Mark Shapiro
Mark Shapiro
passion saw seen strong tremendous
We saw the same things from him that we've seen in the past. A tremendous athlete, strong hands, a passion for the game. There was nothing different.
josh solid work worst
We've got to get him more work. He's another switch-hitter and a solid receiver. It wouldn't be the worst thing for Josh to play more.
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We're trying to build a wider tent to bring more people in, but at the same time not alienate our core audience. These three shows will be a bridge between the news and entertainment sides of sports.
broadcast brought nose rubbing
We thought if we brought it back, we would be rubbing it in the nose of one of our most important broadcast partners.
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We're not looking to be judged along the way. We have certainly dealt with criticism, quite a bit of it, an extensive amount of it over the last three years, and we're making decisions that are in the best interest of the fans.
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To say we're contending with the Yankees and the A's was not our expectation coming into the season. If you told us our record would be 14, 15 games over .500, I would have said we'd be leading our division.
almost eclipsed far level production surprised
To say I'm not surprised at the level of production by Sizemore and Peralta would be almost humorous, ... Those guys' level of productivity has far eclipsed any expectations we had.
jason somewhere true truth
I don't think he showed us the true Jason Dubois when we got him. I'd like to think this is the real guy, but the truth is he's probably somewhere in between.
complex position strongly team
This was a complex transaction. It could have been no deal. But we feel strongly that our team will be in better position for the long haul.
attention focus point team tried
What I've tried to do is just focus my attention on the team and feel if we keep winning, at some point it will happen,
days hope middle next three
You hope the back end is solid. The middle will have fluctuations. It's going to have some fluctuation over the next two to three days to get settled.
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With him not accepting arbitration and us having five starters under contract, it definitely takes us out of the Kevin Millwood competition at this point.
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We always look at dependability and reliability as being two main criteria. Beyond being a dependable person, Jason is among the elite in the amount of innings he's provided his teams in recent years.
club spring training
We're very comfortable going into spring training with the club we've got right now.