54 Quotes by Dave Dombrowski

I always wanted to be a general manager.

I don't think it takes long for somebody to be impressed with Jim Leyland and his knowledge of the game. He knows what he wants to accomplish, and he's done it so many times. He's a great communicator. The players like him.

He's got that hop in his step, the passion back. I think everyone knows who's in charge at this point.

It brings back memories. Nobody enjoyed the experience of what we had to do.

I think it's an important year for the organization. We need to take a step forward.

Our scouts thought he could hit at a big league level because he swung a good bat and had a good command of the strike zone.

I think he's going to be fine. There's no reason to believe he won't be fine. We just can't take any chances with that.

You just have to hope that doesn't happen. All teams are in the same situation as far as that's concerned. You have to take extra care with the pitchers, and be sure they're ready to throw when those games begin.

We don't expect him to fall off because he's not a guy that relies on throwing really hard. We signed him to win games, but his leadership for our young players is a bonus and his presence should take some pressure off of them.