Stuart Sternberg
Stuart Sternberg
Stuart L. Sternbergis a Wall Street investor. He is the principal shareholder of the ownership group that owns the Tampa Bay Rays, and has acted as the team's Managing General Partner since November 2005...
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I am acutely aware that this organization needs to demonstrate to all the communities and business in this entire region that this is a Major League Baseball franchise and will be treated as such.
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The greatest experiences really were on the other side of the fence. But it was always better at the front of the fence than three or four deep, trying to get your kids to the front of the fence.
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This is more than Opening Day. This is the first day.
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I don't think a team name brings people into your ballpark, but we'll have our marketing people determine if it's keeping fans away. If it is, it's something we have to look at. Hopefully, it turns into something that brings them into the park.
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There's a lot of good going on right now. And we seem to be coming along.
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This is the day we pointed to. It's optimistic. It's enthusiastic. It's exciting. Really, on a scale of 1-10 of expectations, it's past a 10. It's just great, just wonderful.
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The time has come for dramatic change for this organization.
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It's like you're going on vacation, and the trip is three days away, that's probably the best time, that anticipation. It's almost like the anticipation is greater than the journey itself. I don't think that's going to be the case. But right now, if I can almost stop time, it's this great period where we're just close enough, and you see all this spectacular work getting done, both with the team and the organization and the stadium, that if I can just stop it now, it would be great. Unfortunately wins and losses will muck everything up.
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I think that will go a long way to getting people's attention and give them a reason to not stay away.
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Gerry's accomplishments are well documented. He now has a significant voice in all aspects of our baseball operations.
timing
The timing is not as important as getting the right people.
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Other than what happened on the field, it couldn't have been a more successful home opener.
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It finally started to hit me recently. I was so caught up in the moment from the time I took over, trying to do so many things, that I didn't get a chance to experience what it would be like. We had a lot to do to get things right, but we are getting it done and today it's all hitting me.
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There's an energy. You can feel the energy of what's happening.