General manager Dave Littlefield was installed July 13 , 2001 , midway through the 2001 season .
General manager Dave Littlefield was began overhauling the team to comply with owner Kevin McClatchy 's dictum to drastically reduce the payroll .
General manager Dave Littlefield was installed July 13 , 2001 , midway through the 2001 season , and began overhauling the team to comply with owner Kevin McClatchy 's dictum to drastically reduce the payroll .