Adrian Gonzalez
Adrian Gonzalez
Adrian Savin Gonzalez, also known by his nicknames A-Gon and Gonzo, is a Mexican-American professional baseball first baseman for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth8 May 1982
CitySan Diego, CA
action blocking business detection focused global overseas secure sure technology trade
If there's to be a call-to-action by Congress, from a technology standpoint, it should be focused on making sure detection technology being used overseas is up to the task. This would make global trade much more secure than blocking a business transaction here in the U.S.
becoming business driving generally growth logistics profitable services
Generally speaking, logistics services is a low-margin business and driving profitable growth is becoming increasingly difficult.
current jump levels reason stock sudden
We think the stock is undervalued at current levels but there is no other reason for the sudden jump in the stock price.
game great hoping played
We played a great game. We were all hoping for a game like this.
against ball catch catching home tennis throw until wall yard
I went home and got a tennis ball and started tossing it against a wall in my back yard to catch the rebounds. I'd go out there every day and throw that ball against a wall until I was catching every ball that bounced back. That's how I learned.
companies consistency cost critical levels lowest means meet performance possible service shrinking striving turning
Order-to-delivery times are shrinking and companies are heavily outsourced, which means reliability and consistency of performance are more critical than ever. Companies are striving to meet service levels at the lowest possible cost and are turning to carrier- and vendor-performance metrics to do that.
call challenge cycles daily dynamic execution means perfect streaming
Order-to-delivery cycles are shrinking. That means the daily challenge for end-users isn't to get the perfect plan, but to get as much lights-out execution as possible. We call that streaming or dynamic optimization.
affect clubhouse effect general managers maybe might players spring time together training
Spring Training is about playing, and we will be playing, so I don't think it will affect us that way. Maybe it could have an effect on managers and general managers, because all the players won't be together in the clubhouse and they might not have enough time to see everybody.
bought family season
Friends and family have already bought 40 season tickets, and there's probably a lot more that I haven't of that are going to be there, so it'll be fun.
couple faced glad great side spring
I faced Jake a couple of times in Spring Training. It didn't go very well. He's a great pitcher. I'm glad I'm on his side now.
good hopefully mentality tried
My mentality was never to do anything out of the ordinary. I was just going to play my game, and hopefully it was good enough to be on the 25-man roster. I never pressed, I never tried to do more than I had to just so I could make the team.
built capability chain executives high list management performance rare software supply
Metrics are very high on the list for supply chain executives and supply chain users. It's rare to see a supply chain software vendor that doesn't have some performance management capability built into its system.
accelerate attempt certainly continue expect financial involved logistics order providers scale service solutions trend year
The consolidation trend will certainly continue in 2006, and it won't always be the 'usual suspects' involved in the deals. We expect to see logistics service providers and financial institutions make some TMS-related acquisitions this year as they attempt to 'roll up' providers of complementary solutions in order to accelerate scale and growth.
blame game quick run score
The game is so quick that you can't blame things. We didn't score a run in the ninth. It's not a big deal.