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In terms of the money itself, we have room. I don't feel we're constrained because we are so tight up against the cap. Being able to bring in a contract worth $3 million, that's pretty good.

People laugh, but we have to move money around occasionally.

Stock options are a red herring, ... The issue is excessive compensation for executives in whatever currency is used -- stock, money, apartments and whatever else.

For my money, he's the center fielder next year. I felt that he was capable of doing what he's doing. To me, the only question was offense. He's seemed to show that he can handle himself here. I don't know if he's going to hit .330. But he's a good enough hitter. [Defensively], he's a prototypical center fielder. He runs everything down. He's not afraid of the wall. He'll dive. The center fielder's job is to catch every fly ball that is hit. You have corner men to help him out. That's the way he is.

The notion that I was making too much money ... well, you don't get what you deserve, you get what you negotiate and I'm nobody's dummy. I gave back to Hempstead a lot more than I got.