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Look at all of those wasted resources.

MacPhail needs to go to the learning annex and take some courses on not wasting resources. How to streamline a company and most importantly, the importance of the green movement.

Really, you don't want to temper that position? All AM does is talk? Really?

I dunno, I think SG has been chomping at the bit for awhile to go after MacPhail. This might be what allows him to go after MacPhail with both barrels blasting ;)

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Really, you don't want to temper that position? All AM does is talk? Really?

No I don't...I am freaking sick and tired of his empty talk.

The team blows and he needs to do something about it...He had an awful offseason and now the team is barely better than the 88 team.

I don't want to hear the normal AM bs, stay the course talk.

I want results...Nothing he says means a damn thing at this point.

He always says good things...who cares about what he says...I care about what he does.

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No I don't...I am freaking sick and tired of his empty talk.

The team blows and he needs to do something about it...He had an awful offseason and now the team is barely better than the 88 team.

I don't want to hear the normal AM bs, stay the course talk.

I want results...Nothing he says means a damn thing at this point.

He always says good things...who cares about what he says...I care about what he does.

I kinda agree with you here, man. I see where you're coming from.

However, I think you know that deep down....none of what you're railing for here is gonna happen. Might as well try to throw jello through a brick wall.

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I kinda agree with you here, man. I see where you're coming from.

However, I think you know that deep down....none of what you're railing for here is gonna happen. Might as well try to throw jello through a brick wall.

I don't care about this offseason because there was nothing that could be done. I mean nothing that was out there excited me then, or is it now with their subpar avg's, HR, RBI, SLG, OPS, OBP and on and on. They all (Figgins, Bay, Beltre, etc, etc) look like they should be on the Orioles with the way they're playing.

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Where's Troutville, VA? I'm in Great Falls.

Misery loves company. Let's get hammered together and enjoy the fallout.

Only a 216 mile drive, my friend, according to mapquest. Man, Virginia has gotten way out of hand with its lame-O geographical reach.

A toast to you, regardless, Moose. If you're ever in Roanoke for...uh...some sort of Advance Auto Parts seminar or a nature hike or something...look me up. I'll totally buy us some brews.

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OK, but you realize that what you wrote here is completely different than saying "all he ever does is talk".

He "does" lots of things. Heck, he "does" lots good things.

Bedard trade, Tejada trade, Sherrill trade, Pie trade, Matusz draft, extra money for late picks last season ....

Just this season, they brought up Hughes when Atkins wasn't hitting, sent down JJ, etc... They haven't done enough IMO but they've clearly been doing stuff.

I could go on for awhile. Lack of activity is not the problem. Lack of intelligent decisions aren't the problem.

I realize that you're frustrated. I agree. I'm frustrated too. I'd just caution you not start throwing out nonsensical statements like "AM does nothing but talk" rather than discussing the real issues - hitting, DT's inability to lift the pall that hangs over the team, the poor choice for 1B, etc... You're too smart for that. Don't fall into the Trea trap where you harp on everything real or imagined.... It undercuts the valid stuff you post after awhile. My 2 cents.

I am glad that he has been able to build the proper foundation...but at this point, we are not close to contending...Right now, he is talking...nothing but talk.

I don't care what he says...We know what he is going to say....It doesn;t freaking matter...its worthless chatter.

Its enough to make the fans like Rshack bow down to him more and enough to appease certain parts of the fan base that things will be ok.

Who the hell cares?

DO SOMETHING!

Get off your freaking a$$ and get stuff done.

I am so f'ing tired of hearing the same apologists year after year...the same damn people sayng things will be fine, blah blah blah.

JUST IMPROVE THE GD TEAM!

It is PATHETIC where this team is and AM is a part of that problem..So, stop your damn talking and start doing things to improve the team...Either that or freakin resign and get someone else in here.

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Of course, I can't watch it.

Stupid firewall.

In a nutshell

- We had problems with the bullpen at first. We think that's better now.

- Our hitting is bad. We need more from 1B, DH, LF and CF. If need be, we'll make changes internally. Later in the season we can look outside of the organization.

- Our starting pitching has been better this year, but it could be better

- We need our position players to get out of their slumps so we can be the team we think they can be.

- Thanks for supporting us during this difficult time.

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