Saturday, February 07, 2004
Mazzone begins molding new staff
"This kind of situation never would have happened eight or 10 years ago [when Ted Turner owned the Braves]," Jones said. "But John [Schuerholz, general manager] is operating under a different set of circumstances. He did the best he could."
Jones spoke with Schuerholz several times during the offseason, discussing players the Braves were targeting and the direction of the organization.
"I'm frustrated," Jones said. "You get used to deep pockets, then all of a sudden they get shallow on you. We get frustrated, because we feel like our chances of getting to October dim when those purse strings tighten up."
Told of Jones' comments, Schuerholz smiled. "And then you reminded him that we're going to spend more than the world champions did last year, and the year before?" he said, referring the Marlins and Angels.
"This kind of situation never would have happened eight or 10 years ago [when Ted Turner owned the Braves]," Jones said. "But John [Schuerholz, general manager] is operating under a different set of circumstances. He did the best he could."
Jones spoke with Schuerholz several times during the offseason, discussing players the Braves were targeting and the direction of the organization.
"I'm frustrated," Jones said. "You get used to deep pockets, then all of a sudden they get shallow on you. We get frustrated, because we feel like our chances of getting to October dim when those purse strings tighten up."
Told of Jones' comments, Schuerholz smiled. "And then you reminded him that we're going to spend more than the world champions did last year, and the year before?" he said, referring the Marlins and Angels.
Tuesday, February 03, 2004
okay, states that I have visited ...
