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[GD]

if we're evaluating managers based on wins and losses, how do you rate John Farrell?

... career managerial record below .500.

 

how about Hall of Famer Joe Torre?

... below .500 outside of the stacked Yankee dynasty years.

 

Jon Farrell and Joe Torre won rings. Gibbons hasn't. That's all that matters.

[GD]

BTS, back me up on this one.

[CrackerJack]

Jon Farrell and Joe Torre won rings. Gibbons hasn't. That's all that matters.

 

winning a world series is a nice feather in one's cap (for sure) but if you're giving Farrell tons of credit for the Red Sox 2013 magic then, to be fair, you should give him just as much blame for leading his championship Bosox to last place (and 20 games under .500) in 2014.

 

oh, and the Royals were only a hit or two away from making Ned Yost a world series winning manager haha.

[BTS]

winning a world series is a nice feather in one's cap (for sure) but if you're giving Farrell tons of credit for the Red Sox 2013 magic then, to be fair, you should give him just as much blame for leading his championship Bosox to last place (and 20 games under .500) in 2014.

 

oh, and the Royals were only a hit or two away from making Ned Yost a world series winning manager haha.

 

Boston was a last place team, then Farrell shows up and makes them champions. You obviously don't know anything about WAR, but the numbers say he's about three times more valuable than the best player in baseball, Miguel Cabrera. Letting him go for Aviles was a franchise-crippling mistake.

[ElNik2013]

winning a world series is a nice feather in one's cap (for sure) but if you're giving Farrell tons of credit for the Red Sox 2013 magic then, to be fair, you should give him just as much blame for leading his championship Bosox to last place (and 20 games under .500) in 2014.

 

oh, and the Royals were only a hit or two away from making Ned Yost a world series winning manager haha.

 

 

 

Not sure, but it seems you're implying that Cito Gaston was not a great manager, nice try, but try again.

[GD]

Boston was a last place team, then Farrell shows up and makes them champions. You obviously don't know anything about WAR, but the numbers say he's about three times more valuable than the best player in baseball, Miguel Cabrera. Letting him go for Aviles was a franchise-crippling mistake.

 

Then hiring a .500 manager like Gibbons in his place. Incredible.

[saskjayfan]

Boston was a last place team, then Farrell shows up and makes them champions. You obviously don't know anything about WAR, but the numbers say he's about three times more valuable than the best player in baseball, Miguel Cabrera. Letting him go for Aviles was a franchise-crippling mistake.

 

I know you're not being serious...pretty lame attempt at humour no?

[Orgfiller]

Comrades GD and BTS are making excellent points.

[GD]

Comrades GD and BTS are making excellent points.

 

This guy gets it.

[Spanky99]

Has the team made the playoffs under him? Check. Mate.

 

Lard of s***.

[Spanky99]

He's a .500 manager.

 

lol

[Spanky99]

BTS, back me up on this one.

 

Pusso!!

[Spanky99]

Hmmm....I didn't get the memo!

[FireAlexAnthopoulos]

This had better be this clown's final season with this franchise. AA is as dumb as they come.

[glory]

This had better be this clown's final season with this franchise. AA is as dumb as they come.

 

I hate to agree with you, and I really don't want to hate a guy that got Josh freakin' Donaldson for Brett Lawrie, but I agree, he's not a good GM.

[FireAlexAnthopoulos]

I hate to agree with you, and I really don't want to hate a guy that got Josh freakin' Donaldson for Brett Lawrie, but I agree, he's not a good GM.

 

I loved the Donaldson move.... that is, until AA sat around with his thumb up his ass for the rest of the offseason, thinking that was enough and neglecting to address any of the holes on the roster.

[Spanky99]

This had better be this clown's final season with this franchise. AA is as dumb as they come.

 

Rinse and Repeat...

[Spanky99]

I loved the Donaldson move.... that is, until AA sat around with his thumb up his ass for the rest of the offseason, thinking that was enough and neglecting to address any of the holes on the roster.

 

MARTIN/DONALDSON/SAUNDERS/TRAVIS/SMOAK

 

 

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[deepz]

Martin signing, Donaldson trade, (finally but still) exiting JPA (again, it took him long enough), several good drafts, Saunders for Happ.

 

All good things. However he built this team with a "get the girl half-pregnant" mentality. He got good pieces and then just said F the rest of the holes.

[baloojayz]

I loved the Donaldson move.... that is, until AA sat around with his thumb up his ass for the rest of the offseason, thinking that was enough and neglecting to address any of the holes on the roster.

 

I told you guys not to get too excited and that this team wasn't much better than last years team cuz there weren't many more moves coming. You guys were high off the Donaldson move and chose to laugh at me saying it was a long offseason and focused on all the money Rogers was saving.

 

The season is long, but I don't know how this team will make the playoffs with the current pitching staff.

 

Cash was definitely the crippling factor here, hard to blame AA for the offseason after the JD trade, but he set it up with the Buehrle and Reyes trade and in many ways the Dickey trade (would be nice to have an ace right about now).

[baloojayz]

MARTIN/DONALDSON/SAUNDERS/TRAVIS/SMOAK

 

 

cf

 

Add up to about 15 WAR???

 

This team does not look 15 WAR better than last season, there in lies the problem.

 

I love AA man, guy pulled off some big trades, but he has himself to blame.

 

You don't think Rogers is pissed they are paying Buehrle, Reyes, and Romero a combined ~50M for performance they could get for maybe 5-10M? Hard to blame them for staying pat as well...

[Spanky99]

Add up to about 15 WAR???

 

This team does not look 15 WAR better than last season, there in lies the problem.

 

I love AA man, guy pulled off some big trades, but he has himself to blame.

 

You don't think Rogers is pissed they are paying Buehrle, Reyes, and Romero a combined ~50M for performance they could get for maybe 5-10M? Hard to blame them for staying pat as well...

 

I don't even...

[Atothe]

I don't even...

 

Why do you this to yourself? Its like arguing with brick walls.

[Angrioter]

Incapable to organize His pieces. Poor management roster.

[Nafro]

Incapable to organize His pieces. Poor management roster.

 

I could not agree more! This last week has made me want to throw up. I change my vote from NO to YES.

[Angrioter]

I could not agree more! This last week has made me want to throw up. I change my vote from NO to YES.

40-man roster:

1-Matt Hague

 

Alex is worse than the old Dayton Moore.

[Angrioter]

Hague has value.

 

Barton is more valuable asset

[Angrioter]

Yes, but Hague can play 3B as well.

 

I known Hague very well, and not, he can't play 3rd, teams put him at 3rd.

[intentional wok]

Incapable to organize His pieces. Poor management roster.

 

Yes. Exactly. Calling AA a good GM for putting together a fantastic offensive core is like calling a parent good because one of her kids is healthy, smart, and athletic even though her other one is left alone in a locked basement gnawing chicken bones.

[Nafro]

Mmmmm, chicken bones. My mom told me she gave me chicken bones, because she loved me most!