Comments on: Gagne Goes Down, Bill Smith and I Breathe Sigh of Relief http://firegardy.com/2009/03/09/gagne-goes-down-bill-smith-and-i-breathe-sigh-of-relief/ Mismanaging games since 2002 Mon, 07 May 2012 02:37:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: sirsean http://firegardy.com/2009/03/09/gagne-goes-down-bill-smith-and-i-breathe-sigh-of-relief/comment-page-1/#comment-2051 sirsean Mon, 09 Mar 2009 18:15:41 +0000 http://firegardy.com/?p=452#comment-2051 <p>Most of the GMs are the same. It's the underlings that are being replaced. Teams are upgrading from the "my wife's nephew who really loves baseball but spends all his time playing XBox in the office and photocopying his butt and would LOVE to have Jose Guillen batting 3rd and damn the price!" to a more "statistically minded nerd who will point out what a player is worth and that you absolutely should not spend more than this on him."</p> <p>I don't know if the nephews are actually being fired (I doubt it), but it sure seems like the guys in charge have started listening to the nerds instead.</p> <p>And it's really hurting Boras.</p> Most of the GMs are the same. It’s the underlings that are being replaced. Teams are upgrading from the “my wife’s nephew who really loves baseball but spends all his time playing XBox in the office and photocopying his butt and would LOVE to have Jose Guillen batting 3rd and damn the price!” to a more “statistically minded nerd who will point out what a player is worth and that you absolutely should not spend more than this on him.”

I don’t know if the nephews are actually being fired (I doubt it), but it sure seems like the guys in charge have started listening to the nerds instead.

And it’s really hurting Boras.

]]> By: FunBobby http://firegardy.com/2009/03/09/gagne-goes-down-bill-smith-and-i-breathe-sigh-of-relief/comment-page-1/#comment-2050 FunBobby Mon, 09 Mar 2009 18:08:23 +0000 http://firegardy.com/?p=452#comment-2050 <p>I think its more this new wave of smart, responsible GMs. They are not susceptible to Boras' trickery.</p> I think its more this new wave of smart, responsible GMs. They are not susceptible to Boras’ trickery.

]]> By: Erica http://firegardy.com/2009/03/09/gagne-goes-down-bill-smith-and-i-breathe-sigh-of-relief/comment-page-1/#comment-2049 Erica Mon, 09 Mar 2009 18:00:01 +0000 http://firegardy.com/?p=452#comment-2049 <p>That's a nice bright spot coming out of this offseason- Boras' magical power to negotiate ridiculous contracts is waning.</p> That’s a nice bright spot coming out of this offseason- Boras’ magical power to negotiate ridiculous contracts is waning.

]]> By: FunBobby http://firegardy.com/2009/03/09/gagne-goes-down-bill-smith-and-i-breathe-sigh-of-relief/comment-page-1/#comment-2048 FunBobby Mon, 09 Mar 2009 17:36:56 +0000 http://firegardy.com/?p=452#comment-2048 <p>and considering A-Rod is also a Boras client, you'd think if Boras heard any rumblings of pain, he would advise Crede to hold out until someone's starting third baseman got hurt.</p> and considering A-Rod is also a Boras client, you’d think if Boras heard any rumblings of pain, he would advise Crede to hold out until someone’s starting third baseman got hurt.

]]> By: sirsean http://firegardy.com/2009/03/09/gagne-goes-down-bill-smith-and-i-breathe-sigh-of-relief/comment-page-1/#comment-2047 sirsean Mon, 09 Mar 2009 17:07:55 +0000 http://firegardy.com/?p=452#comment-2047 <p>Boras is probably kicking himself for not taking this holdout into spring training.</p> Boras is probably kicking himself for not taking this holdout into spring training.

]]> By: sirsean http://firegardy.com/2009/03/09/gagne-goes-down-bill-smith-and-i-breathe-sigh-of-relief/comment-page-1/#comment-2046 sirsean Mon, 09 Mar 2009 17:07:33 +0000 http://firegardy.com/?p=452#comment-2046 <p>It had not been discussed, and I hadn't thought about it.</p> <p>They definitely would have offered him more than $2.5M to caddie for A-Rod until he came back.</p> It had not been discussed, and I hadn’t thought about it.

They definitely would have offered him more than $2.5M to caddie for A-Rod until he came back.

]]> By: FunBobby http://firegardy.com/2009/03/09/gagne-goes-down-bill-smith-and-i-breathe-sigh-of-relief/comment-page-1/#comment-2045 FunBobby Mon, 09 Mar 2009 17:02:51 +0000 http://firegardy.com/?p=452#comment-2045 <p>Not sure if this was discussed here, but does anyone think if Boaras and Crede had turned down the Twins and waited a few weeks, the Yankees would have paid big money for Crede as A-Rod insurance?</p> Not sure if this was discussed here, but does anyone think if Boaras and Crede had turned down the Twins and waited a few weeks, the Yankees would have paid big money for Crede as A-Rod insurance?

]]> By: sirsean http://firegardy.com/2009/03/09/gagne-goes-down-bill-smith-and-i-breathe-sigh-of-relief/comment-page-1/#comment-2044 sirsean Mon, 09 Mar 2009 16:31:30 +0000 http://firegardy.com/?p=452#comment-2044 <p>I think when your team comes within 4 outs and 3 outs of no-hitters within 4 games of each other, then there's nothing you can do but be pretty damn pleased with the pitching.</p> <p>(Or you could, like me, be pissed off that we didn't finish off those no-hitters. Damn AA bullpen.)</p> I think when your team comes within 4 outs and 3 outs of no-hitters within 4 games of each other, then there’s nothing you can do but be pretty damn pleased with the pitching.

(Or you could, like me, be pissed off that we didn’t finish off those no-hitters. Damn AA bullpen.)

]]> By: Erica http://firegardy.com/2009/03/09/gagne-goes-down-bill-smith-and-i-breathe-sigh-of-relief/comment-page-1/#comment-2043 Erica Mon, 09 Mar 2009 16:26:21 +0000 http://firegardy.com/?p=452#comment-2043 <p>I was glad the Twins passed then and I'm glad now. I've been pleasantly surprised by the pitchers so far. I wonder if the bullpen will actually step up and be a strength this year (much to our shock). </p> <p>Also, Team Reyes got severely outplayed by Team Hughes during the WBC yesterday. That was astonishing to watch.</p> I was glad the Twins passed then and I’m glad now. I’ve been pleasantly surprised by the pitchers so far. I wonder if the bullpen will actually step up and be a strength this year (much to our shock).

Also, Team Reyes got severely outplayed by Team Hughes during the WBC yesterday. That was astonishing to watch.

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