I'm delighted we have a general manager that would be in demand. I love that they want to get our general manager, if it's true. But we're going to keep Doug with us. |
I'm delighted we have a general manager who is in demand. |
It is a very, very complicated decision, |
It's been a priority for me that the fan experience be optimal, ... One of the things I've found traveling with the team to different cities is that we do give a good experience. |
It's one of the reasons Ben wants to stay. We're building something here and from what I'm hearing, Ben wants to be part of that. |
Last year I think we sold 90,000 tickets on the first day. I'm hoping we can beat that this year. |
More so than in other cities. |
My expectations, I'm sure along with the expectations of the community, have been raised as a result of what we've done this year. |
new owner of the Milwaukee Brewers. |
Our goal was to offer something unprecedented to the greatest baseball fans in America. The people of the state of Wisconsin continue to show tremendous passion for the Brewers, and this is our gesture to thank them for their incredible support in my first year as owner. |
Our payroll can go higher, but we need to be mindful that it goes higher in the right way, at the right time and for the right players. We're not going to spend money for money's sake. |
the upper end of the range. |
There are a lot of wild cards that go into the Wild Card, one of which is health. If we can stay healthy and our players can all have years like they are capable of having, I think we're going to be very competitive. |
This is the first time the team has had to play with expectations. We'll see how we react. |
This year, I think there is more of a determination and a setting of the bar. [Yost] clearly set a bar for the players. I have only been here one day, but I sense a different atmosphere this year. |