He was florid-faced and silver-maned, a big, imposing man with a boom-box mouth to match, unwavering in his convictions and straight-from-the-shoulder with his opinions.
George Dallas Green was a baseball lifer, Old School and damn proud of it. His favorite word was "belly," meaning grit and gumption, heart and hustle, and he had little patience with those who tried to cut corners.
His favorite saying was "We not I," and wherever he landed he would flog his audience with it, sparing neither ego nor ear drum. In this, he took special pride.
"I'm a screamer, a yeller and a cusser," he happily agreed.