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  1. TheLeviathan
    I hope Rowson's comments indicate, finally, an end to "hit it on the ground" ever being advice we give our hitters.
  2. TheLeviathan
    Legion continues to be so trippy awesome. God damn.
  3. TheLeviathan
    By that measure GMS should never get credit for any prospect. Smith, in a few short years, signed Sano, Polanco, Kepler, and Romero. He was clearly willing to be more aggressive on this front and we are reaping the rewards. One more reason to be happy we have a new FO.
  4. TheLeviathan
    Romero's our best shot at an ace at this point. If he becomes that.....than Smith's tenure wasn't just good at IFA, it was the most indispensable component of our successful rebuild.
  5. TheLeviathan
    Which is all I said. And you immediately tried to pull the credit out from under him. In the last twenty years has Ryan signed any IFA better than Sano, Kepler, or Romero? Not that I can see. And if not, we should just stop where I cut your quote. Smith was good at this and we're damn lucky he was. Without Kepler and Sano we'd be staring 100 losses square in the face again.
  6. TheLeviathan
    Yes, we have seen Ryan's signings. That's the point. And that was my original point - say what you want about his trade history (he bungled a ton of moves) but Smith aced this part of his job. And without that we'd be in serious trouble right now. And let's be clear - it's not just Sano. It's also Kepler and Romero as huge highlights. I find it odd that Bill Smith hit so many homeruns in his relatively short time with the same scouts Ryan had for two decades and produced nothing even close to these three. Bill is just really lucky at this? And more than anything...why is it so god damn hard to say "Yeah, Bill Smith did some things bad, but damned if he didn't do this right....thanks Bill"? It's absurdly obvious reading those gymnastics of yours how hard you're trying to not give credit to him when I'm sure in a few years you'll be right there to pat ol' Terry on the back if (by some luck) one of his signings actually pans out. C'mon.
  7. TheLeviathan
    To put it bluntly, you wouldn't attempt gymnastics like this if it had been under Ryan. Take a second to consider how lost this club would be without the international signings under smith. Success the likes of which Ryan, with the same scouts, never even remotely approached.
  8. TheLeviathan
    When is our apology to Bill Smith scheduled? (Kidding....mostly. Yet another top prospect his aggressive international work produced)
  9. TheLeviathan
    I have a feeling I'm going to watch Legion all over again after this season. It's got me hooked, but it's layered and the reveals are a slow burn.
  10. TheLeviathan
    I agree, but you kind of make my point - ultimately all of these things are on Ryan. We might not like that Molitor feels confused or mystified, but at the end of the day he can't make Ryan tell him what's going on or do Ryan's job for him. This, to me, speaks to the idea that Ryan was dictating last year and Molitor was trying to make due. I'd prefer Molly have a little more say in things as well, if he had maybe we avoid a number of roster blunders last year.
  11. TheLeviathan
    But that's not what is at issue here. I'm sure we all think those conversations happened (or should have), the question is - why is he responsible that no action was taken? Why is it his responsibility to be tracking AAA box scores to see where guys are being played? Is he in charge of the AAA manager? His quote implies that he (and others) were mystified about what happened. It's not his job to ensure what should happen. He might have had that exact conversation and maybe even said "Terry....Polanco needs to be at SS in AAA" But after that....it is 100% not his job to do anything else. That's on Ryan. This thread feels like a witch-hunt on Molitor. Isn't Danny Santana enough? Why do we have to bash hiim for things that aren't his job?
  12. TheLeviathan
    Molitor's job is to manage the major league team to wins. It isn't his job to monitor the minors. Do you want him weighing in on contract negotiations? The draft? Promotional work? Where does that line end?
  13. TheLeviathan
    Your analogy doesn't really fit. Recruiting underlings is part of the job of the manager of a location. What you're arguing Molitor should've done was know what the DQ manager 8 towns over was doing with his accounting ledger. That's not his job to oversee. And if he tries to, he's probably diverting time from what he's really supposed to be doing. Yes, he can weigh in on things from an organizational standpoint but once the season starts, his job isn't to worry about anything but the major league team.
  14. TheLeviathan
    Joe Blow running the DQ in your neighborhood shouldn't be responsible for what the Dairy Queen CEO is supposed to do. Molitor should be focused on getting the major league team ready to play every day. To win every day. He shouldn't be remotely concerned about where AAA managers are playing guys. He should pass off his thoughts to Ryan on players that are coming or going, but what is happening in the minors is Ryan's job to oversee. Not his.
  15. TheLeviathan
    But it's not his job to dictate where those managers are playing those players. You are blaming the middle manager for not doing the CEO's job.
  16. TheLeviathan
    I don't think we should expect Molitor to be pouring over minor league box scores to make sure people are playing where they are supposed to in AAA or AA or wherever. That's not his job.
  17. TheLeviathan
    I could buy this argument if TR and Antony had shown a history of emphasizing the importance of playing players only where they were best suited. But that's far from the case, in fact, we have mounds of evidence to the contrary.
  18. TheLeviathan
    Yeah, this. Polanco is so much more advanced as a hitter, there is no way Buxton should lead off while he hits 9th.
  19. TheLeviathan
    This is zero percent on Molitor.
  20. TheLeviathan
    Yeah, how that show managed to get multiple seasons is one of mankind's great mysteries. It started pretty well, but my god by midseason the first year it was a **** fest of red herrings, stupid writing, stupid characters, and nothing to like. My wife and I bailed on that show and never looked back. And we were all in the first few hours.
  21. TheLeviathan
    I'm glad to hear that, it was a show I've been eyeing.
  22. TheLeviathan
    But you were right about Nishioka! Does that help?
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  24. TheLeviathan
    RIP BYTO.
  25. TheLeviathan
    Suck up.
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