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Sandy Alderson Interview

Heart_tiny by padresgirlforlife44 on

People wanted me to give a summary of the Alderson interview today so here it is. There was a lot more but this was only a summary of an hour long interview.

I was kind of zoning in and out but this is what I remember:

  1. Sandy is not mad at Jake for discussing the stuff he did
  2. Jake gave Sandy a heads up about what he had said before it got relseased; Sandy wasnt mad
  3. There is no 'right' time to talk about contracts
  4. Mexico brings the Padres no revenue
  5. The payroll will increase to $70 mil by the end of the year
  6. Now is not the time to extend Jake but it is not out of the question
  7. Seattle's TV revenue is 6 times that of the Padres (thats why they can sign Ichiro. He said this because people are asking "Why can Seattle sign Ichiro but the Padres cant sig Jake?" Becasue Seattle and SD are kinda similar
  8. Alderson has won a Championship before on a team that did not have the biggest payroll
  9. The Padres payroll is like 26 in the rankings
  10. Moores just gave the Padres $14 million CASH.. and will give $2 million more
  11. Smaller contracts are better
  12. Giants with Zito and Bonds are almost burdened by the large contracts
  13. Jake timing wont hurt the mood of the clubhouse
  14. "If we dont have a good team, if we dont have a good product, then we dont have good customers" -Alderson
  15. Big people bring big revenue (uhh...Jake?)
  16. Padres have very loyal fans but they need to remember we are not in the same market as NY and Boston. But he will try to give us the best.
  17. Love to have a higher run producing lineup
  18. There is no one in this market more eager to make change (ie: attain new people)
  19. Someone came on the phone questioning, just like Jake, the managements eagerness to win a championship. They mentioned competitiveness and how in 98 we were promised being really competitive and how we havent gotten it
  20. Sandy is a little disappointed with the last two years because we didnt win the championship but is proud of how far they came
  21. Marcus is still on the team because he plays good defense. There is a commitment to the chemistry of the team, he is good for it I guess.  Marcus can still be productive.
  22. Ahead 100,000 in atttendance this year
  23. Lost money since moving to Petco because of the interest and debt from Qualcomm
  24. Khalil's personality hasn't change and is appealing to fans
  25. They take fans interest into account when making deals
  26. Khalil at shortshop is excellent
  27. If people think they are gonna be in the market for a $130 million dollar player, they are mistaken. No way.
  28. If the Cubs think that signing Soriano and Zambrano for that kinda money will win them their first world series since the American Revolution, maybe thats why they havent won a WS.
  29. The payroll for the Padres wont be up to $130 million anytime soon but it is not out of the question
Thats it. He was getting a lot of crap from caller and being called out a lot.

In the beginning he was kind of arrogant and aggrivated but cooled down in the end.

This FanPost was written by a member of the Gaslamp Ball community and does not necessarily reflect the views of the Gaslamp Ball managers or SB Nation.

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Glad to see that publicly
he has warmed up to Khalil. I know that a lot of people were saying Sandy was down on him for a while, but these appear to be encouraging coments.

by Phantom on Aug 20, 2007 6:34 PM PDT   0 recs

Good job, pgfl44!
Very detailed.
"You get nervous when you see those guys come into the shower... you definitely don't close your eyes in there, even when you're shampooing." ~CY

by TheThirdGonzalez on Aug 20, 2007 6:42 PM PDT   0 recs

Awesome job, padregirlforlife44!
Thanks!

Are you 100% sure he said Mexico brings the Padres "no revenue"?

by Drama on Aug 20, 2007 6:43 PM PDT   0 recs

yeah
i heard him say that mexico bring the padres "no revenue"
Laura

by padparazzi on Aug 20, 2007 7:57 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

How can he say that???
How is that even possible? And if he's even close to being right the entire Padres marketing staff should have been fired yesterday. There's a whole freaking country 30 minutes from Petco that loves only soccer more than baseball! How are they not bringing in revenue from Mexico?? Am I crazy?

