Theo Epstein
Theo Epstein
Theo Nathaniel Epsteinis the President of Baseball Operations for the Chicago Cubs...
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth29 December 1973
CityNew York City, NY
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I understand there's been some interest in talking to me over the last couple of days, as evidenced by the cameras outside my house and the fact that I left in a gorilla suit the other day, ... That thing's getting itchy, so I thought I would just come here and try to answer your questions today.
batting bit far fits good guys last night opportunity work
It's an opportunity for them to get a little bit of big-league experience, see how the guys go about batting practice, ... The way they get their work in. It all fits together. Big league. Instructional league. We're all part of the same organization. These guys are not that far away. Last night is a good example.
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Well, we don't really want to get into exactly how many runs we expect to score, but I think it's safe to say that our expectation is that we'll allow fewer runs than we did last year. There might be a chance that we score fewer runs, too. The key is differential.
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had a lot of honest talks in that last week, reflecting on ourselves and the organization and the job, and whether it was right for me and for the team.
downside guy might panic sign spot
It's not a sign of panic or desperation, there's no downside to this at all. He might be the right guy in the right spot this weekend.
attribute decision factor factors fair
It's not fair to attribute my decision to any one factor or any one person, ... There were many factors that went into the decision.
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It's not a pattern you want to fall into. Our backs are truly against the wall. It's the personality of this team to not do things easily.
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It was a fair trade because there was tremendous talent on both sides. The Red Sox are getting more established talent, but the Marlins are getting tremendous upside talent and affordable talent. One side was paying a lot more money in exchange for the more established players. They weren't perfect prospects and we weren't getting perfect players.
according bad training
Not according to our training staff. He's just having a bad month.
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It's been less than an ideal year, but under the circumstances he's made significant contributions.
chain happy issues per
The issues had nothing to do with the chain of command, per se. I'm happy with the chain of command.
guy trust
We trust this guy's makeup. He's a guy we're very comfortable with on the mound.
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We felt that there's probably no one on the planet better suited than Doug to do this. We had a chance to get him at a reasonable cost. So that made sense to us.
investing wise
We think investing in Coco was a wise move.