Comments on: It’s A Good Start

By: xxtinynickxx

xxtinynickxx — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 18:34:24 +0000

Sounds good! Now for the Manager!

By: joser

joser — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 18:26:46 +0000

The new GM is Jack Zduriencik.

And spellcheckers all over the northwest crash in protest. (And you thought USSM posters had problems with Piniella).

I’m sure we’ll be getting a post from the USSM guys shortly. In the meantime: Welcome Mr. Zduriencik, you have your taken on a huge and mostly thankless task. Good luck. We eagerly await your first moves with an open mind.

By: joser

joser — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 18:18:54 +0000

Cole - finish the civil degree Yes. We need people who can build things, not further optimize our breads and circuses (as fun as that may be). Oh, and happy birthday Ichiro

By: smb

smb — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 18:08:14 +0000

golf clap

By: fdeezle

fdeezle — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 17:33:09 +0000

Jack is the winner.

By: Mariners2010

Mariners2010 — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 17:06:46 +0000

The new GM is Jack Zduriencik.

By: coasty141

coasty141 — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 16:42:51 +0000

Dave- Do you think these changes can happen with Lincoln and Armstrong in the organization?

By: Evan

Evan — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 16:33:52 +0000

Cole – finish the civil degree. Then you could design the ballpark, too.

By: The Ancient Mariner

The Ancient Mariner — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 16:00:26 +0000

I wasn’t saying that keeping them in the loop is a problem; I argued earlier that what we need is someone who can do that and bring them on board with good decisions. What I was saying is that I doubt they have any real commitment to anyone else in that regard, and thus that I don’t see them as likely to insist on keeping anyone else on if the new GM wants to send them packing.

Where I would be dubious about keeping Pelekoudas and Looper (and others of that sort) around is that their ongoing presence would likely undermine the real transfer of authority, and the new way of doing business; they would always be there to pull L&A back toward ways of operating with which they’re already familiar and comfortable. Better to make a clean break. We can always find people to do what they can do at least as well as they can do it, after all. (Easily, in fact, at least with Looper, whose work has never impressed me; as for Pelekoudas, I really have no idea what he did or how well he did it.)

By: gwangung

gwangung — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 14:48:00 +0000

Though if the reports are right that LaCava impressed them because he had his staff team all picked out are correct, that would tend to indicate that they’re going to let the new broom sweep pretty clean. Which, in all honesty, makes perfect sense to me. L&A recognize that this season was a disaster, and I can’t believe they’re stupid enough not to recognize that a lot of fans blame them for that, whether they’ll ever admit it or not; under the circumstances, I very much doubt they have any actual loyalty to Pelekoudas, Looper, etc. They’re committed to keeping themselves in the decision loop — and that, I think, is about as far as it goes.

That’s not a problem, as far as I’m concerned. If they get a guy who has puts them in the loop, but fills that loop with lots and lots of good info, then good decisions will come out of that.

And HowChuck do recognize that they are to blame for the past few seasons–it’s just that they don’t recognize HOW they were to blame.

I have no problem with keeping Pelekoudas or Looper around…just as long as the final say goes with the GM. And if they have insights to contribute, no problem…