BOSTON -- Even before the Arizona Diamondbacks introduced new general manager Mike Hazen in a news conference Monday, the Red Sox were bracing for what might be his first order of business: Hiring away bench coach Torey Lovullo to be his manager.Ill be surprised, I would say, if they dont ask for permission to talk to Torey, Red Sox president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski said. I know how highly we think of him and how highly Mike thinks of him. Of course, we would not stand in Toreys way, as we discussed last week. In my opinion, hes ready to be a major league manager. Would he end up being their top selection? I cant answer that. We would not stand in his way.Hazen and Lovullo have worked together for more than a decade, dating to their days in the Cleveland Indians organization. When Lovullo was hired to manage the Triple-A affiliate of the Red Sox, Hazen was the farm director.Lovullo is widely regarded as a manager-in-waiting, having interviewed for a half-dozen openings over the past few years. He might have gotten a job last year after guiding the Red Sox to a 28-20 record while filling in for manager John Farrell, who was being treated for non-Hodgkin lymphoma. But Lovullo signed a two-year contract extension last October and agreed not to pursue managerial opportunities for at least a year.Last week, after the American League East champion Red Sox were swept out of the division series by the Cleveland Indians, Dombrowski announced that Farrell will retain his job next season but deferred on picking up the managers option for 2018.The Red Sox also could lose additional baseball operations personnel, many of whom have worked with Hazen over the past 10 years in Boston. Hazen isnt prohibited from taking people with him to Arizona, perhaps hiring his assistant GM away from the Sox, although Dombrowski said hes limited in how much he can raid the front office.Could we lose somebody? Perhaps, Dombrowski said. Youre open to people talking to [Hazen]. Part of your responsibility in my role is to not only put a good team on the field, but its also a situation where you help people grow. If somebody had such a large opportunity that exists with him that didnt exist here, were open-minded to it, but its also one of those where there is a limit and we would not let an abundance of personnel leave, by any means.Regardless, the Red Sox will need to replace Hazen. Dombrowski said he would prefer to choose from a pool of internal candidates that could include former GMs Frank Wren and Allard Baird, vice president of international scouting Amiel Sawdaye and pro scouting director Gus Quattlebaum, who reported directly to Dombrowski this year. First base coach Ruben Amaro Jr. spent seven years as the Philadelphia Phillies general manager, though its unclear whether he would want to return to the front office.Dombrowski said its possible the new GMs duties will differ slightly from Hazens, depending on the background and skill set of the person hired for the job.?One thing that wont change: Dombrowski will have final say in all personnel matters.I think depending on the person you hire and what their background is, you can kind of configure the responsibilities differently, Dombrowski said. I think its more important to get the right person into place that works for your organization.The Red Sox dont have a timetable for hiring a new GM, although nothing appears imminent. Dombrowski has travel plans this weekend and will host organizational meetings next week in Boston. Air Max 270 Wholesale . Denis Coderre, the former federal MP who was elected mayor on Nov. 3, has drawn the ire of some Montreal Canadiens. 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Keep in mind that we just had one bad night in five years that we were here with LeBron -- remember the first two [years James played in Cleveland], Gordon Gund ran and owned the team.But we never had a bad day until the way it ended. And as bad as it was, it was one day, it was one night and everybody is a grown man and obviously we focused on the job here. And sometimes things happen for a reason, right? You just never know it at the time.Gilbert added that he and James would meet in the coming weeks to discuss the direction of the franchise as the Cavs attempt to defend their title.We go deep and talk about stuff and figure out where we need to go as a partnership, Gilbert said of his meetings with James, which often also include James representative, Rich Paul, as well as Cavs minority owners Jeff Cohen and Nate Forbes. Its really a partnership when you think about it.James said the partnership extends to off-court projects as well.We both have two common goals in mind, and thats to continue to build this city, continue to put things up, create jobs and have a winning franchise, James said after shootaround Tuesday before the Cavs season opener against the New York Knicks. And for me as a player, make me impact not only in the community but on this team. And hes doing the same.Gilbert revealed the Cavs had a company-wide meeting Monday, and the agenda was based around making sure everyone was focused on a back-to-back championship rather than let complacency kick in after the team won the first title in Cleveland pro sports in 52 years.Theres only one direction you can go when youre on top, so you might as well stay there, right? Gilbert said. So we have to repeat. Thhats the only way to get out of it.dddddddddddd I think everybody, after that banner goes up, will be back to business and focus on the job at hand.After paying $54 million in luxury taxes last season on top of a payroll that was already north of $100 million, Gilbert said his ownership is committed to spending big money to keep the Cavs in contention.Not even a thought, Gilbert said. Lets picture this: A little cash in the bank or a championship ring -- what would you take? Not even close. I think it was my grandfather who told me that anybody that dies with money in the bank is a failure. Where are you going to take it? So you might as well invest it in the right things and try to positively impact the world as much as you can. So thats what we believe.The Cavs current roster will cost ownership about $130 million with an escalating repeater tax that could add another $100 million-plus to the total bill.Even with the costly roster construct, Gilbert and his ownership group have committed to offering more than 1,000 championship rings to full- and part-time team employees who work for the Cavs and their facilities at Quicken Loans Arena and Cleveland Clinic Courts. The rings figure to cost more than $1 million all told.It wasnt even a discussion, Gilbert said of the expenditure. It was really probably the fastest decision we ever made because every single person in this franchise works their tails off and -- in some way, shape or form -- they affect the outcome. I mean, its hard to really measure or quantify, but when that crowd is energized and passionate, that takes a lot to get that in there for 41 games and the playoffs. So everybody is playing their part in some way, shape or form and it eventually gets its way onto the court and we certainly saw that last year and I think everybody deserves it.As excited as I am to see the players get their rings, Im just as excited to see the guy selling hot dogs or the maintenance crew getting theirs. Its something that, you know, words dont really describe that feeling.Just as its hard to describe how Gilbert and James relationship has repaired itself to this point.We had that whole thing planned out, Gilbert joked about his contentious past with James. You know that, right? ' ' '