Theo Epstein
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"Theo Nathaniel Epstein" is the President of Baseball Operations for the Chicago Cubs.

On November 25, 2002, he became the youngest GM in the history of Major League Baseball when the Boston Red Sox hired him at the age of 28. In 2004, he was general manager of the club that won the first World Series championship by the Red Sox in 86 years and was in the position when the team won another championship in the 2007 season. Epstein resigned in October 2005, but was rehired as GM and Executive Vice President on January 24, 2006. On October 21, 2011 he resigned from his job in Boston to become President of Baseball Operations for the Chicago Cubs.

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Said a beaming Faxon, his smile Kennedy-like in its width and charismatic luster, ''which I don't really care about.

Had a lot of honest talks in that last week, reflecting on ourselves and the organization and the job, and whether it was right for me and for the team.

It's not time enough for a really adequate sample size, but we have to be patient. Five starts [will be] more telling than two.

Curse of the Bambino.

It's been less than an ideal year, but under the circumstances he's made significant contributions.

For about 14 years, we've had a very successful working relationship, ... I think Larry and I like each other. As with any long-term relationship, there are complexities. There are ups and downs. There are times when you have philosophical differences. But I owe him quite a bit.

Because we're still in a pennant race, we won't be able to reward all deserving players. [Decisions] will be based on the needs of the big league club.

That wasn't admissible. It didn't come up.

It's not fair to attribute my decision to any one factor or any one person, ... There were many factors that went into the decision.