I don’t see any baseball expansion right now. If it were up to me, I would contract two teams. But I certainly don’t think expansion on the horizon. Jerry Reinsdorf Read Quote
I only had one player in my 33 years of sports that couldn’t be traded. He wore No. 23 – and 45 when he played baseball. Jerry Reinsdorf Read Quote
When I gave up law to go into real estate, my mother said, ‘How can you give up the law?’ But she lived long enough to see the Bulls win all six championships. She would wear all six pendants at the same time. She could barely stand up. Jerry Reinsdorf Read Quote
There must be free and open interdepartmental discussion and consideration of everyone’s ideas and opinions. These internal discussions must not be considered an invasion of turf, and must remain private… When everyone is on the same page, trust develops, and teams can grow and succeed together. Jerry Reinsdorf Read Quote
A team is supported by the community, and a team must support its community. Jerry Reinsdorf Read Quote
I never heard of anyone saying they want to deploy their capital wisely and go buy a sports franchise. What you want to do is just not lose money. You see, I don’t have to work anymore. I tell people I don’t have a real job. On the other hand, I learned long ago that you can’t go broke if you turn a profit. Jerry Reinsdorf Read Quote
You can’t make a manager have a coach he doesn’t want. I can’t make the head of the accounting department work with someone he doesn’t want. Jerry Reinsdorf Read Quote
When I think about how I grew up sleeping on a cot in the hallway in a one-bedroom apartment in Flatbush, it’s been a great life. I can’t complain. Jerry Reinsdorf Read Quote
