director mark vivan viviano on the field last night. the announcement was made. and team president andy macphail was as emotional and adamant as we have ever heard him in his three years with the team. he described the 2010 season as a giant step backwards. but he vowed he still very much believes in his rebuilding plan. the step backwards has led to the firing of dave trembley. and the team hopes to move forward with interim manager juan sam samuel. as he slides over from coach to the hot seat, he takes over a team that at times has failed in the fundamentals and has been openly criticized. that s where samuel believes he can make a difference. hopefully i could inject some sparks into these players. as they all know me very well, know the kind of guy i am. i relative to those guys as well. i consider myself one of those guys. it s what you re telling me. reporter: a positive day for juan sammual is a negative day for the orioles. in that it is an admission of
all you care about is the next election you don t leave any legacy behind. all you did was get elected, cast a bunch of votes against the other parties because that s all you cared about. senator kennedy left a legacy because he believed in bipartisanship, and i think president obama is smart enough to understand that that s a powerful message to send at this time and that, you know, that kind of bipartisanship could lead to real improvement in the lives of americans. gene, last thought? last thought, it s a sad day but this is a life we can really celebrate. a life lived in full. the story of ted kennedy s life is the story of america over the last half century and it s an incredible story when in so many ways we should be so we should be so proud of. we should keep that in mind in our sadness at his passing. your wisdom warms me as always, gene. you only get one life and he got a big one. your thoughts, roger? i think senator kennedy really lived up to his family s
legacy behind. all you did is get elected. you cast a bunch of votes against the other party because that s all you cared about. but senator kennedy left a legacy because he believed in bipartisanship. i think president obama is smart enough to understand that that s a powerful message to send at this time. and that, you know, that kind of bipartisanship can lead to real improvement in the lives of americans. gene, last thought? last thought, it s a sad day. but this is a life that we can really celebrate, a life lived in full that and the story of ted kennedy s life is a story of america over the last half century. and it s an incredible story when in so many ways we should be so proud of. that we should keep that in mind in our sadness at his passing. your wisdom warms me. he only get one life and he got a big one. your thoughts, roger? i think senator kennedy really lived up to his family s unofficial motto, to whom much is given, much is required. and this is a