My reception at Cubs games is comparable to when the Beatles showed up at Shea Stadium
I was in Chicago for the Dodgers-Cubs. They swarmed me. They overwhelmed me with kindness and love. They were chanting, 'Marlins Man, Marlins Man' between the innings... I go, are you kidding? Watch what's going to happen. It's going to be like when the Beatles showed up at Shea Stadium. And it happened.
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View episodeI would have 'Pete Rose'd' the hot dog contest and thrown it if I could have bet on my own under in Las Vegas
I actually made some texts. I was hoping that somehow it ended up on a real sports book in Vegas. We could have put some real money down, and I would have Pete Rose the hell out of that tournament. But alas, you could only win about like 200 bucks on prop bets. So I had to give it my all.
I will never compete in the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest again
I've survived to tell my tale. I'll never do it again. But it was a great experience to have.
Kevin Durant might not improve the Warriors because there are too many cooks in the kitchen
I'm actually going to go out on a limb and say that Kevin Durant might not really improve the Warriors that much. Yeah, he's a really good player... You got a lot of cooks in the kitchen now. You need some role players.
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View profileDerek Jeter will not last five years as Marlins owner
I'm being told by some other people I know in baseball... We don't think Jeter lasts the five years. We think that the owners and investors have a pressure on him.
Derek Jeter is unqualified to run a baseball team
What has Jeter done ever to run a team as a success? What has he done ever, period? What businesses has he ever run? ... Bernie Williams carried him when he was on the Yankees. So what makes him qualified to run this team other than he was a ball player? None. Nothing.
The Marlins need to market themselves as an expansion team and lower expectations
They're like an expansion team. I told them at the town hall meeting and in my meeting, you've got to make people think it's an expansion team and lower expectations. ... Stop trying to tell everybody you're going to be a winner this year.