Organization Quotes

You really have to look at the development part of the organization. A lot of teams just go out and buy players, and this team is built from within. You have got to give general managers credit for getting certain guys to fill holes, and then you are able to compete. - Scott Hatteberg

You never know what to expect in your first year. It all boils down to your players. They performed and did a great job. We had some nice ballplayers and some kids that have a chance to move up in the organization. - Tom Brookens

You need to understand how incentives work in organizations, how options are priced, combined with the complexities of the latest financial techniques. But you need to make it work in the real world...That's the gap we really want to bridge. - Joseph Grundfest

You need a professional in that field to manage and run the organization. - Bill Bird

You may be aware that the AeA is predominantly a grassroots, member-driven organization. This past Fall, we held a series of town hall meetings around the country. Out of those meetings we bubbled up what were the major concerns of our member companies. I don't think you will find that there are any surprises here. - Richard Martin

You make a commitment to something and you see it through to the best of your abilities. Once Strike One became solidified, we knew we always wanted to put together an organization like this one. - Eric Wedge

You look towards the organization and the people managing the money. - John Gunn

You look at what you accomplished last year and you always try to set a higher standard for your team, as well as for your organization... We've been fortunate enough here to do some things that we wanted to get done. It's not all we want to get done yet, but I think we're heading on the right path. - Herman Edwards