This looks like a question for znohitter. Z?

for those guys who spent time around Sandberg in the ‘80s, but haven’t spent a lot of time with him in the years since, there probably isn’t much to tell. If you listen to Sutcliffe talk about Sandberg as a player, he basically says that although they were good friends, Sandberg was the type of person who talked to you if you talked to him. Other than that, he was just quiet, and didn’t say or do much off the field. Great player, boring person, more or less. And I think a lot of guys view Jody Davis as more of a “manager” or “coach” personality than Sandberg based on what they were like as players. I admit, when I first heard Sandberg wanted to manage, as much as I love Ryno (my all-time favorite player) I was skeptical. I didn’t think he had what it took because he had a reputation as being so quiet and reserved. But in the days since he retired, if you ever listen to him speak, he seems completely different. He’s engaging, funny, and gives honest and thoughtful answers to questions he’s asked. As a player, the word he used most during interviews was “uhhhh….ummmm”. He nothing like that now, but I’m not sure guys who knew him as a player are fully aware of that, or the image of his old personality is just too ingrained into their minds. This is all just theories, of course, but it makes sense to me.