MLB Off-Topic

[PhilliesFan13]

Quote: Originally Posted by ShowTyme15

http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/mlb/s...ndrew-friedman

Damn. That sucks.

[ShowTyme15]

Quote: Originally Posted by PhilliesFan13

Damn. That sucks.

YEAH it does suck for Rays fans, but myself and many other Dodgers fans are excited. I'm glad Ned Colletti is no longer the GM. I couldn't stand that guy. I'm curious who Friedman will Hire as the new GM.

There is now some talk that the Dodgers and Rays could possibly workout a deal for Joe Maddon. That would be interesting.

[SPTO]

Quote: Originally Posted by ShowTyme15

YEAH it does suck for Rays fans, but myself and many other Dodgers fans are excited. I'm glad Ned Colletti is no longer the GM. I couldn't stand that guy. I'm curious who Friedman will Hire as the new GM. There is now some talk that the Dodgers and Rays could possibly workout a deal for Joe Maddon. That would be interesting.

I'm pretty sure Friedman will be the GM. He basically was the man running the show in Tampa with the exact same title. Interesting about the Maddon rumors....Jeez, the Rays are being ripped apart from the executive and management positions. If Maddon goes then Tampa better try and promote Dave Martinez ASAP.

[kmoser]

Quote: Originally Posted by SPTO

I'm just saying that sometimes a different pair of eyes and a slightly different philosophy might be a good way to freshen up the franchise. Yeah the salary restrictions hurt them a lot so maybe that might not be the best idea in the world. No one stays in one role forever, even John Schuerholtz stopped being the GM of the Braves after being in that role for years. I'm not saying throw him to the curb. All i'm saying is that a possible idea would be to change the person on top.

Beane gets them to the postseason consistently. Why would you want a different guy?

[WaitTilNextYear]

Friedman is not going to be the "GM" -- they're giving him the Theo Epstein role. He'll probably hire a GM who shares his vision and can take care of the day-to-day grind. Leave it to the Dodgers to make an announcement like this on a day where their arch-rival is playing in the NLCS, lol.

[Mabster]

I think it's safe to say that Beane is one of those guys that isn't going anywhere until he decides he is.

[Mabster]

Quote: Originally Posted by WaitTilNextYear

Leave it to the Dodgers to make an announcement like this on a day where their arch-rival is playing in the NLCS, lol.

Yeah really. I thought Sekig put some rule in a few years ago about not being allowed to announced trades or acquisitions till the World Series was over. Obviously it was just more of a request by him and not a rule like I'm thinking.

[AC]

Quote: Originally Posted by Mabster

Yeah really. I thought Sekig put some rule in a few years ago about not being allowed to announced trades or acquisitions till the World Series was over. Obviously it was just more of a request by him and not a rule like I'm thinking.

Probably cause of the A-Rod thing, I would imagine.