2013...
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We'd expect to hear from him in a reasonable amount of time, and take it from there. I haven't been through this before. We're glad he is safe, but we'd like to know what's going on.
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We're waiting to hear from him. As an employer, we'd like to know what's going on with our employee. We're all professionals here. We would expect to hear from him in a reasonable amount of time.
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The coaching staff -- they have been given permission to seek employment elsewhere, except for Perry Hill, ... We expect him to return in '06. I did speak to the coaches. They are aware that they have permission. What will happen here is when we have the new manager hired, we'll then reconsider the coaches that were here. There were no promises or guarantees. That's where we are right now.
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Everyone's entitled to their opinion. I guess you have to be thought of to be pretty good to be thought of to be underachieving.
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The adjectives about Joe were consistent. Prepared. Smart. Competitive. Communicative, ... We knew as we went through the process that he was the right man for this job. He had the characteristics we were looking for to carry us through '06 and beyond. We're very happy.
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What stood out with Joe was the importance of pitching and defense. I think our philosophies are similar. The style will be Joe's. But the philosophies, pitching, speed and defense, will remain.
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What stood out with Joe was the importance of pitching and defense, ... I think our philosophies are similar. The style will be Joe's. But the philosophies, pitching, speed and defense, will remain.
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There is always activity in Spring Training. Is there something we may do in the outfield? That's a possibility. I've never really done this before, this much of a redo. This is something new to me as well as the staff.
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We thank Carlos Delgado for his contributions and wish him well. He did a great job for the Marlins in 2005.
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This is one of those classic examples of the guy who got an opportunity and took advantage of it, ... He's been nothing short of outstanding. We're grateful that he's here. We've had our bullpen struggles at time and the one constant out there has been Todd.
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This is a different challenge. I think everybody has been energized. I think we've gotten over the initial pain of moving on. So many of them relate to the championship team. We really haven't looked back.
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During the interview process, the adjectives about Joe were consistent: prepared, smart, competitive, communicative. All the things we were looking for in a manager.
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Defensively, he's ready to play in the big leagues. We don't have a concern about him defensively. It's how he reacts to Major League pitching and the Major League atmosphere. Reggie Abercrombie, as well, is a very talented young player. He has speed and can do things. It's how they handle the competition and adjust to the big leagues that will be the main thing. This is a great opportunity for some of these guys.
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You're talking about a really talented kid that can do a lot of things. Hanley Ramirez has all the talent that you need to be a successful major-leaguer.