1.   Amy Fischetti, the farm museumUs executive director, understood my problem and said she would not know what to do with a tractor in Manhattan, either.

2.   And he will explore lower level executives -- farm directors and assistant general managers -- who have the potential to be the next great baseball executive.

3.   Another huge influence was Mel Didier, who was farm director of the Expos, as well as the Mariners and the Diamondbacks.

4.   Assistant general manager Tim Purpura, the farm director, gave Moore permission to leave the Express for a few days after she suffered the aneurysm and blood clot.

5.   Astros assistant general manager Tim Purpura, the farm director, travels to Venezuela twice a year.

6.   Bavasi worked five years to sign those players, and nine more before that as farm director developing them.

7.   Before Russell and general manager Fred Claire were fired, Hoffman was the manager of Triple-A Albuquerque and minor-league field coordinator under farm director Charlie Blaney.

8.   Blaney is known as an excellent administrator, but Malone said that in a perfect world the farm director should also be a keen evaluator of talent.

9.   Bill Schweppe, longtime Dodgers farm director, said the Columbia University-educated Campanis often upset rival teams with his unusual savvy of the game.

10.   But both are radio farm directors and report daily on those activities.