by Drama on Aug 20, 2007 8:03 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

i felt the same way
i lived in tijuana for 11 years and i can tell you that people in tijuana, rosarito, and ensenada love baseball. i can't believe that the padres do no get any revenue from baja california. you're not going crazy drama. i was in shock when i heard that, i thought i was going crazy also.
Laura

by padparazzi on Aug 20, 2007 8:15 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

i think Sandy is mistaken
Mexico does bring revenue.
I go to games with people who live in Mexico.
They buy tickets.
heck, I go to games with a couple of friends who have a block of 8 full season ticket in Toyota Terrace.
A man from TJ owns 13 full seasons tickets in the seat directly behind home plate...at $250 a pop plus the buy in fee.
Adrian Gonzalez dad, David, PURCHASES his his ticket for the games he goes to.

Sandy, that is revenue.

by B Dizzle on Aug 20, 2007 8:35 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

i think sandy should had specified
that mexico brings in no revenue from programming padres games or radio... but i know a lot of people that live in tijuana and buys tickets from the padres store in tijuana and go to a lot of games throughout the season.
Laura

by padparazzi on Aug 20, 2007 8:39 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

If I remember
He was talking about TV. He said that the cable is controlled by the MLB Association so i guess the television does not bring them revenue. They get more popular teams.

Sorry I forgot to mention that.

by padresgirlforlife44 on Aug 20, 2007 8:45 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

yeah... i think you're right
i remember he mentioned something about TV.

don't worry about it shayna, you did a great job with the summary!

Laura

by padparazzi on Aug 20, 2007 8:57 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

well, yeah
the pads are pretty much on public access tv anyway lol
you can hang a star on that one!

by la padres on Aug 21, 2007 9:15 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Thanks so much!
Excellent summary. I agree that spending big money doesn't equate to championships, (see 2001-2006 Yankees) but I also think you need to loosen the purse strings every once in awhile to sign players who are not only important to the team's talent, but the teams chemistry, and most importantly the fans. They are the ones who pay their paychecks no?

by sdsuaztec4 on Aug 20, 2007 7:07 PM PDT   0 recs

AND
Brew Crew up 3-0!

by sdsuaztec4 on Aug 20, 2007 7:13 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Even better!
6-0 Brew Crew. I knew they shouldn't have gone for two...why not just kick the extra point that early in the game?

by Drama on Aug 20, 2007 7:53 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

awesome job shayna!!!
thanks for telling me when this was going to be on. =]

your summary was great! you remember a lot more stuff than i do!

two thumbs up for shayna!!

Laura

by padparazzi on Aug 20, 2007 7:57 PM PDT   0 recs

I'm picturing
pgfl44 sitting there with a yellow legal pad scribbling notes as fast as humanly possible. Seriously, that's way better than I would have done; she managed to get one point for every two minutes!
"You get nervous when you see those guys come into the shower... you definitely don't close your eyes in there, even when you're shampooing." ~CY

by TheThirdGonzalez on Aug 20, 2007 8:04 PM PDT   0 recs

I was thinking the same thing...
Her hair up in a bun with a #2 pencil holding it together.....glasses on....furrowed brow as she scribbles away on a yellow legal pad.

Please let my daughter be doing the same thing when she's 17...PLEASE.

by Drama on Aug 20, 2007 8:08 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

hahaha
stop having fantasies about dear old shayna... who is almost going to leave the 17 year old girls club soon to start the 18 year old girls club
Laura

by padparazzi on Aug 20, 2007 8:17 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Giggity!
sorry had to do it.

by sdsuaztec4 on Aug 20, 2007 8:20 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Wait...me?
You think I don't follow the exploits of Captain Glenn Quagmire?

"Hello, and welcome to another edition of Midnight Q. Tonight we're gonna enjoy some jazz from Charles Mingus. Norman Maylor's here to read an excerpt from his latest work. And we also have a girl from Omaha hiding a banana. We're gonna find out where. Giggity giggity. Giggity goo. Stick around."

by Drama on Aug 20, 2007 8:49 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

oh ok.
I was pretty sure you knew. Hell, how can Drama not know Quagmire, they are practically the same person.

