What happens if the governor is incapacitated? Isn't it easier if you don't have to ask the governor to sign an executive order every time you need one?

It is easier to believe than to go and ask

Sometimes it's easier to ask forgiveness than to ask permission.

These things are always easier to say in retrospect that you shouldn't have done it. We did it because I think he deserved it. He asked for it. Based on what he had done for the Giants, I think he deserved it at the time. He played more games than anyone else on the team ? 152 games ? he was the MVP again. Possibly by showing that respect for him and what he had done for the Giants, it might have been another motivation and inspiration for him to give the best he possibly could for the Giants.

If you don't ask, the answer is always no.

It's made the (GM) job tougher and more unpopular. Because the easier way to go is to sign the popular veteran that's really a good fit in your marketplace, but not a good fit in your salary-cap management. In my mind you make at least three or four of those decisions on a yearly basis now. You used to have one of those, at most, every two or three years.