It's a very sensitive issue with Alfonso. We respect him and we respect his ability as a baseball player. The position change and what's important to the team is something we'll continue to address appropriately. We don't want it to become a soap opera. Jim Bowden
Motivational, Inspirational, Funny Quotes
![Guzzy's hitting under .200 with September [arriving] on Thursday, ... Vidro's playing on sore quads and is going to have to play hurt the rest of the year. We're not scoring any runs. . . . We need some choices. I need to give Frank some choices. Between trading for him and our call-ups on Thursday, he's going to have some choices, and he's going to have some fresh legs and bodies that may spark the guys they have now, or maybe he gets in and sparks the team that way. - Jim Bowden Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=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&author=ICBKaW0gQm93ZGVuICAgIA==&num=5 "Guzzy's hitting under .200 with September [arriving] on Thursday, ... Vidro's playing on sore quads and is going to have to play hurt the rest of the year. We're not scoring any runs. . . . We need some choices. I need to give Frank some choices. Between trading for him and our call-ups on Thursday, he's going to have some choices, and he's going to have some fresh legs and bodies that may spark the guys they have now, or maybe he gets in and sparks the team that way. - Jim Bowden Quotes")
![He has pitched well in New Orleans. He knows how to pitch a little bit. We don't have a lot of depth. We're already on starting pitcher [No. 7]. - Jim Bowden Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=SGUgaGFzIHBpdGNoZWQgd2VsbCBpbiBOZXcgT3JsZWFucy4gSGUga25vd3MgaG93IHRvIHBpdGNoIGEgbGl0dGxlIGJpdC4gV2UgZG9uJ3QgaGF2ZSBhIGxvdCBvZiBkZXB0aC4gV2UncmUgYWxyZWFkeSBvbiBzdGFydGluZyBwaXRjaGVyIFtOby4gN10uIA==&author=ICBKaW0gQm93ZGVuICAgIA==&num=9 "He has pitched well in New Orleans. He knows how to pitch a little bit. We don't have a lot of depth. We're already on starting pitcher [No. 7]. - Jim Bowden Quotes")
![It's a setback. We were expecting 200 innings from Brian this year. We were hoping for the three-hit shutout he threw in September [against the Giants] was going to be thrown in our ballpark. - Jim Bowden Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=SXQncyBhIHNldGJhY2suIFdlIHdlcmUgZXhwZWN0aW5nIDIwMCBpbm5pbmdzIGZyb20gQnJpYW4gdGhpcyB5ZWFyLiBXZSB3ZXJlIGhvcGluZyBmb3IgdGhlIHRocmVlLWhpdCBzaHV0b3V0IGhlIHRocmV3IGluIFNlcHRlbWJlciBbYWdhaW5zdCB0aGUgR2lhbnRzXSB3YXMgZ29pbmcgdG8gYmUgdGhyb3duIGluIG91ciBiYWxscGFyay4g&author=ICBKaW0gQm93ZGVuICAgIA==&num=9 "It's a setback. We were expecting 200 innings from Brian this year. We were hoping for the three-hit shutout he threw in September [against the Giants] was going to be thrown in our ballpark. - Jim Bowden Quotes")
