On the record: What I want is...

[Greg Pappas]

With the Bob Nightengale tweet that Buck will not be brought back while DD will be extended, I wanted to gauge the feelings of our posters. While the Angelos' ownership is a matter of relevant discussion, I'd like to avoid that in the poll. 

So, regardless of Nightengale's tweet, and 'on the record', what do you want? Please note that it is multiple choice (you can choose as many as you want)... so read all of the answers before deciding which to vote for.  Also, polling is never exact, so give me a bit of slack, please. LOL

[Tx Oriole]

13 minutes ago, Greg Pappas said:

With the Bob Nightengale tweet that Buck will not be brought back while DD will be extended, I wanted to gauge the feelings of our posters. While the Angelos' ownership is a matter of relevant discussion, I'd like to avoid that in the poll. 

So, regardless of Nightengale's tweet, and 'on the record', what do you want? Please note that it is multiple choice... so read all of the answers before deciding which to vote for.  Also, polling is never exact, so give me a bit of slack, please. LOL

I voted for a brand new GM.  But I want Buck and Brady fired. 

[weams]

I want none of these things. I want a cheap two year reset. I want to jettison everyone at the end of those two season that is not going to be part of the next Orioles playoff team. 

[Greg Pappas]

19 minutes ago, Tx Oriole said:

I voted for a brand new GM.  But I want Buck and Brady fired. 

It's multiple choice, so you could have voted for all three.

[weams]

 

[Bahama O's Fan]

I want A and believe Dan will refuse to come back without full autonomy. If he's here then I believe he has full control. I would like to see him get that kind of shot. Not like a bunch of other people really want this job.

[Can_of_corn]

2 minutes ago, Bahama O's Fan said:

I want A and believe Dan will refuse to come back without full autonomy. If he's here then I believe he has full control. I would like to see him get that kind of shot. Not like a bunch of other people really want this job.

But you can't have full autonomy in a work environment like the O's. 

How can you be autonomous when any number of factors have the ability to go over your head?  If Brady was back channeling Dan before why would anyone expect him to stop?

At the very least Buck and Brady need to go.

[drjohnnyfeva]

1 minute ago, Can_of_corn said:

But you can't have full autonomy in a work environment like the O's. 

How can you be autonomous when any number of factors have the ability to go over your head?  If Brady was back channeling Dan before why would anyone expect him to stop?

At the very least Buck and Brady need to go.

This! 

I voted for Dan to continue unfettered.  But it won't work if either of these guys are retained too, imo.  But as the OP suggests, the family is still the pink elephant in the room.

[joelala]

Brady needs to go.  As long as he's around he will meddle, either not giving Dan full autonomy, or making the position less desirable to outside candidates if that's the route we go.  So many of these things are contingent on him.

[Frobby]

I only voted for Buck to be gone — a position I could not have imagined taking at the beginning of 2018.     But it’s clear to me that Buck no longer has the ability to get this team to play it’s best baseball, and there’s no point in paying any manager $3.5 mm right now.     Maybe they can pull an Earl and bring him back in three years.

As to the GM, I didn’t vote because it depends who they can get.    There are probably some former GM’s and also some current assistants who’d be better than Duquette — but would they come here?    And I don’t know enough to comment intelligently on who.

As to Brady, it should be up to the GM whether to keep him and what his role should be.   If he’s retained, he should report to the GM and have no line to upper level management.    

[clapdiddy]

I voted for Dan to be extended with full autonomy, Buck gone, and Brady retained with no personnel decision power.

I truly would like for the "new GM" option, Buck gone, and Brady gone.   I'm looking at it as no GM worth his/her salt is going to want to take this job.  I also think that Brady will be around, so we may just as well get used to it.  

I would love to see someone groomed in the Rays or Oakland organization that knows how to build a farm system and build a competitive team on a small budget take over as the O's VP of Ops or GM, or whatever we're calling the position.  

[25 Nuggets]

Tough choice between Duquette or new guy.  I went with the former.  I'm still irked about the Toronto situation... but it seems two things happened from that:  (a) Duquette lost power, and (b) the organization started making worse decisions.

[Morgan423]

I could go 50/50 for DD, or a fresh lead.  The #1 consideration for me is that whether it's DD, or a new leader, that they actually be given full autonomy, that no other power factions compete with the GM, and that ownership stays out of the way and lets said GM rebuild this organization without obstruction. 

[WI O’s Fan]

Hearing voices that many in the warehouse and the remote staff want duke back.  He needs to rework the organization and not have to deal with Buck. Hopefully Brady’s position will be lessen in the player acquisition.  

[JR Oriole]

I want as many people fired or released on Oct. 1 as possible.  This edition of the Orioles......I hate them.  Congrats on # 110, losers!