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Seriously I'm more surprised that after asking only 40 or so front office types that 20 different teams received votes. I would have expected maybe five. There doesn't seem to be a clear consensus on what exactly makes a great front office. Although there is a clear consensus on what doesn't make a great front office.

Firing the 2020 Executive of the Year is going to hurt for a while.

We'll have to bring him back for the pennant race.

So far ownership changes haven't brought dramatic changes, so we are over due.

While most of us are really done with JR, I'm wondering how many are expecting a dramatic improvement in the franchise. I'm thinking another 125 years of the same stuff but now with new, modern, packaging.

Curious

It's all about winning and losing. Winning and you look great, lose and the don't. No one really wants to be a part of a losing club. We know the organization isn't among the elite. We know there can be improvements in basically everything.

Looking at the purchase price, and the current valuation, I would think he could take great pride in his stewardship. I'm certain most of his investors are happy as well. As an owner who seemingly had a leadership position among the owners for most of the 90s and early 2000s, he could take pride in being part of the fastest rise in valuation for all teams. It just is not what fans take pride in.

Good times.

https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/pittsburgh/news/pirates-fan-paper-bag-protest/

If he doesn't pan out we know who to blame. Just laying the ground work.

Great another prospect rushed to the majors.

I find this much easier to believe than he has no pride.

If every team won one less game and the Sox won 29 more, would that really make a huge difference to the game overall? Is that really the difference in ruining the game? Are fans anywhere else complaining about the Sox? Is a Pirates fan giving up the game because the Sox suck this bad?

I've never met him and he doesn't do many interviews so I really don't have an opinion on if he has "pride". You don't think he's proud of his family or business accomplishments? And in the grand scheme of life I'm not certain that wins and losses for a baseball team is something I'd base my pride on.

If JR spent about $75 million on a few free agents this team could win 50 or 60 games.

He's had a good life. Successful business career. Nice family. Championships in multiple sports. I doubt he worries too much about our opinion.

The other teams should be forced to give the Sox players to avoid the embarrassment and make the league more competitive. The other teams should force the Sox to field a team they could possibly lose to. The other teams should force the Sox to spend more on players, which also will force them to spend more. The league should allow the Sox to have the first draft pick which the other teams pick for the Sox.

Aren't there more people living in the suburbs than the city?

This. There are no sugar daddies wanting to bankrupt themselves buying championships. The Rangers won a championship after moving to Arlington.

Great point.

Could it be that JR listens to the people that work for him and they told him they improved the offense?

That does sound better.

How about going back to a much shorter season. Maybe start in May. End the season in mid August and have expanded playoffs finishing in September.

Or that being paid lots of money removes you from actually emotionally caring about playing well and winning. If you play bad, get injured, or lose, just count the money and post cool stuff online. Only dumb ass fans care about winning.