Pat Gillick quotes

Building a baseball team is like building a house. You look for the best architects, the best builders - and then you let them do their jobs. (Pat Gillick)
Texting is a lot like an answering machine. If you don't want to talk to somebody, it's like screening your calls. To me, it's a way of communication, but not one that I favor. View quote
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I was lucky to go to work every day for 50 years, to a job that I loved. View quote
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No matter how much technology changes scouting, no matter how much free agency and big TV contracts change the business of baseball, I hope and pray that the heart of the game will never change. View quote
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You need to have camaraderie in the clubhouse. Wherever you're working, be it a baseball team or at a business, you want to walk in there and say, 'Geez, it's great to be at work. Let's go get 'em,' as opposed to walking in there knowing there's going to be a commotion. View quote
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I was trying to land an 18-year-old strapping first baseman from Blanco, Texas, population 200. His name was Willie Upshaw. It turned out there were only three scouts who knew about Willie - Dave Yocum and I working for the Yankees, and Al LaMacchia from the Atlanta Braves. View quote
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My label in Toronto was 'Stand Pat' and I think that was a fair assessment. I tried to be patient, but if a trade came along - big or small - that I thought should be made, I would make it. View quote
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Baseball is about talent, hard work, and strategy. But at the deepest level, it's about love, integrity, and respect. View quote
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Pat Gillick

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Occupation: American Businessman
Born: August 22, 1937
Quotes count: 8