Tim Purpura
Tim Purpura
Tim Purpurais a former General Manager of the Houston Astros Major League Baseball team. He was with the club from 2005 to 2007. He is currently Senior Director of Player Development for the Texas Rangers...
five makeup player sixth talk tool
In baseball, we talk about a player having five tools. But the way we look at it is that there's a sixth tool and it's makeup and character.
absolutely bear expect handled lives outside players
I mean, players have lives outside of the game, and what they do with those lives, that's really their decision. They bear some risks, is the way I look at it. The way Lance has handled this is absolutely first-class, and what you'd expect from Lance Berkman.
player scouting
Scouting and player development are the R&D of baseball,
carrying plains playing
They're on different plains right now. Biggio is playing every day, Bagwell is not. In some ways, I think Biggio is carrying on for Jeff. He's carrying the mantle a little bit.
chavez freddy pitching playing proud series
I'm as proud to see Freddy Garcia pitching in the World Series as I am to see Raul Chavez playing in the World Series,
running home player
It gives us a lot of versatility and flexibility. Looking ahead, we've got a lot of good young players coming through the system. As they make their way, we'll have some tough decisions down the road. I'm just glad to have this one bat in our lineup that can drive in 100 runs, hit 25 to 30 home runs at least, and in our ballpark, maybe more.
spring play giving
What we're going to do is use spring training as sort of a feeling-out process for Phil and Preston and our other outfielders. It gives us a lot of comfort to know that you've got a pure center fielder like Preston. But he's also so athletic, he can come in and play either corner and we'll feel very comfortable with it.
wrong
Nothing was wrong with the elbow, but it just didn't feel right, ... There were times when it just didn't feel right.
chances compete everybody fifth four home none strongest talks team
I have no idea what our chances are. Everybody talks about four teams. I think the fifth team, the home team (Clemens' family), may have that strongest say. That's something none of us can compete with.
It's important to them. They are the cornerstones of this franchise.
confidence great performance shows tremendous
It's in recognition of a tremendous performance by him and our team. It shows we have a great confidence in Phil.
either good option
Either one of them could be a good option for us,
fans love
You fans have been so important to us and everything we've done this year, ... We love you, fans.
That's why Bagwell went through what he did. It's important to them. They're cornerstones of the franchise.