Comments on: Resume: Chris Antonetti

By: gottago

gottago — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 23:04:45 +0000

The only thing that is going to wake up management is a drop off in season ticket sales. After 8 years I am going to pass on the 2009 season. I hope many more season ticket holders give the m’s management a vote of no confidence. A dip in revenue should wake them up.

By: TLee

TLee — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 01:16:49 +0000

[Doyle's name in vain]

By: dingdangdo

dingdangdo — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 04:23:55 +0000

Say they hire Antonetti.
How long does he get to make this team a contender? 3, 5 years?
Does he get the time he deserves (& needs) to fix this team?

By: big hawna

big hawna — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 18:32:27 +0000

So,

What you are saying is that the guy has never had a single position of leadership?

Never lead so much as a conga line?

The USSM stance is “hire this guy, we like the same books”…

No thanks.

By: wlad

wlad — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 20:15:23 +0000

[too many As, not enough Os]

By: joser

joser — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 19:33:15 +0000

Here's a thought: if Antonetti is locked into succeeding Shapiro... what about Shapiro? (And, for the record, I'm not as convinced as the Tribesters are that this is even true: there are plenty of other reasons for him not to have moved before this, and as DMZ has detailed elsewhere, there are a lot of reasons the Seattle job would be desirable in ways that some of the previous openings were not)

By: fdeezle

fdeezle — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 18:37:27 +0000

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Tried…for some reason the antiquated computer I’m forced to use wouldn’t allow it. Thanks for cleaning up my garbage posts btw.

By: Mike Snow

Mike Snow — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 17:38:38 +0000

When it comes to getting Antonetti from Cleveland, what do you think the Mariners would have to give? I really have no knowledge of the going rate for prospective GM’s.

People in management are normally not prevented from leaving when their new position is a promotion, and compensation is not required. Often they would not leave their current team in the middle of a season, but Antonetti shouldn’t cost us anything other than his salary. It’s not a lateral move by someone under contract, like Piniella to the Rays was.

By: fdeezle

fdeezle — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 17:13:28 +0000

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By: pygmalion

pygmalion — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 17:06:10 +0000

Does anyone know Antonetti’s VORGM?

That sounds vaguely prurient, like something related to Reich’s Orgone machine.