Bob Castellini
Bob Castellini
Robert "Bob" Castellini is an American businessman from Cincinnati, Ohio. Since 2006, he has been Chief Executive Officerof the Cincinnati Reds, leading a group that purchased a majority share of the Major League Baseballfranchise from previous CEO Carl Lindner, Jr. Castellini is the chairman of Castellini Co., a fruit and vegetable wholesaler...
far gotten proud
We're very proud of how far we've gotten this year.
appreciate dan department diligently farm hard job rebuild scouting system worked
I want someone in this job who is my choice. I told Dan he has worked hard and has worked diligently to rebuild the farm system and scouting department of the Reds, and that we appreciate his efforts.
list names people
Some of the people on the list may not want their names out yet.
advisory baseball general grateful great help last man manager special
I was very grateful for his special advisory help the last two weeks. It's been great. He's a great baseball man and a great individual. He'll be a general manager again.
beginning behind expectation great ready season support winning
The expectations that are out there for a turnaround, everyone is ready for a winning season with the Reds and that's been a great support system. When you feel like at the beginning everyone is behind you.
commitment problem rest
We want to be in Sarasota the rest of our lives. There's no problem with a long-term commitment on our part.
winning
We're going to give you a winning team.
build couple franchise
We want to try to build the franchise around Adam, Homer, Edwin and a couple of other guys.
last line pitching staff stars
If all the stars line up, we're going to have a pitching staff that's a lot better than it was last year.
criticism needed
There is no criticism of Dan. I just needed my own person.
announce beginning cincinnati join president proud start
We're proud to announce that the president will join us for the start of this new beginning for Cincinnati Reds baseball.
excited opening special win
I have a lot of memories, and they've all been great. I'm so excited about today, I can't even think of anything. Every Opening Day is a special day. Win or lose, it's a special day.
blew totally
He was totally prepared. He blew us away.
either george high inside throwing worried
Frankly, I was worried about George throwing a strike. (His pitch) was a little high and it was either inside or outside, there wasn't a batter, so we don't know.