In terms of what we've stood for as an organization, ... we take this history seriously. |
Is this a risky move? ... It is. But in order to achieve something special, you have to step out and do something bold. |
isn't something that thrilled me to death. |
It became clear to us that the inefficiency in decision-making in baseball was vast. |
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. |
It would be great and it would be well deserved, ... In any market, it's clearly going to have a huge impact. The organization has put a great team on the field and the fans have done a great job of coming out to support it. |
Jim Tracy has been a passionate and valued member of the Dodger organization. I have an extremely high regard for him professionally and personally, |
Logan has my complete faith and trust. |
out of respect for what he's done here. |
The fact of the matter is, it was coming, |
The matter doesn't really involve us. We're more of a bystander. |
The one thing they've done better than anyone else is find a way to incorporate young players into their team and yet do it in an environment in which they maintain very high expectations, |
These philosophical differences would exist whether we won 71 games or 95 games, ... And we would [be changing managers] regardless of our record. It's not necessarily about disagreeing with me. It's ultimately about all of us in baseball operations being on the same page. |
This was something that I don't think we could count on, but we were prepared for it. We talked quite a bit about it (Tuesday) as the first round was unfolding, and once it got past about the 20th pick, we were pretty confident that he was going to be there for us. |
Unless everything is lined up, we'd be perfectly happy not doing it. |