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Royals owner focused on helping GM
Glass visits baseball operations staff, attends batting practice
By Robert Falkoff / MLB.com
KANSAS CITY -- The patience of Royals owner David Glass has been severely tested during Kansas City's early-season slide. But Glass made it clear Saturday that he's still willing to stay the course at this juncture and not have a knee-jerk reaction to three weeks of poor baseball.
Amid speculation that general manager Allard Baird's job security may be in jeopardy, Glass said his immediate focus is on helping his baseball operations team led by Baird do whatever it takes to turn things around.
Glass met with his baseball operations team Saturday and later paid a visit to the field as the Royals were taking batting practice.
"The first thing is to ask, 'What are the things we can do to give us a better chance of winning?' You very quickly do all those things," Glass said. "And then if nothing works, then you look at all your options and you do whatever you have to do to turn it around."
The Royals went into Saturday's game against Cleveland saddled with a 2-13 record and an 11-game losing streak. That start has brought about scrutiny regarding whether Glass might make a change at the GM position.
"Allard went out and worked really hard to overhaul this team," Glass said. "All of us liked what he put together and approved of what he did. Now, the first three weeks of the season have not gone well. But I still contend that this team is much closer to what we saw in Spring Training than it is to what you've seen on the field the last 10 days.
"Allard is the baseball guy, and he's the guy who bears the responsibility for whether they work out or whether they don't. You're not always going to be right and you're not always going to be wrong. You do the best you can and then you stand on your record. But if this team turns around and suddenly starts playing a lot better, those people who right now blame Allard for the losing streak will praise him for the winning streak."
Robert Falkoff is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
Royals owner focused on helping GM
Glass visits baseball operations staff, attends batting practice
By Robert Falkoff / MLB.com
KANSAS CITY -- The patience of Royals owner David Glass has been severely tested during Kansas City's early-season slide. But Glass made it clear Saturday that he's still willing to stay the course at this juncture and not have a knee-jerk reaction to three weeks of poor baseball.
Amid speculation that general manager Allard Baird's job security may be in jeopardy, Glass said his immediate focus is on helping his baseball operations team led by Baird do whatever it takes to turn things around.
Glass met with his baseball operations team Saturday and later paid a visit to the field as the Royals were taking batting practice.
"The first thing is to ask, 'What are the things we can do to give us a better chance of winning?' You very quickly do all those things," Glass said. "And then if nothing works, then you look at all your options and you do whatever you have to do to turn it around."
The Royals went into Saturday's game against Cleveland saddled with a 2-13 record and an 11-game losing streak. That start has brought about scrutiny regarding whether Glass might make a change at the GM position.
"Allard went out and worked really hard to overhaul this team," Glass said. "All of us liked what he put together and approved of what he did. Now, the first three weeks of the season have not gone well. But I still contend that this team is much closer to what we saw in Spring Training than it is to what you've seen on the field the last 10 days.
"Allard is the baseball guy, and he's the guy who bears the responsibility for whether they work out or whether they don't. You're not always going to be right and you're not always going to be wrong. You do the best you can and then you stand on your record. But if this team turns around and suddenly starts playing a lot better, those people who right now blame Allard for the losing streak will praise him for the winning streak."
Robert Falkoff is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.