It's not that simple to ask Soriano to change positions. This is a player that has been an All-Star for several years. He has had as many All-Star votes as any player in baseball the last few years. He has pride and he is a sensitive guy.
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I understand everything Soriano is saying. I would probably try to work it out. That's a team decision. I hope that both of us can be in the lineup at the same time. That would be great, because adding Soriano to the team is very good. I'm waiting for the team to make the right decision. Some way, somehow, we have to get this working. I'm happy that both of us are here.
Hey, everybody knows how Frank is. He doesn't ask you for much. He wants us to play hard, run the bases hard. If you don't do that, you know you are going to have a problem with him. I'm going to support every decision Frank makes on field. If Soriano has a problem with it, he has to go to him.
He's got that demeanor where he's just having fun, it seems like. Sort of like Soriano a little bit in that sense. He's always smiling, having a good time. He doesn't seem to be affected.
Soriano doesn't just hit the ball. He affects people that are in front of him and behind him, too.
I think you can tell the jitters by hitting Alfonso Soriano in the head. I didn't feel comfortable until about the fourth inning. Then I settled in, my adrenaline started cooling off. Those first three innings were almost surreal. It was almost a blessing that it was cold because there weren't as many people out there.
I don't know Soriano as an outfielder. He is here to play second base.
It's pretty much none of my business. That's up to the people upstairs and Soriano.
That's the difference to me Michael Young is the type who stepped up before we had to make a decision, when Soriano said he wanted to play second base. That's why Michael is such a leader on this team.
It's not good news to see Soriano and Putz healthy and throwing well.
The good thing is that in every game we had a different hero, so different people contributed to those different wins. I hope that Alfonso Soriano and Miguel Tejada wake up for the next round and they contribute more.
We are pleased to win the case. Mel Southard and Greg Torborg and their staff did a tremendous job during the process. It's a fair and equitable contract for both Alfonso Soriano and the club.
Rangers fans, repeat after me There are no marquee starting pitchers en route to Arlington. Carlos Delgado is out of the Rangers' price range. And Alfonso Soriano is not on the verge of being traded. GM John Hart has said all this before, but because rumors persist on all three counts, he reiterated the familiar refrain Thursday. It's so quiet for us right now, ... There's no big deal lurking out in the weeds.
There is no truth that we are in trade discussions with Boston concerning Alfonso Soriano, Nick Johnson or Ryan Church.
I just hope they can fix the situation. That's up to the people upstairs and Soriano. I think everybody's a grown-up man here. I just hope for the best for the team and those guys, and that they can fix the situation. But that's pretty much not my business.