Jerry Reinsdorf
Jerry Reinsdorf
Jerry M. Reinsdorfis a CPA, lawyer and an owner of the NBA's Chicago Bulls and the MLB's Chicago White Sox. He started his professional life as a tax attorney with the Internal Revenue Service. He has been the head of the White Sox and Bulls for over 25 years...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionSports Executive
Date of Birth25 February 1936
CountryUnited States of America
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I spent a lot of time with (Bush) when he was in baseball. I guess he's moved on to bigger and better things.
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I should never have made that statement. The reason I made that statement at that time was because the Sox weren't doing particularly well, the Bulls were on top of the world, people were sending me letters saying, 'You're not paying attention to the White Sox; you're spending too much time on the Bulls.' So I figured one way to put it to rest it is to make a stupid statement like that, and so I did, and now it's been haunting me.
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I've said this over the years publicly - this is not a lucrative business. My goal every year is to break even with the White Sox.
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Dennis has made valuable contributions to the organization and to me since he came aboard. He goes to all of the Dodgers and Angels games out in Southern California, and also is very helpful in contract negotiations.
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Dennis and I immediately became good friends, and he's helped us in so many ways since he came with us. Dennis is such a nice guy, and he reminds me of a Jewish mother. He's always concerned and worried about everything. He's very caring.
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People started sending me mail saying I wasn't paying enough attention to the White Sox. I thought one way to put it to rest was to make a stupid statement.
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I don't care. Last year the Red Sox had an offensive machine and they beat the Cardinals with pitching. Go figure.
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None of us will ever understand the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, which has affected the lives of hundreds of thousands of Americans. Our heart goes out to every person touched by this tragedy, and we feel humbled to be able to offer our support.
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Baseball and business are all about relationships, like the bond between a team and its fans. The White Sox organization's long-term relationship with Miller Brewing has connected our fans to their beers.
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Like I said, Dennis has been of great value to our team.
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Losing is not fun. I know the fans don't like it, but they don't have to watch it every day. I have to watch it every day. I don't like watching bad teams.
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I felt all 88 of those years. I think I even felt the years that the Cubs haven't won on my shoulders.
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I felt all 88 of those years, and felt all those years the Cubs haven't won.
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We started with the basic premise that an organization wins a championship. Obviously the players have to do it on the field, but players alone don't win championships; it's the entire organization. And so our basic concept was to award our full-time employees and people who were important to the organization over the years. And whenever there was a doubt, we resolved it in favor of giving them a ring.