Omar Minaya
Omar Minaya
Omar Teodoro Antonio Minaya y Sánchezis the current, Sr. VP of Baseball Operations for the San Diego Padres. He previously served as General Manager for the Montreal Expos and New York Mets...
except expect games guys played players
I don't know what to tell you except that the games are going to be played and it's just going to be baseball. That's what it is. Do I think there's going to be an incident? I don't expect there to be any. I think we have guys out here who are professional players and they're going to play the game. I don't expect anything like that.
expect games
The games are going to be played. I don't expect anything.
expect people sure worth
I'm pretty sure Pedro is not going to do something because people expect him to do it. Pedro's going to do something because, in his mind, it's worth doing.
bad outing seen
We haven't seen him have a bad outing yet.
based
Based upon what we heard, it's more of a precautionary thing.
agents almost contact since
The agents and I have been in contact for, you know, since he was almost back,
deals geniuses improve moves trying
There are no geniuses in baseball. Some deals work, some don't. You just keep trying to make moves to improve the club.
time
We're going to give him an opportunity. But like anything else, there comes a time when he has to perform.
throw
Our 'pen probably is going to have to throw a lot.
came innings
You never know. If that need came up, we thought Darren could give us more innings than Pedro.
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I think the fans connect with the younger guys. They know that, in the age of free agency, these guys are going to be around for the next four or five years. That's the goal.
fans opening wants win
Our fans want to win so bad. Remember, this is opening day. It's been a long winter, everyone wants this to happen.
age athletes middle older players
Players are able to play at an older age than they were before and I think Julio Franco personifies that. I think we are going to see athletes play on into the middle 40s, especially in baseball.
pounding strike velocity zone
He was dominating, pounding the strike zone with velocity over 90. But it wasn't so much the velocity but the command, velocity and the delivery.