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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He was an absolutely outstanding pitcher in the role he took on last year. We tried hard to get him last year for our pennant run and again this winter. Our people evaluated him as one of the top guys in the business in the role he's now doing.
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He has been a constant during our string of 13 straight division titles, both with his pitching and his leadership.
He was one of the first cuts. That should tell you something.
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He is an all-American-type kid. He's well-spoken. He's mature beyond his years. He has a winner's quality deeper and broader than any young man I've ever seen.
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He gives us another piece as we try to construct our team. He's hit .300 as a pinch hitter in the past.
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He gets those guys to subjugate their individual egos and blend them into one team ego. It's an ego of one.
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Lonnie is, by virtue of what we do and what he does, our adversary. But he does it in a professional way. I'll say that.
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His compensation, which is private, remains the same.
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His defense was consistent and eye-opening at times, and that got him in the lineup. And the more he played, the more he hit. He was really a big part of our improvement and our success last season.
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I hope he gets in there. I think he is a very deserving candidate and wonderful human being. He'd be a very wonderful recipient.
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I haven't thought about that. I'm thinking about Mike and his health.
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I have no comment as it relates to the sale or the announcement of the sale. I will continue to do my job in the same manner I've done it every day I've been here.
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I never talk about anything we do in our business, especially as it relates to rumors. I wonder if those general managers are as interested in what's going on with their ball clubs as they are in ours.
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Again, I think we've earned more than that. It hasn't been just one year, or two years. It's been 12. Consecutive, record-breaking years. That buys a little credibility.