Carl and Joe were very happy to get these. And the rings are so beautiful, we wanted to get them out quickly. |
He was always a great listener. He absorbed any wisdom you tried to pass on. I could tell he was going to become an outstanding general manager. |
It was nice of [Melvin] to let me do that. It went very well. |
There are so many demands, on general managers especially. Doug listens well to the scouts and player-development people. People are loyal to him because he's loyal to them. |
There was a lot of criticism here. Luckily, I was quickly vindicated when people saw Ozzie play. |