Brian Sabean
Brian Sabean
Brian R. Sabean, as of 2015, is the executive vice president of baseball operations of the San Francisco Giants. He served as the team's general manager for eighteen seasons, from 1997 to 2014. He succeeded general manager Bob Quinn. The Giants had a winning record in thirteen of the eighteen seasons in which Sabean served as general manager. Prior to his tenure, the team had suffered losing seasons in five out of six years. He is a native of Concord,...
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As a GM, to get a switch-hitter who's a leadoff hitter with a lot of dimensions -- power, speed, the ability to play the outfield the way he does -- is a godsend to the organization. The opportunity was great, the timing was wonderful and he's very deserving.
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It would give a boost to the team and give a snapshot of what might be possible next year. Whether he plays this year or how much remains to be seen.
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I expect we'll have a better chance to win games, especially against right-handers. He has the ability to affect the team and provide a snapshot for the rest of the season and next year.
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should have been in this position long before this. In the end, good things happen to good people.
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You've got to get this guy closer to game action, fast-twitch action. Anything he's doing right now is under quote-unquote control. It's not as if he's being presented into the game. Until he does that and Dr. Yocum sees how the knee responds, you can't go to the next step.
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I'm trying to make these guys incrementally better.
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Hopefully, it won't ruin a friendship. Obviously, he's in hated Dodger blue. I'm sure he'll be having a lot of pasta dinners with Tommy (Lasorda). Levity aside, it is an interesting flip of fate. You guys know how close we are personally, how hard we worked professionally.
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I'm not going to comment on what goes on in the clubhouse, ... Old news, too. It was three months ago.
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I'm embarrassed we had to do it, ... The blame starts with me. We made choices, and they obviously didn't turn out.
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From what I saw today, I'm beyond pleasantly surprised. He's done a lot of work, you can tell. He's strong. Having said that, he hasn't run the bases yet or played the outfield.
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Only God and he know how much he's going to play. And the manager.
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It's quite possible it could be a dog and pony show until after Dec. 7. It's seemingly going slower than I ever could have expected. ... I'm not sure, but my inclination the last day or so is teams are bogged down waiting until Dec. 7 whether for their own free agents or so they don't lose draft picks. Dec. 7 looms larger than other years.
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It's obvious we have to be more fortified if in fact for whatever reason Barry and/or Mo (Alou) don't play 120-plus games,
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The lesson learned is you're not going to survive a 2-15 stretch. When that happens early, you've really dug yourself a hole. I can't say I saw it coming, and it buried us. And what we did out of the division really hurt us.