王者風範

拍攝者 ROBERT SORBO/Reuters 2012年7月24日 上午11:00

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How The Ichiro Deal Got Done

So you guys explained to Ichiro Suzuki that there was no guarantee that he would be batting leadoff and he wouldn't play right field once Nick Swisher is back? Did it take him a couple of days to understand that before he said yes to the trade?

"I certainly communicated as my job. The last thing I want to do is bring a player in here and have this develop in front of our fan base in New York in the largest media market, especially when you include of the greatest players in the world that's ever played and a future Hall of Famer. That stuff got checked prior to this deal, so all those boxes got checked off. Essentially provided the worst case scenario you are going to play left field and not right field because we have a right fielder and to fit into this team I am not moving teammates around that have been there for us, so he'd have to play left field. He would bat in the back of our lineup in the eight spot. He may well only play against right-handed pitching and not left-handed pitching, so all of these boxes were checked, so our manager has full ability to maneuver now without restriction. A player comes into a situation educated and understanding and willing to be a participant under those circumstances and we'll see where it takes us."