In the original policy, (the insurance company) claims that he could not come to Spring Training. We're going to take all of the information we have and meet with them and see if there is any opportunity (for Bagwell to play in Spring Training). Jeff just wants the opportunity. |
It hurt for a minute, but now I'm ready to go. We're still in charge. It will just make it all the more meaningful when we do win it in St. Louis. |
It hurt personally because I had such admiration for Ken and Enron. But that was the right thing to do at the time. |
It was our desire to get to the World Series, and we did that. But we wanted to win. Our mission is to win the World Series, and we'll get to work on that in the morning. |
That just wasn't it. He kept throwing different things at us at the last hour. We never got a bunch of things resolved. |
The insurance policy, from their point of view, would be the strongest if he did not come to spring training. I'm unsure of where we are on that. |
Things came together through so much adversity this year. There were so many issues that it took time. But the character came out in them, and that was important when they lost Monday night. Two days later, we're champions. |
We need some more shoes. Not only do I have to clean the mud, but I have to polish them. I wonder if [No.] 17 [Lance Berkman] is going to give us a tip. I'm working here. Want to see my technique? |
We told him we certainly needed an answer by the latter part of this week. We don't want to be left out in the cold if we can't get Beltran. Moises Alou has moved on. Steve Finley has moved on. |
We took some real risks when we allowed Jeff to participate in the World Series. And our attorneys advised us there were risks. We felt we were well within the contract to allow him to do so. We felt we owed him the right and our fans the right to see him in the World Series if we got there. |
We were hoping to have had something accomplished by now, or earlier, but we certainly have to respect that. |
We're very, very excited about Preston Wilson. His enthusiasm is as sky high as ours is. He wants to be a champion, and we are still committed to being that champion. We want to go back to that World Series and win the World Series. |
We've very, very excited about Preston Wilson. He wants to be with a champion, and we are still committed to being that champion. We want to go back to that World Series. Preston is a great defensive player with speed, and last year he had 90 RBIs. This is exactly what we're looking for. |
Who told me baseball was easy? |
You're going to get me in trouble with the commissioner (Bud Selig). |