John Schuerholz
John Schuerholz
John Schuerholzis the president of the Atlanta Braves of the National League. Before joining Atlanta, he spent twenty-two years with the Kansas City Royals organization, including nineas the club's general manager. Among the teams he has built are the 1985 Royals and 1995 Braves, both World Series champions. His teams have also won their division 15 times. He was the general manager with the Atlanta Braves from 1990 to 2007. In 2007 he was promoted to the post of club...
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He really answered the call. The job was up for grabs, with a lot of competition, and he just rose up and took it.
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I appreciate intellect and intellectual capacity as much as anybody. But I also know if you have a combination of a lively intellect and levels of experience, you're going to be better suited to make decisions, whether you're head of scouting, player development or a general manager.
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Everybody has factored into the success, ... Leo was a big part of that... He has received a lot of attention and rightfully so. We've had a lot of success with our pitching.
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That's really sort of the unique aspect of it, ... I don't think them being from Atlanta affected us winning, but it just makes the story a little more compelling. It's a wonderful story. And our fans have really taken to them.
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It's meant to take readers behind the closed doors of the general manager's office.
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The best third-base prospect in baseball. He has awesome potential, excellent power and a good glove.
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the best five starting pitchers we've ever had.
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It's been exciting, fun, energizing. These kids are walking the walk for us right now.
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It's just enjoyable to watch guys throw. It was a beautiful day, and everything went smoothly. There was nothing out of the ordinary, so it was a good day.
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It's a special story. You look at the hometown guys like Kyle Davies, Jeff Francoeur, Blaine Boyer and Brian McCann, and to see the role they're playing on the team right now, there couldn't be a better story in baseball.
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It wasn't shocking. It wasn't unexpected. It's a disappointing development. He was a real big part of our pitching staff and pitched sensationally the first part of the season.
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It's going to be real exciting seeing all of the guys compete. It will certainly be a spot of great interest for all of us.
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There's a lot of it still on the table. Big piles of it.
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It's hurtful to know that Tommy Glavine won't be in a Braves uniform anymore.