Mark Attanasio
Mark Attanasio
Mark L. Attanasiois a Los Angeles businessman and owner of the Milwaukee Brewers. In September 2004, he reached a deal, on behalf of an investment group, to purchase the Milwaukee Brewers from the family of Major League Baseballcommissioner Bud Selig for an estimated US$223 million. The deal was approved by MLB at the owners' winter meeting on January 13, 2005...
anyone interest means spoken sure
I haven't spoken to anyone about Doug, but I'm not sure that means there wasn't interest.
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There are a lot of wild cards that go into the Wild Card, one of which is health. If we can stay healthy and our players can all have years like they are capable of having, I think we're going to be very competitive.
change integrity
We don't want to change the integrity of the game,
along community raised result sure
My expectations, I'm sure along with the expectations of the community, have been raised as a result of what we've done this year.
beat hoping last sold tickets year
Last year I think we sold 90,000 tickets on the first day. I'm hoping we can beat that this year.
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Our goal was to offer something unprecedented to the greatest baseball fans in America. The people of the state of Wisconsin continue to show tremendous passion for the Brewers, and this is our gesture to thank them for their incredible support in my first year as owner.
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Our payroll can go higher, but we need to be mindful that it goes higher in the right way, at the right time and for the right players. We're not going to spend money for money's sake.
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I don't want Doug Melvin with money burning a hole in his pocket, ... We're already scouting free agents for next year. But we are not getting free agents if it's not the right fit.
balancing believe money trying
We believe we will be in the black, ... What I'm trying to do is a balancing act. The more money we make, the more we put in the field. That's the goal.
trying
We are trying to freshen up what is only a five-year-old ballpark.
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When you work on something like that you, you try to work on the whole, so it's all under discussion now in terms of financial terms and length and all that, ... But it will definitely be a meaningful extension. Doug has done an unbelievable job. I think everybody here recognizes that.
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We still have a young team, but it's really good for them to hear at the beginning of the year that the baseball management is set. If you look at well-run companies on Wall Street, they don't have a lot of changes. And if you look at well-run baseball teams like the Atlanta Braves, they don't either.
delighted general manager
I'm delighted we have a general manager who is in demand.
delighted great
I'm delighted Doug's going to be with us through 2009. I think we can do a lot of great things for the organization and the community.