And a lot of people didn't realize he was the first to break the 1 million barrier in salary with Nolan (in the previous contract), ... As far as the players were concerned, we thought he was fantastic. He was tough but he was always fair and this was a first-class organization when he was here.
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I don't think we need any more incentive than we already have. We're an organization that has never been to the World Series. That's plenty of incentive right there.
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The story so far is they're hammering on our mistakes, and we're exactly opposite. That's why we're having so much trouble.
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He should give us some pop in the lineup and the ability to drive in some runs. We hope he drives in 100 runs and hits 30 home runs. That's what we're expecting from him.
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The bottom line what we're looking at is did he have pain, and he did not, ... Did he get good extension, and (team consultant) Matt Galante reports he did.
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