Brady Anderson no longer listed on O's website

[DrungoHazewood]

2 hours ago, wildbillhiccup said:

...regardless of what we think he has (or hasn't) been involved in the man has no relevant qualifications on his resume to be a GM. None. 

What are the relevant qualifications to be a GM?  I know that recently it's become more common to hold a degree or three from an Ivy League school.  But there are still successful GMs who had different paths to their job.  Billy Beane was a poor MLB player, turned scout, then GM, and I'm not sure he even has a degree.  Brian Cashman was a college baseball player who never played professionally and got a degree in history.    The Mets' GM, Brodie Van Wagenen, was a agent when he was hired.  He had no front-office or professional playing experience at all and a degree in communication.

[mdbdotcom]

If Brady is gone and this is his appreciation thread, then I appreciate his being gone.

[Dipper9]

1 hour ago, OsFanSinceThe80s said:

Ok agree to disagree with the president of the Brady Anderson fan club. 

 

 

 

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Pretty sure that was Cindy.  

[howboutthoseos]

3 hours ago, Philip said:

I have been annoyed with the company beats for years for exactly that reason. They can’t ask difficult questions and when it’s pointed out to them they get angry.  They aren’t serious journalists.

How hard is it for even one of the beat writers to do actual journalism?  More often they are just acting as stenographers for whatever the approved conventional wisdom happens to be at that moment, and then they sass fans on Twitter for daring to question any aspect of the team's direction.  It's bizarre almost.

[Frobby]

I’m just glad this topic will finally be closed.    And by the way, there were several people arguing that Brady staying was a sign that Elias wasn’t in full control.    So much for that argument.   

[wildbillhiccup]

1 hour ago, DrungoHazewood said:

What are the relevant qualifications to be a GM?  I know that recently it's become more common to hold a degree or three from an Ivy League school.  But there are still successful GMs who had different paths to their job.  Billy Beane was a poor MLB player, turned scout, then GM, and I'm not sure he even has a degree.  Brian Cashman was a college baseball player who never played professionally and got a degree in history.    The Mets' GM, Brodie Van Wagenen, was a agent when he was hired.  He had no front-office or professional playing experience at all and a degree in communication.

I would imagine that most (even those without Ivy League degrees) worked their way up the ladder. Maybe served as a scout or possibly coached for a bit. And while II personally do think having a college degree is a realistic starting point for interviewing candidates I think it's even more important that they have relevant experience. Brady was basically handed the keys to the kingdom and given some important title and then a year later promoted and given an even more ridiculously important title with no prior experience because Peter Angelos liked him. 

[wildbillhiccup]

31 minutes ago, Frobby said:

I’m just glad this topic will finally be closed.    And by the way, there were several people arguing that Brady staying was a sign that Elias wasn’t in full control.    So much for that argument.   

Agree with this and I think if it's true it also confirms most of our suspicions. If Brady was such a good influence / useful resource then Elias would have found a place for him within the organization. 

[Tx Oriole]

1 hour ago, Dipper9 said:

Pretty sure that was Cindy.  

Oh yes. That had to be Cindy. 

[Frobby]

Just now, wildbillhiccup said:

Agree with this and I think if it's true it also confirms most of our suspicions. If Brady was such a good influence / useful resource then Elias would have found a place for him within the organization. 

I don’t necessarily see it that way.   Elias wants his own crew in there, and Brady’s not his guy, just like Rajsich, Graham and others weren’t.   Obviously Elias didn’t see him as indispensable.

[El Gordo]

1 hour ago, DrungoHazewood said:

What are the relevant qualifications to be a GM?  I know that recently it's become more common to hold a degree or three from an Ivy League school.  But there are still successful GMs who had different paths to their job.  Billy Beane was a poor MLB player, turned scout, then GM, and I'm not sure he even has a degree.  Brian Cashman was a college baseball player who never played professionally and got a degree in history.    The Mets' GM, Brodie Van Wagenen, was a agent when he was hired.  He had no front-office or professional playing experience at all and a degree in communication.

https://herosports.com/mlb/30-gms-went-to-college-cashman-dipoto-dombrowski-coco

[DrungoHazewood]

3 minutes ago, El Gordo said:

https://herosports.com/mlb/30-gms-went-to-college-cashman-dipoto-dombrowski-coco

It's pretty obvious why the Rays are so well run.

[El Gordo]

40 minutes ago, Frobby said:

I’m just glad this topic will finally be closed.    And by the way, there were several people arguing that Brady staying was a sign that Elias wasn’t in full control.    So much for that argument.   

Do we know for certain that he is gone?

[Frobby]

5 minutes ago, El Gordo said:

Do we know for certain that he is gone?

I’d put the odds at 99%.     No reason to take him off the website if he’s still there.    

[El Gordo]

1 minute ago, Frobby said:

I’d put the odds at 99%.     No reason to take him off the website if he’s still there.    

When it's official they'll make some kind of announcement. Don't you think Rosenthal would be on this if it were a done deal

[El Gordo]

11 minutes ago, DrungoHazewood said:

It's pretty obvious why the Rays are so well run.

And the Cincinnati Reds?