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tntoriole Hangout Grand Counsel

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It sure is pretty boring in the offseason so far.  As usual.  The problem I have with the Angelos and DD win now philosophy is their mistaken assumption that us fans want only to see a win now approach and that wanting to win is far different than actually winning.   Angelos and DD can choose not to rebuild, but that doesn’t mean that we are necessarily going to win.   Last year it meant last place. 

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El Gordo Hangout Grand Counsel

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6 hours ago, Frobby said:

Sometimes an owner needs to hear the truth from his GM, instead of what he wants to hear.   I’m not confident PA is getting that from DD.

I'm pretty confident that he has presented options to PA. Rebuilding is totally inconsistent with anything PA has done in the past. Also I'm sure Buck is not pushing a rebuild.

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On ‎12‎/‎2‎/‎2017 at 3:11 PM, wildcard said:

So far the answer to my question is .....no one is currently a  MLB GM, VP of Ops or President  that was hired at 60 or more.....who has not won a World Series.   

Andy MacPhail  became President of the Phillies at age 62 but he has won two World Series.

I am wondering what the market would be for Dan next off season.  Especially if he has two losing seasons in a row.

There will not be a market for Dan Duquette post Baltimore. IMO, he has been an abject failure in his present job, and at age 60 I just don't see anybody looking to add him to there payroll. And "slide over" into broadcasting? Lol, the guy has the personality of a pet turtle.

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30 minutes ago, theobird said:

There will not be a market for Dan Duquette post Baltimore. IMO, he has been an abject failure in his present job, and at age 60 I just don't see anybody looking to add him to there payroll. And "slide over" into broadcasting? Lol, the guy has the personality of a pet turtle.

I just think its important to his future that he puts together a winning team this off season.

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4 hours ago, theobird said:

There will not be a market for Dan Duquette post Baltimore. IMO, he has been an abject failure in his present job, and at age 60 I just don't see anybody looking to add him to there payroll. And "slide over" into broadcasting? Lol, the guy has the personality of a pet turtle.

The last time Andy MacPhail was in charge of a team that won as many as 70 games was in 2001 with the Cubs.  Since then he's had 7.5 seasons to get beyond 69 and is still trying.  He seems to be doing fine at the moment.  

He was 61 or 62 when he began his current Phillies job.

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