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're extremely pleased to have a person of his makeup and his ability to bolster the bullpen.
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It brings back memories. Nobody enjoyed the experience of what we had to do.
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To me, not only is he a good player, but he's a quality person. He's a guy you win championships with.
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We like Nate Robertson. We think he's a starting pitcher.
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The decision to name one of the top managers in the game of baseball in recent time, to bring him back to this organization, is a very big day for our franchise.
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We're still in this position where we haven't made a lot of decisions yet.
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David Ortiz is an icon. He is one of a kind. But we'll do our best job to replace the offensive aspect, however we can.
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I don't think you ever replace David Ortiz with what he brings to an organization or to a community.
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I don't think it takes long for somebody to be impressed with Jim Leyland and his knowledge of the game. He knows what he wants to accomplish, and he's done it so many times. He's a great communicator. The players like him.
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He's got that hop in his step, the passion back. I think everyone knows who's in charge at this point.
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I don't have any steadfast rule. I think it's more of a generality. I think in Mike's case, he's a guy who expressed a desire to have a multiyear deal. Based upon his past performance, we were open-minded to it.
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Ideally we'd like to still have Kenny in the organization. He had a good season last year. Other pitchers are ahead of him at this point. We needed to create a roster spot.
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I am driven to move quickly because I think there could be a lot of interest in Jim Leyland.
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I always wanted to be a general manager.