Quagmire: Hey there sweetie, how old are you?
Connie: 16.
Quagmire: 18? You're first.
Connie: Mom!
Quagmire: I like where this is goin'! Giggidy, giggidy, gig-gi-dy!

by sdsuaztec4 on Aug 20, 2007 8:52 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

"You must be a parking ticket...
...cuz you got "fine" written all over you."

by Drama on Aug 20, 2007 8:55 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

You guys are hilarious
I am cracking up..

ANYWAYSSS. I was actually typing it into the diary as I heard it. I can type a lot faster than I can write. But Im glad you all enjoyed it.

2 months exactly till the 18 year old club!  YEAHHH baby.

PS: I am going to be an elementary school teacher so a bun with a pencil in my hair is in my future!

by padresgirlforlife44 on Aug 20, 2007 8:50 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Pencil in the hair....
Who called it?? That's right.

by Drama on Aug 20, 2007 8:54 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Like I told pgfl44,
watch out for these guys and Mud Grant!
"You get nervous when you see those guys come into the shower... you definitely don't close your eyes in there, even when you're shampooing." ~CY

by TheThirdGonzalez on Aug 20, 2007 9:01 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

hahaha
i will
Laura

by padparazzi on Aug 20, 2007 9:02 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

haha
alright...
Laura

by padparazzi on Aug 20, 2007 8:31 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

So...
what do you guys think we're gonna do with the extra $12,000,000?
"You get nervous when you see those guys come into the shower... you definitely don't close your eyes in there, even when you're shampooing." ~CY

by TheThirdGonzalez on Aug 20, 2007 8:58 PM PDT   0 recs

where??
did we get 12 Mil?

by sdsuaztec4 on Aug 20, 2007 9:06 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Well, Sandy said
the payroll will increase to seventy mil after the season and I believe we're sitting at fifty-eight right now.
"You get nervous when you see those guys come into the shower... you definitely don't close your eyes in there, even when you're shampooing." ~CY

by TheThirdGonzalez on Aug 20, 2007 9:07 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Payroll
  1. Greg Maddux 10,000,000
  2. Brian Giles 9,666,667
  3. Trevor Hoffman 7,000,000
  4. Mike Cameron 7,000,000
  5. Jake Peavy 4,750,000
  6. Michael Barrett 4,533,333
  7. Morgan Ensberg 4,350,000
  8. Milton Bradley 4,000,000
  9. Marcus Giles 3,250,000
  10. Rob Mackowiak 2,750,000
  11. Khalil Greene 2,250,000
  12. Josh Bard 1,050,000
  13. Geoff Blum 900,000
  14. Adrian Gonzalez 625,000
  15. Chris Young 600,000
  16. Doug Brocail 500,000
  17. Wilfredo Ledezma 415,000
  18. Clay Hensley 392,000
  19. Terrmel Sledge 390,000
  20. Scott Hairston 389,000
  21. Cla Meredith 387,000
  22. Heath Bell 385,500
  23. Kevin Kouzmanoff 380,800
  24. Kevin Cameron 380,000
Total Team Salary:  58,235,567

70 Million would put us up near the Minesota Twins and Milwaukee Brewers. Doesn't make you think mega bucks teams does it? Some of our current players salaries may be increasing next year as many do, I'm not sure which if any. Some of our best players have the lowest salaries. But they will be using any extra money to sign a new center fielder because as much as I want Mike Cameron to come back I don't think that is going to happen. I'm thinking Aaron Rowand is going to be patroling CF for the Padres next season.

by sdsuaztec4 on Aug 20, 2007 9:13 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Aaron Rowand
That guy's an instant fan favorite anywhere he's at. So effin' balls-out; I wouldn't mind him running into Petco's walls half his games.
"You get nervous when you see those guys come into the shower... you definitely don't close your eyes in there, even when you're shampooing." ~CY

by TheThirdGonzalez on Aug 20, 2007 9:18 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Barrett should
free us up an extra four and a half, right? Nobody expects to see him in navy and sand after October, do they?
"You get nervous when you see those guys come into the shower... you definitely don't close your eyes in there, even when you're shampooing." ~CY

by TheThirdGonzalez on Aug 20, 2007 9:20 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

