71 ordspråk av Walt Jocketty
Walt Jocketty
[Will the Cardinals dive in and pursue Randy Johnson ?] Absolutely, ... Money is the big stumbling block, but we still have to make a run at it.
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After a discussion I had with his agent, I think it would be probably less than a 50 percent chance that would happen.
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After the year we had, we didn't want to lose in the first round. It was very important to win this first round.
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Believe me, we took a strong effort at Burnett and that was going to be a very significant financial obligation. It got beyond the point where we thought it made baseball sense and business sense to go for it, so we backed off.
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Bob likes the way we've done things in St. Louis. I told him I've worked with Mo for nine or 10 years, and he's been a big part of the operation.
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Everybody deserves a second chance and we're here to provide that. That doesn't mean we're going to let things slide, either.
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First of all, I was just happy that Doug got another opportunity. Then, I saw what he was doing there and got a little nervous. They are a club I'm concerned about. They're closing the gap.
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He might have been just one of those guys who was just overlooked. But I think he's got a chance to do it.
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He was a guy that we had rated very high in a lot of categories -- his offense, his defense, his speed. His age was where we felt comfortable that he's got several quality years left in him. He may be at a point in his career where he should start hitting his prime.
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He was a much better player than people realized, because of the other people we had on our club. We don't have captains per se here but Tony appointed him team captain. Edgar was such a leader in the clubhouse.
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He's been exposed to just about everything he would need. He's had some experience in different areas. He's prepared to make decisions. It's great to have experience in different areas to make intelligent decisions. 'Mo' certainly is very qualified to handle that.
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How many miles to Tokyo? This is what we had hoped for. The role he has here suits him well.
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I can say that they thought it was successful surgery, and we expect his rehab should be good. Now, we'll see what it's like in January, but right now everything is pretty optimistic.
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I didn't think he'd be there the life of the contract.
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I don't think anything will happen before (today). We are going to address the roster then. There are people we have to add to the roster. We do have to remove a person, and we have some administering to do for the roster.
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