Dave Dombrowski
Dave Dombrowski
David Dombrowskiis a professional baseball executive and currently the President of Baseball Operations for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball. Dombrowski has previously served as the general manager of the Montreal Expos, and the general manager and president of the Florida Marlins and Detroit Tigers...
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We won a world championship with some high-maintenance ballplayers and he handled Barry Bonds (in Pittsburgh).
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When I talked to him about the various reasons, I'm sure none of them caught him by surprise because we've been discussing them.
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You have to realize that if you start making deals just based on public opinion, you're going to be in a lot of trouble.
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Naturally, you don't ask him to lead the other guys. But if you watch (the pitchers), he's like a sponge. They're always around him, asking questions.
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The time away from the game has helped him a great deal.
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People don't come to your games to see your manager. I can understand why some people will feel that this was based on Alan's popularity here. But really, we could not afford to make this decision based on that, because we need to right this ship.
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We are waiting to hear back on his situation.
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There was no question in my mind that Leyland was the leading candidate if he had the passion. I didn't know that until we interviewed him. Both candidates were made aware that we had a leading candidate. I had been given indications by people that he had it, but it didn't take long to see that he had the passion.
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This man knows how to manage a baseball club.
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You're looking to make some changes, but not a major overhaul at this point.
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Some people from the minor leagues have told me that once he comes here, he'll never go back to the minors. He's very well regarded.
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We've talked about having somebody at the back end of the bullpen. Todd has had a tremendous career, had a fantastic year last year. ... He's not only got the ability, but the experience that we know we need.
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We don't expect him to fall off because he's not a guy that relies on throwing really hard. We signed him to win games, but his leadership for our young players is a bonus and his presence should take some pressure off of them.
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I'm saddened because you're dealing with somebody who has put their heart and soul into something. For the organization, he's one of the greatest players of all time. If you've met Alan Trammell and you don't like him, you should probably look at yourself.