There is no extra 12 million dollars....
Sandy said that is where the salaries will end up this year after players are paid on their performance clauses.  Quit dreaming about 12 mil hitters....that will never happen.

by planetjeffy on Aug 21, 2007 10:52 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Aha.
I guess I misinterpreted that. And, yeah, I agree. We won't have a $12,000,000 hitter 'til however many years down the road when the ML minimum salary is about three mil.
"You get nervous when you see those guys come into the shower... you definitely don't close your eyes in there, even when you're shampooing." ~CY

by TheThirdGonzalez on Aug 21, 2007 11:43 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Brewers vs. D-Backs
It's 9-0 Brew Crew in the top of the eighth...a horribly boring game...but I can't turn it off.

by Drama on Aug 20, 2007 9:06 PM PDT   0 recs

THREE AND A HALF, BABY!!!
And thus our march back to the top begins- on an off day of all days.
"You get nervous when you see those guys come into the shower... you definitely don't close your eyes in there, even when you're shampooing." ~CY

by TheThirdGonzalez on Aug 20, 2007 9:09 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

D-Backs!!
Jeff Cirillo is pitching the ninth!

by Drama on Aug 20, 2007 9:22 PM PDT   0 recs

There are
few things I love more than a position player pitching.
"You get nervous when you see those guys come into the shower... you definitely don't close your eyes in there, even when you're shampooing." ~CY

by TheThirdGonzalez on Aug 20, 2007 9:29 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Personally,
I love seeing pitchers hit home runs.... when I was little and lived in Atlanta, my favorite player was Maddux (weird we have him now), and that "Chicks Dig the Long Ball" commercial with him and Smoltz was all over. its weird to see pitchers and their (usually) ugly hacks hit a ball out.

by JBro12 on Aug 20, 2007 9:35 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Are you sure?
I remember it being him and Tom Glavine.
"You get nervous when you see those guys come into the shower... you definitely don't close your eyes in there, even when you're shampooing." ~CY

by TheThirdGonzalez on Aug 20, 2007 9:39 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Shit. my bad
Like I said, Maddux was my favorite, and I didn't care about the other guy back then.

http://www.chicksdigthelongball.org/

look on the right hand side near the top

by JBro12 on Aug 20, 2007 9:50 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Craig Cousell
Officially the worst hitter in MLB. K-ed by Jeff Cirillo. In his MLB debut as a pitcher.

by sdsuaztec4 on Aug 20, 2007 9:47 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

That's the beauty
of the postseason. A suckass like Counsell won't be remembered for sucking, he'll be remembered as a World Series "hero" for two clubs.
"You get nervous when you see those guys come into the shower... you definitely don't close your eyes in there, even when you're shampooing." ~CY

by TheThirdGonzalez on Aug 20, 2007 9:50 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

re #7
How is this possible?  Are the Padres just giving it away to Cox and keeping another set of books?  Ref Turner selling the Hawks rights to TBS for $1 back in the day.  I'd buy SF or LA, but are the rights to W Canada, Montana, Idaho that valuable?
BD

by BD on Aug 20, 2007 9:23 PM PDT   0 recs

sorry to replay to my own post, but...
it occurred to me that Nihon may be paying a bucket load.  If so, then it would seem that acquiring Ichiro would pay for itself as the TV bucks follow him.  Assuming there is some tourist windfall as well, shouldn't some of the TOT go in the kitty as well?
BD

by BD on Aug 20, 2007 9:26 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

yeah
thats kinda what I thought about Jake. Like I said earlier today, the audience is going to decrease a lot of we let him go. Same with Ichiro, as you said.

by padresgirlforlife44 on Aug 20, 2007 9:42 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

couple things
Like you say, the Japane revenue, but also, if you look at the cable deal, it's not like a bunch of people have access to these games. It was just this year that they even allowed MLBAM to have access to the feed when literally every other team in the country had already signed on.

