Paul DePodesta
Paul DePodesta
Paul DePodestais the chief strategy officer for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League. Formerly a front office assistant for the Cleveland Indians, Oakland Athletics and most recently the New York Mets, he was also general manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers. The year after leading the Dodgers to their first playoff win in 16 years, he was fired after the 2005 club finished with its worst record in 11 years. He was the ninth general manager in the...
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Unless everything is lined up, we'd be perfectly happy not doing it.
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I hope so. I think we all hope so.
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In terms of what we've stood for as an organization, ... we take this history seriously.
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It helps that somebody has been through the rigors before and understands everything that comes with being a manager, ... But it won't be a hard requirement.
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Change is difficult. We completely recognize that. Change is really difficult,
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Chemistry is definitely important, ... I've said for a long time that it is the difference between major league players and championship players. You have to have the competitiveness and self-esteem to achieve at the highest level.
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Both of us wanted to deal with this quickly. Jim didn't want to wonder about his status. We both dealt with it head on.
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We were all incredibly frustrated with the way the year has gone, ... If anybody should be blamed, it should be me. I think Jim is a terrific manager. Despite how hard we tried, we couldn't get on the same page.
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He's had nights like tonight, and early in the year he hit a handful of home runs in April and May. So there's no doubt the potential is there, because we've seen it. As with all young players, it's going to be about the consistency of his offense. But it was his effort level, and the above-average defense really solidified his spot on the club throughout the year. He's got elements of his game that you can't teach, like speed and outfield range, so that's certainly going to make him a valuable guy for us going forward.
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We know it hasn't been fun for them. It certainly hasn't been fun for us.
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We've spent a lot of time together lately, ... The goal was to become very comfortable with the direction we are going. Although creative conflict is healthy, it is critical to our vision for the GM/manger dynamic to have enough consistent elements to move forward.
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The fact of the matter is, it was coming,
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out of respect for what he's done here.
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Jim Tracy has been a passionate and valued member of the Dodger organization. I have an extremely high regard for him professionally and personally,