Dave Dombrowski
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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.
But you have to pick yourself off and shake it off.
I mean, because you can't just wallow in what took place.
So after a day of feeling that way or a time period, you need to move forward.
And so that's how you handle it.