Nah. You had it right the first time--it was a long exit interview. If the team wouldn't "put him on," he could just hold his own press conference some other time or give an interview to the sportswriter of his own choosing.
He's starting to get on my nerves with some of this infrastructure spending stuff. We don't have a lot of extra money right now, Joe. And I love trains as much as you do, but the market has spoken and most people seem to prefer to fly or drive.