[新聞] Teixeira: I held no grudges from 1998

看板RedSox作者Belladonaa時間17年前 (2009/01/07 12:47)推噓8(8推 0噓 1→)

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Final Chapter ============================================================================ Barring an unforeseen development, here’s the last on Mark Teixeira: If you are among those who believes that Teixeira still harbors resentment toward the Red Sox from a botched negotiation that took place during the Dan Duquette administration in 1998, Teixeira addressed the topic in no uncertain terms. "That had nothing at all to do with it," Teixeira said of the impact the happening might have had on his decision to sign with the Yankees. "I was 18 years old. I was a kid. I knew nothing about the business of baseball. I relied on my instincts; my instincts said go to college and I had the best three years of my life. I’m actually thankful that it happened because I met my wife. I had three of the greatest years of my life and I have lifelong friends [from college]." The Red Sox today are under different management, of course, but we thought it was necessary to get this out there given some of the wild speculation about Teixeira’s decision-making process. ============================================================ Were the Red Sox and others strung along? Scott Boras, agent: "I think whenever you represent a free agent player and he signs somewhere, part of the process is one where everyone is going to say they were strung along. Obviously, in my business, you're either called a shopper or a puffer; one of the two, you're going to be labeled with. You do the things you need to do, in good faith, when dealing with teams. "As far as Boston goes, I think Boston knows they got good faith proposals and they were given proposals, which means, if accepted, the player would have signed the proposal. If teams reject them, they cannot in any way suggest they were strung along." Was Teixeira always going to New York or did the Red Sox and others truly have a chance? Teixeira: "Every team did [have a chance]. I told my agent, 'This is the pecking order,' and I gave him my idea of who was going to be near the top. At the same time, I'm not going to lie to you guys. Contract was important. I wasn't going to take half as much money to play in New York. But when a team like New York steps up and is very competitive with their contract, it was an easy decision for me. "I wasn't stringing the other teams along. At the same time, nobody had really stepped up to make it, 'Hey, now Mark, let's make a decision.' For a long time there, most of the contracts were basically the same." ======================================================================== http://tinyurl.com/82uzwm New York Girl：I didn't want to live in Boston -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 118.160.65.214 ※ 編輯: Belladonaa 來自: 118.160.65.214 (01/07 13:50)

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