Mark Shapiro
Mark Shapiro
bob next pitch wants
Bob is an option. We know he wants to pitch next year.
best dictates general manager relationship situation type
Every situation dictates the type of person who is the best fit, ... The relationship between general manager and manager is so important.
bear bright future hang trust
Bear with me, hang in there and trust we have a very bright future in '06 and beyond.
allowed appreciation broken difficult expectation forget fortunate gave lived lofty players point public transition
At that point in my career, I didn't have an appreciation how difficult the transition is for young players to the big leagues. It's fortunate that everything's kind of broken right, that we've lived up to expectations. But that was a lofty expectation to place on the public here - no one's allowed me to forget that I gave that.
commanding fastball good help last needs point training work year
At some point this year he's going to help us in the bullpen. He's come a long way in the last year and had a good training camp. He just needs to work on commanding his fastball better.
attractive calls deals dozen leaked offered point potential prospects shop teams tempting trade winter word
At no point this winter did we shop Coco. But once word leaked out (about the potential trade with Boston), we got over a dozen calls from other teams about Coco. We got offered some very attractive prospects for Coco, and some of the deals were tempting to make. But this was the only one we wanted.
clear move point value
At no point did we look to move Coco. We had a clear sense of his value.
baseball build capable continue desire division due emphasis good hope meaningful playing series win
While we do not want to place too much emphasis on any one series or game, it is important for us to win series in our division and this one was meaningful due to our desire to get off to a good start. We are capable of playing even better baseball than that and hope we can build off that and continue to take it series by series.
comment control further judgment judicial lack refrain respect
While we are disappointed in Jason's lack of judgment and self-control, we will refrain from further comment out of respect to the judicial system.
beyond comfort kevin offer step
We will make a very competitive offer to Kevin Millwood, ... We will step beyond our comfort zone.
add bat compliment excited experience great knowledge veteran
We are excited to add a veteran right-handed bat like Eduardo Perez. His experience, professionalism and knowledge will be a great compliment to this year's team.
add both build excited pitcher represents starting team trying
We are excited to add an experienced starting pitcher to our rotation, one that represents the team we are trying to build both on and off the field.
clean consistent game played turned
We just played consistent in between the tackles and turned out the first downs. It was a pretty clean game for us.
blank last longer met
Vindication is the last thing I feel, ... The only thing I feel is satisfaction that I am no longer being met with blank stares.