Stuart Sternberg
Stuart Sternberg
Stuart L. Sternbergis a Wall Street investor. He is the principal shareholder of the ownership group that owns the Tampa Bay Rays, and has acted as the team's Managing General Partner since November 2005...
past pointed scale
This is the day we pointed to. It's optimistic. It's enthusiastic. It's exciting. Really, on a scale of 1-10 of expectations, it's past a 10. It's just great, just wonderful.
timing
The timing is not as important as getting the right people.
change dramatic time
The time has come for dramatic change for this organization.
brings determine fans keeping marketing name people team turns
I don't think a team name brings people into your ballpark, but we'll have our marketing people determine if it's keeping fans away. If it is, it's something we have to look at. Hopefully, it turns into something that brings them into the park.
aware baseball business entire franchise league major needs region treated
I am acutely aware that this organization needs to demonstrate to all the communities and business in this entire region that this is a Major League Baseball franchise and will be treated as such.
ball dozen front harder hardest hit might pen round three
The first three were Stuart. We'll see when I have three dozen in front of me. They say the hardest thing to do is hit a round ball with a round bat. I think it might be harder to use a round ballpoint pen on a round baseball.
fence four front greatest kids side three trying
The greatest experiences really were on the other side of the fence. But it was always better at the front of the fence than three or four deep, trying to get your kids to the front of the fence.
absolute impact people success timing
These are people who are going to have a big impact on the success of the organization. Timing is not as important as getting the absolute right people in.
opening
This is more than Opening Day. This is the first day.