Dave Dombrowski

And so there's a difference between the two.

And as I've explained to some other people that it's a situation where in baseball and agents run things differently between themselves.

They do things in different ways until you sign a memo of understanding.

you don't have a deal done.

And we did not sign one of those.

And it wasn't that we weren't moving towards that direction.

It isn't didn't think that we were going to get there based upon our conversations.

But we did not get to that point.

So I can't say that I ever thought we had it.

I did think we were going to get a deal done.

Well, how do you get through?

First of all, whenever you have, and this is not the first time this has ever happened to me.

Okay.

And sometimes it actually happens more than you would think.

through free agency and trades.

I mean, I've been to many times where I thought we were going to make a trade, and then all of a sudden they go in a different direction.

It's a gut punch.

I mean, you feel it.

That day, you are very...

Upset, I guess is the way to say it.