“I was trying to land an 18-year-old strapping first baseman from Blanco, Texas, population 200. His name was Willie Upshaw. It turned out there were only three scouts who knew about Willie - Dave Yocum and I working for the Yankees, and Al LaMacchia from the Atlanta Braves.” TryingYearsFirstsThreeNamesLandBravePopulationAlsTexasYankeesDaveAtlanta Author:Pat Gillick
“I was lucky to go to work every day for 50 years, to a job that I loved.” YearsJobsLucky Author:Pat Gillick
