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...
best central consistency develop good might team trying
The Central might be the best now. But that's potentially a good thing for a team that's trying to develop a consistency day in and day out.
cares change coaching individual next reach respected tigers
You will not find a more dedicated, hardworking and respected individual that cares more about the Tigers and his coaching staff. However, for the Tigers to reach the next level, I feel it is appropriate to make a change at this time.
last six win
All the sudden, during the last six weeks, we didn't win many ballgames.
step year
I think it's an important year for the organization. We need to take a step forward.
easy people proper public steps
It's hard, yet it's easy to be patient. You know what you have to do yourself. You take all of the proper steps involved. You've got the right people involved. You're thorough. It's not like we make spur-of-the-moment decisions. But at times, you're just going to get murdered from a public perspective.
review sit
I'm going to sit down with Trams and review what's going on. It's an important day.
review sit
I'm going to sit down with Tram and review what's going on. It's an important day.
bat command good hit league level scouts strike swung
Our scouts thought he could hit at a big league level because he swung a good bat and had a good command of the strike zone.
believe chances reason
I think he's going to be fine. There's no reason to believe he won't be fine. We just can't take any chances with that.
care extra far games hope ready situation sure teams throw
You just have to hope that doesn't happen. All teams are in the same situation as far as that's concerned. You have to take extra care with the pitchers, and be sure they're ready to throw when those games begin.
We've had conversations, but I can't say more at this point.
both four happy
To me, four years is a big commitment, both for the organization and the player. We're very happy to get this done.