Our talent in '82 wasn't as good as in '80 or '81. But we won when we needed to win, and everything clicked in the playoffs.

When I got the job at Vanderbilt, he was our batboy. Cat had an uncanny ability to win things in the little fair-type games. He was always winning everything at the fair and whatever, and he'd bring the giant teddy bears to my kids.

The 1993 team was the best we've had here. That year, we lost in 11 innings in Game 7 (of the American Association championship series) at Iowa.

They just took off, and then they got hot in the playoffs.

It's a melting pot. There's so much talent here and such a large variety that you never see the same type of performer back to back.

These promotions of Paul, Gerhard, David, and Frank reflect the enormous amount of talent and depth within our organization, ... Each of these executives has served many years in our company, developing their leadership skills and proving themselves with increasing levels of responsibility. I believe this is the strongest and most capable executive team in our industry.