Quotes about scouting (15 Quotes)


    I have never forgotten my days as an Eagle Scout. I didn't know it at the time, but what really came out of my Scouting was learning how to lead and serve the community. It has come in handy in my career in government.


    He was the man responsible for discovering Kolo Tour, Gal Clichy and Arturo Lupoli among others. Tottenham's chairman Daniel Levy admires his talent-spotting ability. Damien has a long and impressive track record of scouting and signing many talented and successful youth and senior players, ... I believe he will be a huge asset to the club with his forward-thinking approach to international networking and partnerships. His achievements at St-Etienne show he is also ideally suited to bring best practice to our training facilities, academy and medical divisions.

    Carl is always quick to correct me. One day when we were doing a scouting report, he noticed my shirt was on backward. He must not have been paying attention to the scouting report, but I tried that shirt on again the other day and it fits pretty well backward.

    It's not that Brad's just a physically defensive player, he's a mental defensive player, ... He's the guy who takes the scouting report and summarizes it for the pitcher and is able to put it into meaningful words that they can out there and hopefully be successful. He brings so much more to the table than just his physical ability behind the plate.


    You do a little more homework. You pay attention (during Friday's game) a little more because you don't have a lot to go on. It's tough. Scouting reports help a little, but you don't know until you see them.

    We draft mostly high school kids and we have one of the finest, if not the finest, player development programs and coaching staffs and we teach our players the right way to play. We also have a game plan in scouting, and there are certain types of players that we look for.



    As a baseball operation, we are seeking to carry on the Dodgers' long tradition of developing top-notch players. This honor directly reflects on the job that amateur scouting director Logan White and player development director Terry Collins and their entire staffs have done in finding and cultivating the talent of these young players.

    So I'm going to tell you, it's going to be a good year. There are good players all over this country, and it is our job as a scouting department to find them, draft them, sign them, develop them, and help us to continue to win championships. So it's going to be a good year.

    It was a request of the anglers. They didn't like it being a month ahead of time because they felt like the fish changed, especially at Toho in late February. If they were scouting at the end of January, the fish certainly would change a great deal by the time the Classic started. And, the pros felt like six days of practice was just too long.

    Scouting ought to be about building character, not about sex. Period. Precious few parents enroll their boys in the Scouts to get a crash course in sexual orientation.

    As a scouting department, with the confidence we have in our player development, if a guy has the potential that we think they have and the makeup and they stay healthy, we think they will be a productive Major Leaguer. We take a lot of pride in that.




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