This was the tree, and it seemed to me standing there to resemble those men, the giants of your childhood, whom you encounter years later and find that they are not merely smaller in relation to your growth, but they are absolutely smaller, shrunken by age. In this double demotion the old giants have become pygmies while you were looking the other way.
Quotes about demotion (3 Quotes)
Ben and Jed accepted the GM roles on an interim basis with the expectation that it was likely Theo would be returning to the club at some point. They enabled us to move forward on a business-as-unusual basis, acting in the best interests of the Boston Red Sox. We agreed with them before they accepted their new positions as to what their ensuing positions would be, so this is hardly a demotion.
It was a situation I didn't handle too well and everyone knows that. There were some adjustments I had to make physically and mentally and it probably all factored into (the demotion).