In 2010, the Padres will have full control of their TV (or as much as they can similar to Petco Park), and the baseball revenue will increase, thereby creating an increase in the payroll... At least that's the plan.

by Dex on Aug 21, 2007 5:28 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

do u think....
that they'll possibly be on FSN???
you can hang a star on that one!

by la padres on Aug 21, 2007 11:47 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Typical friggin D-backs
if they're gonna lose, they lose big. They'll probably win the next two games by a combined 3 runs.

by Phantom on Aug 20, 2007 9:31 PM PDT   0 recs

Its good to know
that we can make our own fun on an off day.

This diary turned out to be quite entertaining I must say.

by padresgirlforlife44 on Aug 20, 2007 9:50 PM PDT   0 recs

True, true.
Thank you for the conversation starter!
I was afraid this place would be like a ghosttown as it has been on previous off-days.
"You get nervous when you see those guys come into the shower... you definitely don't close your eyes in there, even when you're shampooing." ~CY

by TheThirdGonzalez on Aug 20, 2007 9:52 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

MONEY
so the reason they're not spending is because 1) they signed a stupid contract with the Chargers to use Qualcomm years ago and 2) they signed a stupid contract with Cox Cable years ago.  how is this the fans fault?  it sounds like he was trying to say "we can't spend what Seattle spends because they are better supported."  BULLSHIT.  

the fact of the matter is that bad decisions by the padres in the past have put them in a shitty position with money.  it's the equivolent of signing Soriano and Zambrano to huge deals and then 3 years later having both players go down with career-ending injuries.

they don't have the money to pay for their past mistakes and risk new ones, i get it.  but what about buying out the Cox cable contract and allowing every non-Cox subscriber in San Diego to view the games.  then possibly even trying to market the team to L.A. and Anaheim to pick up a little larger fanbase.  our team (and fans) are drastically different than the L.A. teams and may attract people who are unhappy with their choices up there.

then take out a loan and pay off the interest on Qualcomm.  or cut a deal with the Chargers that the Padres will buy any remaining seats in the stadium for the next 5 years to ensure all home games are televised at home.

it's the losers way of thinking to sit on your hands and go "well, we screwed up in the past, so we should probably lock ourselves in the closet here and wait until those errors go away before we take any chances again."  the way management handles money on this team really pisses me off sometimes.

by obviousman on Aug 21, 2007 5:07 AM PDT   0 recs

fairweathers
Don't you remember back in the day when they would blackout both Chargers and Padres games? Nobody was showing up to games at all. No season tickets being sold. There was talk of both teams leaving San Diego in the same year. And this includes lack of support in years where we had relatively solid teams.

From what I understand of the Cox Cable deal, it's a lock. There's no buying it out because Cox won't sell. It's a cash cow for them now and it was a big gamble for Cox early on since they basically rescued the Padres and, from what I gather, took a loss early on. Nobody's lending any money to anybody in San Diego because the city itself is so effed up with crooked politicians and voters who can't agree on direction.

I think the best learning experience the Padres had was actually not to pay ridiculous amounts of money for players just because they had a couple good seasons. They've been burned by too many long term contracts and have had too much success turning castoffs into major leaguers.

by Dex on Aug 21, 2007 5:25 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

okay
but just say that.  Don't go Seattle has 6x our TV revenue leaving the impression that it's a small market vs big market thing, some fundamental force of nature, when its really a dumb decision vs smart decision thing and they're really just making the best of a situation they hashed up.  Teams have stretches of bad luck and good luck, cf Celtics.  Just stop all the whining and scapegoating.
BD

by BD on Aug 21, 2007 7:04 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

"Dumb decision vs. Smart decision"
It's really not that simple. A big part of the reason the Mariners have such a better TV package with FSN is the simple fact that people in Seattle watch them win or lose. It doesn't matter what their record is...they get damn good ratings. This from the Seattle Post Intelligencer:

"Despite three last-place finishes, the Mariners continue to be a big draw. The club's cable rating of 6.5 in 2006 ranked fifth among baseball local markets. In 2005, a 6.3 rating was fourth. In 2004, a 7.8 ranked third. For three years before that, the Mariners were No. 1 among all major league local markets."

Another part of them getting a good TV deal at the outset was just based on great timing. In 2000, they signed a 10-year deal with FSN for $288 million. In March of this year, they signed an extension with FSN that will run through 2020 for $300 million. The original deal in 2000 was way overbid because at the time of negotiations, Paul Allen (co-founder of Microsoft) and a partner were considering launching cable regional sports networks. The extension in March was based on ratings.

