There was a time when I would not have felt ready to take on this job, just based on my experience, ... There's more to this than just sitting down and taking over the position. There's a lot of things you have to work with as a leader of an organization.
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It's a new personality in the clubhouse. It changes the mix a little bit. He'll try to do things to help you win. When you put that with our club, I think it's a good match.Jim Beattie
I called the team last week, ... I had the opportunity to sit at home for a year and collect a paycheck and do something, but at the same time, I want to get out and work. I've been in baseball for a long time, and I want to go out and work and help the club win some ballgames.
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I know that our opponents probably aren't going to. We have to stay ahead of the curve there.
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I think we've had a lot of distractions and I have no doubt in my mind that has affected our performance,
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It was a matter of him coming back and getting in shape and playing again and all that, as well as the distraction of everything else that's going on. It's been a big enough distraction, and he hasn't been here. So, we decided for the organization and for
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We would like to do something sooner rather than later, so we can get the maximum benefit. But, at this point, so many teams are still in it that they're not ready to part with players, to go down that road and go ahead with it. That's what the wild card has done. It's kept more teams in it.
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