247 Quotes by Mark Shapiro

We are looking forward to him again filling a crucial role in our bullpen.

We don't have a team that has a dominant component, like the Red Sox or Yankees. But we may have one of the more balanced teams.

Any time you lose pitchers that have been successful, you are concerned about their replacements.

I'm excited to see him do well in a meaningful game with the pressure of pitching for his country. We could not simulate that kind of atmosphere here.

The only fulfillment I'll allow myself is when we're playing again in October and hoisting pennants above Jacobs Field. We can't stop now.

When healthy, he's been one of the most effective relievers in baseball.

I hope we have built some (fan) trust through our decisions of the last three years. I say bear with me, hang in there and trust that we have a very bright future in 2006 and beyond.

We're interested and we're waiting for a proposal from Major League Baseball. It's not going to generate the kind of excitement that World Cup soccer does, given the history and the equity just isn't there yet. But at least for this country, anything with the America's pastime and the American flag is sure to be a winning combination.

We probably would not have done that if not for the other trade, though we like Jason quite a bit. But we would not have taken Arthur off the club if we couldn't add another pitcher to work in an eighth-inning role.