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      <title>Sandy Alderson Interview
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      <link>http://www.gaslampball.com/2007/8/20/21521/5163</link>
      <author>padresgirlforlife44</author>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2007 01:05:21 -0000</pubDate>
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&lt;p&gt;People wanted me to give a &lt;strong&gt;summary&lt;/strong&gt; of the Alderson interview today so here it is. There was a lot more but this was only a summary of an hour long interview.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I was kind of zoning in and out but this is what I remember:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;li value=&quot;1&quot;&gt;Sandy is not mad at Jake for discussing the stuff he did&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li value=&quot;2&quot;&gt;Jake gave Sandy a heads up about what he had said before it got relseased; Sandy wasnt mad&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li value=&quot;3&quot;&gt;There is no 'right' time to talk about contracts&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li value=&quot;4&quot;&gt;Mexico brings the Padres no revenue&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li value=&quot;5&quot;&gt;The payroll will increase to $70 mil by the end of the year&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li value=&quot;6&quot;&gt;Now is not the time to extend Jake but it is not out of the question&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li value=&quot;7&quot;&gt;Seattle's TV revenue is 6 times that of the Padres (thats why they can sign Ichiro. He said this because people are asking &quot;Why can Seattle sign Ichiro but the Padres cant sig Jake?&quot; Becasue Seattle and SD are kinda similar&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li value=&quot;8&quot;&gt;Alderson has won a Championship before on a team that did not have the biggest payroll&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li value=&quot;9&quot;&gt;The Padres payroll is like 26 in the rankings&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li value=&quot;10&quot;&gt;Moores just gave the Padres $14 million CASH.. and will give $2 million more&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li value=&quot;11&quot;&gt;Smaller contracts are better&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li value=&quot;12&quot;&gt;Giants with Zito and Bonds are almost burdened by the large contracts&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li value=&quot;13&quot;&gt;Jake timing wont hurt the mood of the clubhouse&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li value=&quot;14&quot;&gt;&quot;If we dont have a good team, if we dont have a good product, then we dont have good customers&quot; -Alderson&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li value=&quot;15&quot;&gt;Big people bring big revenue (uhh...Jake?)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li value=&quot;16&quot;&gt;Padres have very loyal fans but they need to remember we are not in the same market as NY and Boston. But he will try to give us the best.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li value=&quot;17&quot;&gt;Love to have a higher run producing lineup&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li value=&quot;18&quot;&gt;There is no one in this market more eager to make change (ie: attain new people)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li value=&quot;19&quot;&gt;Someone came on the phone questioning, just like Jake, the managements eagerness to win a championship. They mentioned competitiveness and how in 98 we were promised being really competitive and how we havent gotten it&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li value=&quot;20&quot;&gt;Sandy is a little disappointed with the last two years because we didnt win the championship but is proud of how far they came&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li value=&quot;21&quot;&gt;Marcus is still on the team because he plays good defense. There is a commitment to the chemistry of the team, he is good for it I guess. &amp;nbsp;Marcus can still be productive.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li value=&quot;22&quot;&gt;Ahead 100,000 in atttendance this year&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li value=&quot;23&quot;&gt;Lost money since moving to Petco because of the interest and debt from Qualcomm&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li value=&quot;24&quot;&gt;Khalil's personality hasn't change and is appealing to fans&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li value=&quot;25&quot;&gt;They take fans interest into account when making deals&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li value=&quot;26&quot;&gt;Khalil at shortshop is excellent&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li value=&quot;27&quot;&gt;If people think they are gonna be in the market for a $130 million dollar player, they are mistaken. No way.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li value=&quot;28&quot;&gt;If the Cubs think that signing Soriano and Zambrano for that kinda money will win them their first world series since the American Revolution, maybe thats why they havent won a WS.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li value=&quot;29&quot;&gt;The payroll for the Padres wont be up to $130 million anytime soon but it is not out of the question&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;
Thats it. He was getting a lot of crap from caller and being called out a lot.
&lt;p&gt;In the beginning he was kind of arrogant and aggrivated but cooled down in the end.&lt;/p&gt;



  

  


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