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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You have to realize that if you start making deals just based on public opinion, you're going to be in a lot of trouble.
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People don't come to your games to see your manager. I can understand why some people will feel that this was based on Alan's popularity here. But really, we could not afford to make this decision based on that, because we need to right this ship.
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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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I'm sure that both sports offer their own unique challenges when developing young talent. But I think baseball is more of a crapshoot because you're generally looking at a longer time frame in the maturation process of a young prospect.
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I'm going to sit down with Trams and review what's going on. It's an important day.
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I'm going to sit down with Tram and review what's going on. It's an important day.
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I'm saddened because you're dealing with somebody who has put their heart and soul into something. For the organization, he's one of the greatest players of all time. If you've met Alan Trammell and you don't like him, you should probably look at yourself.
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It was one of the greatest clubs put together in recent time.
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It's well deserved. He had a great season last year. We're happy to see him that honor.
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It took about two minutes. I knew he was ready.
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It works out well - Lou lives in Lakeland, and he's a great Tiger. He's worked hard on the field for us and has done a good job in spring training.
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It works out well -- Lou lives in Lakeland, and he's a great Tiger. He's worked hard on the field for us and has done a good job in spring training.
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We won a world championship with some high-maintenance ballplayers and he handled Barry Bonds (in Pittsburgh).
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When I talked to him about the various reasons, I'm sure none of them caught him by surprise because we've been discussing them.