Blue Jays president Shapiro on Prime Time

[West Texas Forever]

Here is the link if anyone wants to watch it.

 

http://www.sportsnet.ca/baseball/mlb/watch-live-blue-jays-president-shapiro-on-pts/

[Sorrow]

It's been really good so far. Good summary on reddit (

)

 

I'm actually impressed with Bobcat not being a complete ass with Shapiro yet.

[West Texas Forever]

I'm actually impressed with Bobcat not being a complete ass with Shapiro yet.

 

I had my popcorn ready.

[Jimcanuck]

It's been really good so far. Good summary on reddit (

)

 

I'm actually impressed with Bobcat not being a complete ass with Shapiro yet.

 

PussoBob knows he would be destroyed

[Trouba95]

Lol Bob is actually behaving.

[jaysguy44]

He's actually made a lot of sense so far

[Sorrow]

Shapiro talking and being direct is a refreshing change. I enjoy how Shapiro also says "I don't need to defend myself, go ask someone like Antonelli, or x/y/z if you want to know about me".

[Laika]

Ugh he's so smart that it hurts

 

If I ever cracked a smile, it would be ear to ear right now

[jaysguy44]

Ugh he's so smart that it hurts

 

If I ever cracked a smile, it would be ear to ear right now

 

He's definitely very well spoken. Seems a lot more comfortable with guys like Bob than AA was.

 

I'm impressed

[Laika]

And hearing him talk about things like adding incremental wins, translating draft picks to $$.... definitely a fangraphs dot com guy

[leaffie]

While I was not pleased with the hire, or the methods used by Rogers, must admit that he comes across, as very knowledgeable, well spoken, and seems to have a plan. Liked his handling of Dunedin and their plans there.

[FrozenRopes]

Can't remember a more eloquent guy in blue Jay's management. Seems like the right guy for the job.

[Jonzo]

Id say I'm confident in him, based on what I hear so far. Pretty much agree with everything he said.

[Captain Adama]

"Everything is almost the same in this front office....except I actually have a baseball background."

 

Shapiro, you beautiful subtle ******* you.

[Jonn]

So can we go too Arizona please. That would be cool.

[TilsonBritoFan]

So can we go too Arizona please. That would be cool.

 

f*** dat! I hope they stay in the Clearwater/Tampa area if they leave Dunedin.

[Jonn]

f*** dat! I hope they stay in the Clearwater/Tampa area if they leave Dunedin.

 

Where though thats the question. In Arizona atleast you can build the facility you want.

[Frenchsoup]

Shapiro talking and being direct is a refreshing change. I enjoy how Shapiro also says "I don't need to defend myself, go ask someone like Antonelli, or x/y/z if you want to know about me".

 

Didn't Shapiro hire Antonetti. Obviously Anto isn't going to talk s*** about him...I did however see a glare in Shapiro's eyes when AA's name and heroism was brought up.

[SAAviour]

"Everything is almost the same in this front office....except I actually have a baseball background."

 

Shapiro, you beautiful subtle ******* you.

 

I haven't listened, did he actually say that? Amazing if he did!

[glory]

Shapiro/Atkins + top 10 payroll is going to be fun to watch.

[burlingtonbandit]

I liked what he said about recovery. I wonder if the team will send the opening SP on a road trip the night before so he can get a better sleep instead of flying in at 3AM the night before he starts. That seems like a small competitive advantage that you hear Shapiro/Atkins constantly referencing.

[Jonn]

I liked what he said about recovery. I wonder if the team will send the opening SP on a road trip the night before so he can get a better sleep instead of flying in at 3AM the night before he starts. That seems like a small competitive advantage that you hear Shapiro/Atkins constantly referencing.

 

I'm pretty sure they already do that. Atleast a lot of other teams do it.

[admin]

The circle jerk is strong. Used to be like this about AA.

[Spanky99]

lol

[Spanky99]

Full interview.

 

http://pmd.fan590.com/audio_on_demand-4/Shapiro-pts-20160113-Interview.mp3

[BigCecil]

My favourite statement "our focus needs to be an obsessive focus on infusing talent" speaking of our farm system and giving up a draft pick for Gallardo.

 

Its an obvious statement but leadership starts at the top in a successful org. Gave me an iro-gasm.

[G-Snarls]

Great interview

 

Worth a listen if you have half an hour

[G-Snarls]

For those who would rather read it:

 

http://andrewstoeten.com/2016/01/14/mark-shapiro-speaks/

[gbill2004]

I heard Shapiro listens to Drake and Def Leppard CDs with the volume cranked, on repeat, in his office all day long. He does some bad ass lip synching during his lunch break. Edited February 1, 2016 by gbill2004