Andrew Friedman
Andrew Friedman
Andrew Friedman is the President of Baseball Operations of the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball. He previously served as the general manager for the Tampa Bay Rays, where Sporting News named him Executive of the Year in 2008. That year, for the first time in franchise history, the Rays both qualified for the playoffs and played in the World Series...
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Convoys are the scariest and most high-risk activity a soldier can participate in. You never know when there is going to be a bomb alongside you or even under your vehicle, ... Also, the guns used in combat in Iraq don't create the kind of wounds a street gun might in America. These guns fire at a much higher velocity, creating a lot more damage.
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I thought it went well. I thought it was important to keep the lines of communications open.
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The stuff that made him rated that high is still there. He still possesses that dominant stuff and we're excited to get him in the organization.
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He's confirmed he's the top hombre for the job.
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Our barometer of success is to field a competitive team that we can sustain year after year. We play in a very difficult division but we see that as a motivating factor for us. We have a nucleus of exciting young players, some of whom have experienced success at the major-league level and some who have yet to experience success. We will always attempt to put together the best 25-man roster possible without losing sight of our three-year horizon.
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He's a very experienced bullpen arm. The landscape of relief pitchers is fairly inconsistent year to year, but Dan has remained consistent.
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In an ideal world, we'd have more time to get these players acclimated to the new staff. But we've worked overtime to get these players ready to play and comfortable with the 2006 approach.
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He's been invaluable in our discussions and our planning going forward, and the working relationship has been outstanding.
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It's hard in this setting to truly determine a winner, but it allows us to solve the impasse in the negotiations in a timely manner so we can focus on what's most important, which is getting ready for the season.
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He brings veteran leadership in the bullpen. And he's as good a competitor as there is out there.
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We were seeing situations when, even after they reported hazardous conditions and violations were issued, nothing would happen. Tenants were going without hot water for months at a time.
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With hamstrings, it's tough. We don't want to put a timetable on it.
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We're happy to come to terms with Toby. He's an instrumental part of what we're trying to do as we develop a young pitching staff.