Bob Castellini
Bob Castellini
Robert "Bob" Castellini is an American businessman from Cincinnati, Ohio. Since 2006, he has been Chief Executive Officerof the Cincinnati Reds, leading a group that purchased a majority share of the Major League Baseballfranchise from previous CEO Carl Lindner, Jr. Castellini is the chairman of Castellini Co., a fruit and vegetable wholesaler...
consummate dan dedicated wish
Dan is the consummate professional and was dedicated to the Reds. We wish him nothing but the best.
This is the most important thing we have to do.
It was a very big consideration - very big.
build couple franchise
We want to try to build the franchise around Adam, Homer, Edwin and a couple of other guys.
winning
We're going to give you a winning team.
operate
We operate it. We don't own it. That's a big difference.
blew totally
He was totally prepared. He blew us away.
complicate difficult friday gave himself results totally tried
We didn't want to complicate Friday with this announcement. This was a very difficult decision. It was very difficult on Dan, who gave of himself totally here. He tried very, very hard. The results haven't materialized yet and I just wanted my own person.
criticism needed
There is no criticism of Dan. I just needed my own person.
announce beginning cincinnati join president proud start
We're proud to announce that the president will join us for the start of this new beginning for Cincinnati Reds baseball.
list names people
Some of the people on the list may not want their names out yet.
either george high inside throwing worried
Frankly, I was worried about George throwing a strike. (His pitch) was a little high and it was either inside or outside, there wasn't a batter, so we don't know.
last line pitching staff stars
If all the stars line up, we're going to have a pitching staff that's a lot better than it was last year.
advisory baseball general grateful great help last man manager special
I was very grateful for his special advisory help the last two weeks. It's been great. He's a great baseball man and a great individual. He'll be a general manager again.