I don't need to defend Dex here, because he can easily do that himself. But the fact is Larry Lucchino put the best media package together that he could based on dealing from a position of very little strength.

Just a side note - I'm pretty sure the deal with the Padres and Cox runs through the 2011 season.

by Drama on Aug 21, 2007 7:50 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

But
It must be the Front Office's fault! They are teh suck!

Man I'm so sick of peoplpe constantly lambasting our FO. We do damn well, DAMN WELL, for as little money as we have. Whenever people think poorly about this FO, they should really look at Pittsburgh/Tampa Bay/KC/Baltimore. Then you'd really get a good sense of how crappy things can be.

Dex and Drama, thanks for giving some context to the TV deal. Thanks for doing some research and posting logically before flying off the handle at the management.

by Phantom on Aug 21, 2007 8:30 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Wait wait wait
People who dont have Cox cant see the games?!

I remember when I was little my dad had to pay something seperate to be able to get Channel 4 but I thought that changed. No?

I have Time Warner, why can I see the games?

Also, I wish someone from the Padres front office would read this, there are some excellent ideas. Especially the one about expanding the market to LA and Anaheim where there are definitely Padres fans. Not that they would listen to us but thats besides the point.

by padresgirlforlife44 on Aug 21, 2007 10:52 AM PDT   0 recs

yes and no
if you have time warner cable (basic or digital) you can watch it on channel 4. i guess it makes sense seeing as the channel is 'owned' by cox. my friend who doesn't have cable does not get channel four, but gets ch. 2-10 just fine, including tbs and wgn, which i think is really odd.

i have time warner also and personally if i could, i'd choose cox over them any day of the week.

"i kinda feel like nevin and klesko were some fling we (the padres) had in the past and now realize were a bad idea and are embarrassed about."

by freelunch on Aug 21, 2007 11:27 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

by the way
good job on that summary.
it's much appreciated :D
"i kinda feel like nevin and klesko were some fling we (the padres) had in the past and now realize were a bad idea and are embarrassed about."

by freelunch on Aug 21, 2007 11:30 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Listening to it now.
I know the Padres probably believe that they're doing the fans a great service by having Sandy go on once a week and answer the tough questions...but I don't really think that's the case. The truth is, he comes across as totally defensive...at times even dishonest...and uses a lot of double talk to explain the Padres philosophy.  He basically comes off as a total prick.

by Drama on Aug 21, 2007 12:25 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Thats exactly what I thought
he almost seemed arrogant to me. Like he totally didnt want to be there but he knew he had to.

by padresgirlforlife44 on Aug 21, 2007 12:28 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Sandy
If you guys don't get a chance to listen to the whole interview....here is Sandy in a nutshell:

Remember at the beginning of this month when the Barry Bonds Homerun Chase came to Petco? MLB.com reporter Barry Bloom asked John Moores about the crowds and Moores said this:

"I noticed," John Moores, the Padres' majority owner, told MLB.com during the course of his team's 4-3, 10-inning victory. "We need to go out and get a big-name player to give this franchise some financial stability."

When Darren and Billy asked him what that meant, Sandy claimed that Moores was kidding and didn't mean it at all. That he was basically just bullshitting.

Seriously? We're supposed to believe that?

Here's the link to the original article. Does anyone else read it that way? Because I don't.

by Drama on Aug 21, 2007 12:39 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Billy the problem?
I think Billy puts many people on the defensive right away with the way he asks questions.. I think by now, he is just sick of the same questions he gets from the guy.

by reddenedbeard on Aug 21, 2007 1:15 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Not at all.
Actually, it was more the questions asked by Darren. And it wasn't like Darren was going after him or anything. You can really hear how careful Darren has to be with him in the first place.

by Drama on Aug 21, 2007 1:32 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I completely disagree
I think he handles some of the idiotic venom admirably. Obviously as a mouthpiece, he has to be diplomatic in what he says.

I think that he gets irked that people assume they know more about baseball than he does.