Throughout November, (owner) John Henry, (owner) Tom Werner, Larry and I held discussions to see what lessons could be learned in the aftermath of my departure. Gradually, with the benefit of time and greater perspective, we tackled not only our personal conflicts but also the differences regarding our thoughts for the organization. |
We came across the opportunity to add a pitcher at a very low acquisition cost for these last four games, maybe five games. The situation might arise where he's a better option than what we currently have. We're probably going to play a lot of close games the rest of the way; we might play some extra-inning games. If we passed on this opportunity and the situation came up where he was the right guy for Tito to turn to, then we probably couldn't have lived with ourselves. So we decided to go ahead and do it. [We] hope he can help us in a spot in the next four days. |
We didn't find the magic this year, |
We don't think 11 pitchers are really necessary in a five-game series, especially with the way we line up. We like our pitching staff. |
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. |
We had no doubt that eventually (Bard) was going to figure out Wakefield. It might have been three days from now or three months from now, but we didn't have the luxury of time. |
We have a handful of guys ready to step in, |
We have a lot of confidence in Adam Stern and Wily Mo Pena and the player that we're going to bring in. Through mixing and matching, we can find a way to stay afloat and prosper. |
We have him as one of the top guys in all of baseball. He's very sure-handed, consistent, with good range and he's fun to watch play shortstop. |
We have liked Choi for a long time and view this as an opportunity to acquire him when his value is down a bit. |
We have no doubt [Bard] would have eventually figured it out with Wake. It might have been three days from now. It might have been three months from now. We didn't necessarily have the luxury of the time. The single best solution was available now and we didn't want to wait. |
We need to keep our mouths shut, ... until we do something on the field. |
We needed to try some new things. |
We put our best foot forward and made an offer that makes sense to the club. We think it's a fair and generous offer. |
We should have all the details. I know they spoke, but I don't know what was said yet. |