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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The time away from the game has helped him a great deal.
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I don't think it takes long for somebody to be impressed with Jim Leyland and his knowledge of the game. He knows what he wants to accomplish, and he's done it so many times. He's a great communicator. The players like him.
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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 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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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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He's a player we like a great deal, as we've said all along, but where we are and what his situation is financially just doesn't mesh.
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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.
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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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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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We are waiting to hear back on his situation.
We've had conversations, but I can't say more at this point.