Mark Shapiro
Mark Shapiro
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.
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.
close coming consistent ready subtle time work
There are some subtle things to work on to become more consistent offensively and defensively, but nothing drastic. He's ready or close to ready. His time is coming very soon.
three weeks work
We're actually in discussions with two other players. We still have three weeks to work on that.
body darts gonna poker roll television work
What makes poker work on television are the personalities, the players, their idiosyncrasies, their conversations, their body language, their humor. And darts has many of the same built-in factors. So we're gonna roll the dice.
hopefully middle toward work
He'll be in the middle and hopefully we'll let him work his way toward the back.
add arthur club jason pitcher quite taken though trade work
We probably would not have done that if not for the other trade, though we like Jason quite a bit. But we would not have taken Arthur off the club if we couldn't add another pitcher to work in an eighth-inning role.
deal gotten number players small work
There are a small number of players who have gotten to us on waivers, and the ones who have, we haven't been able to work out a deal with the player's team.
worked
We worked on that organization from the get-go,
attempt aware drafting efficient effort general hope managers system work
The general managers are making an effort in an attempt to be more efficient in our drafting and development, ... As with everything new, we are aware there will be logistical challenges. But it is our hope that we can subtly reshape the system to work more efficiently for us as an industry.
alienate bridge bring build core entertainment news people shows sides tent three time trying wider
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.
along amount best bit certainly critics-and-criticism dealt decisions extensive interest judged last looking quite three
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.
coming contending expectation games leading record yankees
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.