John Schuerholz
John Schuerholz
John Schuerholzis the president of the Atlanta Braves of the National League. Before joining Atlanta, he spent twenty-two years with the Kansas City Royals organization, including nineas the club's general manager. Among the teams he has built are the 1985 Royals and 1995 Braves, both World Series champions. His teams have also won their division 15 times. He was the general manager with the Atlanta Braves from 1990 to 2007. In 2007 he was promoted to the post of club...
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Nobody had any expectations except that he could be on our pitching staff and help us win. And that's what I go on.
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So, in midseason, going full-speed ahead, we had to change our plan and reconstruct our team,
No one person is more important than the next,
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My answer is a simple one and an easy one, and it's one that those of you who know me have heard me say before: 'It is good people.' Paul Snyder is the MVP of the good people on the Earth.
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There are two components. It's a process that keeps our organization filled with talented players because we have excellent people involved in scouting and the minor league system. The second part is Bobby Cox and his coaching staff, who take this talent wherever it comes from and blends it as effectively as any staff in the major leagues can do.
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Baseball has this ability to get bent by all this, but not broken. It always bounces back. It's very resilient.
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I have spoken with (Braves senior orthopedic consultant) Dr. Chandler and we will follow Dr. Anderson's recommendation on a conservative treatment at this time. Chipper will be re-evaluated in four to six weeks, at which time we will assess his healing process.
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I hate to lose him for one day. With the way the injury happened and how it occurred, to have this result is very encouraging.
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I hate to lose him for one day. But the way that injury looked when it occurred, to have this result from the examination is very positive.
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I hate to lose him for even one day. But when you look at what occurred and to have this result, it's very positive.
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I feel much better about our bullpen right now.
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Throughout this remarkable 15-year run of ours in which the Braves have had so much success, I'm asked one question and one question only, ... And that is, 'How have you guys done it? How have the Braves been able to continue to win and put a championship organization and team on the field year after year after year?'
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What was your word? Bland? ... You might say bland. From his viewpoint, it's effective. It's proper. It's the way a good leader protects his men.
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With the core group of leaders we have on this team, it has an uplifting effect on all of the rest of the roster. The environment, which they and Bobby and the coaches create, also has an uplifting impact. People rise with the tide of professional expectations. It's happened here for 15 straight years.