This is true. He was my JV football offensive line coach in the fall of 1980, at Miami Columbus HS. He was the head baseball coach and taught geometry. He is one intense mofo. That dude punished us everyday. From what I remember of him and from people who know him at Creighton, he was a wild man. He also works nonstop. The Sun-Sentinel mentioned that when he was managing a summer league team while working with the Marlins, he was up at 6am everyday. I have friends who know people who work with him now who say he is in the office first thing in the morning and is there until 10 or 11 at night. I think he was much more suited to be a field manager than to be a gm. He is a motivator, a people guy, not a numbers cruncher analytical guy like most GMs.