First impressions can be as misleading as they are insightful, so I won’t say David Bell is the most conscientious and considerate a manager or coach I’ve been around in the past 31 years here. I will say he seems that way.
We did a lengthy interview this week in his office at Goodyear Ballpark, discussing everything from baseball to gourmet coffee. When I asked him if he allowed himself one extravagance, he gave me an answer that, in retrospect, he didn’t like. That night, Bell texted me what he thought was a better response.