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1 minute ago, Tony-OH said:

Ok, thinking Buck can solve this is a reasonable opinion. I don't subscribe to that theory, but if you feel giving Buck GM duties or President duties will solve the problems then at least I can say he's definitely a baseball man.

I think Buck as manager with more influence over personnel decisions is the best way for a shorter recovery.  There has be be a GM  who is in consistent contact with other GMs and to nail down contracts.   That is what Joe Garagiola Jr did when Buck was with the Diamondbacks. Brian Graham can probably be promoted  to handle more to the player development and drafting management. 

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The front office has been a joke since Angelos bought the team.  We had a couple of periods with Gillick and Macphail/Buck/DD where we had winning seasons, but all in all we are a franchise that consistently makes bad decisions, spends money on the wrong things, doesn’t spend money on things it should, and embraces uncertainty in the organization.  

Other than maybe Sisco, there isn’t anyone on this roster right now that will be here when the team has a slim chance to be good in four or five years.  They should deal anyone and everyone and get prospects back.  Getting a Russell or Baez back for Manny makes no sense.  They wouldn’t be here in four or five years.

And the thought of Anderson being president of baseball ops is ridiculous.  

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48 minutes ago, gtman55 said:

I hear you. This organization has a reputation now as a complete $hit show (for lack of better words, sorry).  Unless Angelos and sons sell, I'm afraid history will repeat itself over and over. But honestly, once the old man is gone, they could make a mint. Why not sell?

 

It's sad what's happened to the O's.

 

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4 hours ago, Aglets said:

Sometimes things are just really simple when our brain tells us they are too complicated to understand.

I think Brady just really likes doing fun things.  And it's fun for him to hang out with MLB players and sorta pretend that he's still one of them.  I think it's even more obvious when we hear about how he has no interest in being GM because it would be 'too boring' or 'restrictive' for him.

So we have a guy who just wants to hang out and do fun stuff..........who happens to love the owner and enjoys praising him in public and is incredibly loyal to him.

Very inspirational to see how all things are possible if you just are good buds with very rich and powerful people.

 

So essentially it’s Peter Pan and Peter Angelos in a mutual admiration society. 

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So Louis was involved in interviewing and hiring Dan, Louis and Brady were involved in FA pitcher signings, and Dan was more active bringing Machado deals to Mgmt this winter. Am I crazy for thinking Brady was being somewhat positive about Dan maybe continuing as GM in the following?

“I want responsibilities and I have a lot of responsibilities," Anderson said, “but a lot of things I do I might not be able to do if I were the GM. I have aspirations to do more and more and more... Look, if I’m doing what I want to do, if I’m doing things that are helping the team, I can help the GM keep his job and keep that sort of continuity."

There also has been speculation that Anderson might be elevated to club president in a role similar to the one played by MacPhail during the late 2000s... “As far as president and more responsibilities, sure, I’m ready for them,” Anderson said. “But that doesn’t necessarily have anything to do with Dan’s current status. It really doesn’t. They’re not mutually exclusive — my desires and the current GM having to do something else.”

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1 hour ago, AnythingO's said:

Look, if I’m doing what I want to do, if I’m doing things that are helping the team, I can help the GM keep his job and keep that sort of continuity.

The sheer audacity of Brady saying he could help Duquette keep his job is disgusting. I wish Duquette were in a position where he could fire Brady.

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19 minutes ago, mdbdotcom said:

The sheer audacity of Brady saying he could help Duquette keep his job is disgusting. I wish Duquette were in a position where he could fire Brady.

I wish Duquette was in a position to strangle him.  I really have a hard time finding words for how much I detest Brady Anderson and the way he's wormed his way into the organization.  That it's been allowed to happen is a disgrace.

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2 hours ago, AnythingO's said:

So Louis was involved in interviewing and hiring Dan, Louis and Brady were involved in FA pitcher signings, and Dan was more active bringing Machado deals to Mgmt this winter. Am I crazy for thinking Brady was being somewhat positive about Dan maybe continuing as GM in the following?

“I want responsibilities and I have a lot of responsibilities," Anderson said, “but a lot of things I do I might not be able to do if I were the GM. I have aspirations to do more and more and more... Look, if I’m doing what I want to do, if I’m doing things that are helping the team, I can help the GM keep his job and keep that sort of continuity."

There also has been speculation that Anderson might be elevated to club president in a role similar to the one played by MacPhail during the late 2000s... “As far as president and more responsibilities, sure, I’m ready for them,” Anderson said. “But that doesn’t necessarily have anything to do with Dan’s current status. It really doesn’t. They’re not mutually exclusive — my desires and the current GM having to do something else.”

He wants someone to do the boring everyday things required to run a baseball team, why would he want a new GM who isn't already neutered.

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2 minutes ago, Luke-OH said:

He wants someone to do the boring everyday things required to run a baseball team, why would he want a new GM who isn't already neutered.

This is a really good point. Why would Brady want a new GM that he'll have to compete with for influence?

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