I would be remiss if I said there were not philosophical differences as far as the club and how we put it together, what would work and not work. The disruption and focus loss with players is not good for anyone. That's where I felt strongly that it was important to wipe the slate clean.
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The number of one-run games since 2001, and the won-lost record in those games is pretty impressive. Mr. Eric Gagne obviously has a little something to do with that, too. Because I feel like that is, personally, somewhat of a testament to a manager, because that's where your resolve gets tested. Four-run game, five-run game, what kind of resolve gets tested thereJim Tracy
After experiencing as a manager what we went through a year ago, seeing some of those champagne parties that have taken place over the last couple of days has been pretty painful - to the point where I turn the television set off. I don't want to watch it because I've experienced it firsthand and I know what it feels like. So now, it's not a whole lot of fun to watch.
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