Robert Bono's hometown paper got the quotes from Bono himself (I'll be honest. I was looking forward to the Achtung Baby references):
"I had no clue. But in talking to people from the Marlins, they basically told me that with the season I just had, I shouldn’t be surprised that I was in a trade like this."
We didn't come out here to play tiddlywinks, son.
-Hal Smith
