Comments on: WANNBE A GM – OR A GM WANNABE (THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX) http://www.ladodgertalk.com/2010/02/wannbe-a-gm-%e2%80%93-or-a-gm-wannabe-thinking-outside-the-box/ Don't drink the Kol-Aid - See a Different Game Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:28:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Rory http://www.ladodgertalk.com/2010/02/wannbe-a-gm-%e2%80%93-or-a-gm-wannabe-thinking-outside-the-box/comment-page-1/#comment-20980 Rory Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:50:15 +0000 http://www.ladodgertalk.com/?p=7330#comment-20980 And Casual, it is my opinion, and I would think MOST of America's opinion, that campaign finance reform is a must. Even the ultra conservative John McCain agrees with that. We need to reduce the number of lobbyists in Washington, not increase them. This decision by the right wing Supreme Court is absolutely horrible. Money buys elections and these guys just assured us that the voice of the people will be drowned out by the voice of large corporations. Sad day in the United States. And Casual, it is my opinion, and I would think MOST of America’s opinion, that campaign finance reform is a must. Even the ultra conservative John McCain agrees with that. We need to reduce the number of lobbyists in Washington, not increase them. This decision by the right wing Supreme Court is absolutely horrible. Money buys elections and these guys just assured us that the voice of the people will be drowned out by the voice of large corporations. Sad day in the United States.

]]> By: Rory http://www.ladodgertalk.com/2010/02/wannbe-a-gm-%e2%80%93-or-a-gm-wannabe-thinking-outside-the-box/comment-page-1/#comment-20979 Rory Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:43:51 +0000 http://www.ladodgertalk.com/?p=7330#comment-20979 <em>You guys make Hudson and Wolf out to be Ruth and Koufax!</em> And you make them out to be Jamey Carroll and Fausto Camona. I say Hudson gets 590 PA, hits .284, scores 70, knocks in 75 and is in the running for his 5th Gold Glove. Carroll/DeWitt doesn't come close to any of those accomplishments. I say Randy Wolf pitches 190 innings, wins 12 games with an ERA of 4. Vicente Padilla, or whoever it is that takes Wolf's spot, does none of that. If we offer Hudson a contract, with the promise the 2b job is his all year, he takes it and we avoid arbitration. I think the same thing is true of Wolf and if either of these cases go to arbitration, as long as our offer is reasonable - we win. Just take a look at the history of arbitration, owners win 60% of the time. If we decide to go different directions with those two positions, and move to <strong>improve them</strong>, I am fine with the plan. But to not offer arbitration is a move that I still don't get. And, most of the sites I have been to, and most of the baseball experts that I have read, agree with me. Getting Fox out of there was a great thing for the Dodgers. Fox sucks. But I sure wish we would have landed an owner that was more financially stable. The McCourt's world is coming apart and it is affecting the team on the field. I never really liked him, and some of it was for personal reasons - he is a Richie Rich parking lot attendant from Boston who was turned down by three other franchises. Had to be a reason for that. I was hoping a wealthy local guy, or group, would get the Dodgers (Broad was my choice) and now we have all of this uncertainty. I still maintain that the Dodgers had the money and the system and were going to be good no matter who bought them, and getting Manny handed to us for free put us over the top for two years. Remember, the Dodgers struggled some for a couple of years. We have had 3 managers and complete 180 of philosophy in GM's with McConfused running the show. And now we are cash strapped. Some of us said it was going to get ugly and it has. We still have a decent team, but no way is a Championship roster. No way. You guys make Hudson and Wolf out to be Ruth and Koufax!

And you make them out to be Jamey Carroll and Fausto Camona.

I say Hudson gets 590 PA, hits .284, scores 70, knocks in 75 and is in the running for his 5th Gold Glove. Carroll/DeWitt doesn’t come close to any of those accomplishments. I say Randy Wolf pitches 190 innings, wins 12 games with an ERA of 4. Vicente Padilla, or whoever it is that takes Wolf’s spot, does none of that. If we offer Hudson a contract, with the promise the 2b job is his all year, he takes it and we avoid arbitration. I think the same thing is true of Wolf and if either of these cases go to arbitration, as long as our offer is reasonable – we win. Just take a look at the history of arbitration, owners win 60% of the time. If we decide to go different directions with those two positions, and move to improve them, I am fine with the plan. But to not offer arbitration is a move that I still don’t get. And, most of the sites I have been to, and most of the baseball experts that I have read, agree with me.

Getting Fox out of there was a great thing for the Dodgers. Fox sucks. But I sure wish we would have landed an owner that was more financially stable. The McCourt’s world is coming apart and it is affecting the team on the field. I never really liked him, and some of it was for personal reasons – he is a Richie Rich parking lot attendant from Boston who was turned down by three other franchises. Had to be a reason for that. I was hoping a wealthy local guy, or group, would get the Dodgers (Broad was my choice) and now we have all of this uncertainty. I still maintain that the Dodgers had the money and the system and were going to be good no matter who bought them, and getting Manny handed to us for free put us over the top for two years. Remember, the Dodgers struggled some for a couple of years. We have had 3 managers and complete 180 of philosophy in GM’s with McConfused running the show.

And now we are cash strapped. Some of us said it was going to get ugly and it has. We still have a decent team, but no way is a Championship roster. No way.

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