Lights Out Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 Andrew Friedman to the Dodgers. It's impossible to overstate how much they upgraded from an idiot like Colletti to arguably the best GM in baseball.As for the Rays, it looks like it's back to obscurity and the basement until they inevitably move to Montreal. At least Friedman didn't go to a division rival or other AL team, so there's that. POTD: 2/4/12 3/4/12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkJourney Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 Of course there are those "conspiracy theorists" Dodgers fans that think Colletti purposely did a lousy job, even though they won, because he was the Giants former assistant GM. So is Mattingly next? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kramerica Industries Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 It's not like Andrew Friedman was the only person in the Rays organization with his philosophies, and with his departure so go the philosophies. I can't say the Rays will be "fine" necessarily, because who knows if Friedman's successor can do as good an all-around job as he did, but I hardly take this as a sign that the Rays will fade back into obscurity.As for the Dodgers, my only concern there is how much further Friedman can really take Los Angeles. I'm not even concerned with the overly-simplistic mindset some will have about "well, if he can win 90 games with the Rays payroll, surely LA will win a lot more their payroll" rubbish. What I'm concerned with is that, coming into 2014, LA was probably the odds-on favorite to win the World Series. They ended up winning 94 games this year. They got bit by SSS and #CardsDevilMagic, whatever. What I'm saying is LA already has an excellent, World Series caliber team with a huge payroll. While Friedman is excellent, I'm just not sure how Friedman is supposed to *further* this cause. If Kershaw and Greinke starting three out of four (and, if it had gone five, four out of five) games in a best-of-5 wasn't enough to spare off a one-and-done playoff run, then there's nothing even the best baseball mind around can do to account for playoff randomness. Whatever the case is, I'm sure Friedman will do the best that he can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Six Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 While Friedman is excellent, I'm just not sure how Friedman is supposed to *further* this cause.Drafting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfwabel Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 While Friedman is excellent, I'm just not sure how Friedman is supposed to *further* this cause. Drafting.Also he will hire a "data driven" manager.Mattingly was essentially fired today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lights Out Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 While Friedman is excellent, I'm just not sure how Friedman is supposed to *further* this cause.Drafting.He hasn't been any good at drafting. Out of all the players he's drafted since 2007, only four are on the Rays' major league 40-man roster, and none of them are exactly superstars. He lived off LaMar's draft classes to an extent when he first arrived and the farm system only went downhill from there.It's making smart trades and swindling other teams out of their top prospects that he has been good at. POTD: 2/4/12 3/4/12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninersdd Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 Another insane ending...... BEAR DOWN ARIZONA!2013/14 Tanks Picks Champion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiddySicks Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 What a strange post season. On 11/19/2012 at 7:23 PM, oldschoolvikings said: She’s still half convinced “Chris Creamer” is a porn site.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordsketor Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 Choate Choked! Giants lead series 2-1 Many thanks to Discrimihater for making the sig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGiantsFan Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 What an ending! BEHANCE | PORTFOLIO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STL FANATIC Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 Mike Matheny is the worst head coach or manager in all of sports. He is unbelievably bad. JUSTIN STRIEBEL | PORTFOLIO | RESUME | CONTACT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sport Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 I saw the Giants were up 4-0 early and thought "There's no way that'll stand up".I've watched too many Cardinals games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kewp80 Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 Mike Matheny is the worst head coach or manager in all of sports. He is unbelievably bad.Didn't get to watch the game. What happened to make you think so? Cardinals -- Rams -- Blues -- Tigers -- Liverpool Check out my music! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordsketor Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 Absolute Masterpiece by Kansas City, up 3-0 in the series now, they might as well win the pennant tomorrow night. Many thanks to Discrimihater for making the sig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbadefense1990 Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 Mike Matheny is the worst head coach or manager in all of sports. He is unbelievably bad.Bitc#ing, whining, moaning and calling Matheny the 'worst coach/manager in sports,' while the Cardinals were on the receiving/gifting end of many other devastating managerial moves by their opponents? Definitely the "Cardinal Way." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unocal Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 How the hell did Greg Holland blow 2 saves this year? I mean, he's ridiculously unhittable. Even last year, as awesome as Koji was, he DID give up a few runs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiddySicks Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 Did anyone else catch that These O's Aint Royal T shirt Jeremy Guthrie was wearing? That was awesome. I want one of those. On 11/19/2012 at 7:23 PM, oldschoolvikings said: She’s still half convinced “Chris Creamer” is a porn site.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phils Phan Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 How do the Royals keep scoring more runs than their opponent over the course of a minimum of nine innings? Phillies, Bears, and new NYFC fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCap Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 Mike Matheny is the worst head coach or manager in all of sports. He is unbelievably bad.That's just not true. PotD 26/2/12 1/7/15 2020 BASS Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal Regular Season Champion 2021 BASS NFL Pick'em Regular Season Champion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phils Phan Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 I'm having trouble deciding who I want to see the Royals play in the World Series (I can't believe I just typed that...) On one hand there's nothing really intriguing about a Giants/Royals matchup, but on the other hand :censored: the Cardinals. Hmm... Phillies, Bears, and new NYFC fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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