exactly! Jerry Johnson wrote: > Yes. Probably. But the way and the reason he left is exactly why Billy > Beane and others turned down the job before. > > No one wants to get burned that way (which has happened time and time > again) by the Red Sox top managers. The level of ego and > micro-management and outright stupidity from them is something that > smart top candidates just don't want to deal with. > > This is NOT going to help in the candidate search. > > On 11/2/05, G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>Theo's good, but he's not unique, and he's not even the best. Why couldn't >>the Red Sox flex some of their capital muscle to lure someone like Billy >>Beane away from the A's? I think John Schuerholtz is the best GM going, and >>has been for near 20 years now....but at his age, i doubt he'd entertain >>another move. >> >>Point is...Theo's replaceable, isn't he? >> >> >> >>>Oh, I'm fucking LIVID!! >>> >>>I mean, it is a disaster. This guy, in my opinion was EXACTLY what the >>>Red Sox have been lacking in any GM in the past ten, maybe twenty years. >>> His goal was to build up the farm system, and never compromised the >>>future of the team by giving away very promising young talent for a >>>quick fix at any position. He made sure to not get into any long-term >>>contracts that would hurt the team down the road, no matter what the >>>consequences (see Pedro Martinez). He was well liked by both the >>>players and the fans alike, and now he's gone. It's really a shame, but >>>I have to admit, being a Sox fan, it's just another black mark on the >>>long list of black marks that Red Sox upper management has racked up. >>> >>>There's a *slight* chance that he may be back, or so WEEI (Boston Sports >>>radio) will have us believe. There is a press conference scheduled for >>>1PM today with Theo, and I'm hoping they came up with some kind of >>>agreement in the past two days, but I'm not holding my breath... >>> >>>Ho hum....fuckers. >>> >>> >> >> >> >> > >
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