06-13-2010, 09:52 PM
<!--quoteo(post=101124:date=Jun 13 2010, 06:11 PM:name=Rappster)-->QUOTE (Rappster @ Jun 13 2010, 06:11 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=101120:date=Jun 13 2010, 05:52 PM:name=jstraw)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (jstraw @ Jun 13 2010, 05:52 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=101117:date=Jun 13 2010, 05:44 PM:name=Rappster)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Rappster @ Jun 13 2010, 05:44 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=101116:date=Jun 13 2010, 05:41 PM:name=jstraw)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (jstraw @ Jun 13 2010, 05:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=101105:date=Jun 13 2010, 04:25 PM:name=Rappster)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Rappster @ Jun 13 2010, 04:25 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Can you give me three desired replacement candidates?<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
No. But I bet you if I owned the Cubs I could.
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So...you're telling me you want Hendry fired, but can't name three other GMs that would do a better job?
You're making this too easy.
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You said three desired replacement candidates.
The guy that worked on my mower last week was a fucking joke. Are you saying I'm stuck with him till I've identified someone I prefer. I know I'm done with him, without looking in the phone book for his replacement.
Being done with Hendry is not dependent on identifying his replacement. It just requires a sufficient level of dissatisfaction with the job he's doing.
I don't know about you, but I hardly ever spend the better part of a billion dollars on a Major League Franchise without an idea that I can add value to my investment by doing a few things differently. But hey, that's just me.
Or maybe it's Ricketts too. Maybe he has some vision for the franchise that extends beyond Hendry's tenure. I'm ready to see it.
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Three names...I'll even spot you some.
Theo Epstein
Brian Cashman
Terry Ryan (Ret.)
Brian Sabean
John Schuerholz (Ret.)
Better or worse?
Why?
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Epstein: Better...he has taken on the philosophy of on base percentage. He has two WS titles and he uses his teams financial resources wisely.
Cashman: Worse...I believe since he has taken over all he has done is use the deep pockets of the Yankees, I do not actually think he is a "good" GM, but he has the money to sign stars and he usually doesn't sign them to crazy contracts.
Ryan: Better, look at what he was able to do with the small market Twins for all those years...imagine him with the resources of the Cubs...it makes me salivate.
Sabean: Worse...he actually hands out contracts that are worse than the ones the cubs have right now.
Schuerholz: Better...again, look at the results while he was the GM of the Braves. Then again, give him the resources of the Cubs. I know that the Braves signed Maddux and traded for McGriff....but out of his system he produced Glavine, Smoltz (acquired from Tigers, not sure if he did it or not), Lopez, Jones, Justice, Furcal, A. Jones, etc. He knows how to scout the right players.
Hendry is not he worse GM in baseball, but no one can deny that he has really tied the hands of this team with the contracts he has handed out...that is going to be his downfall. Yes, the players aren't producing, but a decline was to eventually be expected and we are now seeing that from a lot of the veterans.
No. But I bet you if I owned the Cubs I could.
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So...you're telling me you want Hendry fired, but can't name three other GMs that would do a better job?
You're making this too easy.
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You said three desired replacement candidates.
The guy that worked on my mower last week was a fucking joke. Are you saying I'm stuck with him till I've identified someone I prefer. I know I'm done with him, without looking in the phone book for his replacement.
Being done with Hendry is not dependent on identifying his replacement. It just requires a sufficient level of dissatisfaction with the job he's doing.
I don't know about you, but I hardly ever spend the better part of a billion dollars on a Major League Franchise without an idea that I can add value to my investment by doing a few things differently. But hey, that's just me.
Or maybe it's Ricketts too. Maybe he has some vision for the franchise that extends beyond Hendry's tenure. I'm ready to see it.
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Three names...I'll even spot you some.
Theo Epstein
Brian Cashman
Terry Ryan (Ret.)
Brian Sabean
John Schuerholz (Ret.)
Better or worse?
Why?
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Epstein: Better...he has taken on the philosophy of on base percentage. He has two WS titles and he uses his teams financial resources wisely.
Cashman: Worse...I believe since he has taken over all he has done is use the deep pockets of the Yankees, I do not actually think he is a "good" GM, but he has the money to sign stars and he usually doesn't sign them to crazy contracts.
Ryan: Better, look at what he was able to do with the small market Twins for all those years...imagine him with the resources of the Cubs...it makes me salivate.
Sabean: Worse...he actually hands out contracts that are worse than the ones the cubs have right now.
Schuerholz: Better...again, look at the results while he was the GM of the Braves. Then again, give him the resources of the Cubs. I know that the Braves signed Maddux and traded for McGriff....but out of his system he produced Glavine, Smoltz (acquired from Tigers, not sure if he did it or not), Lopez, Jones, Justice, Furcal, A. Jones, etc. He knows how to scout the right players.
Hendry is not he worse GM in baseball, but no one can deny that he has really tied the hands of this team with the contracts he has handed out...that is going to be his downfall. Yes, the players aren't producing, but a decline was to eventually be expected and we are now seeing that from a lot of the veterans.