October 3, 200718 yr Jocketty out as Cards' general manager By Bernie Miklasz POST-DISPATCH SPORTS COLUMNIST 10/03/2007 The Cardinals and general manager Walt Jocketty have "parted ways," according to a source with direct knowledge of the situation. The Cardinals have scheduled a 4 p.m. news conference to discuss Jocketty’s departure after 13 seasons as GM. Assistant general manager John Mozeliak has been named interim GM by Cardinals chairman Bill DeWitt Jr. and is a candidate to succeed Jocketty on a full-time basis. Jocketty’s contract runs through 2008 and he apparently reached terms on a financial settlement with DeWitt in a meeting Wednesday morning. [Link] Bye Tony.. Maybe.. maybe not.. but this isnt a good sign for Tony either.. As GM, Jocketty fortified the roster with acquisitions such as Mark McGwire, Jim Edmonds, Edgar Renteria, Darryl Kile, Chris Carpenter, Scott Rolen, Woody Williams, Dennis Eckersley, Todd Stottlemyre, Fernando Vina, Adam Wainwright, Jason Marquis, Larry Walker, Will Clark and Jeff Weaver. But other than Weaver, who pitched well in the 2006 postseason, Jocketty has been unable to make high-impact acquisitions over the last two seasons. Thanks for everything Walt.. you did what you could.. you helped bring us a World Championship.. man.. what a sad day..
October 3, 200718 yr QUOTE(RockRaines @ Oct 3, 2007 -> 01:54 PM) And Tony And whoever their team's lawyer is.
October 3, 200718 yr I hope Walt and Tony enjoy their new jobs as GM and Manager in Cincinnati. Those whispers have been out there since about Memorial Day though, worst kept secret in a while. Edited October 3, 200718 yr by whitesoxfan101
October 3, 200718 yr QUOTE(RockRaines @ Oct 3, 2007 -> 03:54 PM) And Tony Why do you only like managers/GMs from other cities?
October 4, 200718 yr it's not like the Cards were that great of a team last year, they just got hot at the right time.
October 4, 200718 yr Author John Mozeliak Interim general manager, Cardinals. Has interviewed previously for Cincinnati and Houston GM jobs. Dan Evans Special assistant to the general manager, Seattle Mariners. Al Avila Assistant general manager, Detroit Tigers. Allard Baird Special assistant to the general manager, Boston Red Sox. Terry Ryan Senior adviser to general manager, Minnesota Twins. Ryan stepped down as Twins GM after 13 years but, at age 53, might be revitalized with different team. Ruben Amaro Jr. Assistant general manager, Philadelphia Phillies. Logan White Assistant general manager-scouting director, Los Angeles Dodgers. Mike Arbuckle Assistant general manager, Philadelphia Phillies. Kim Ng Assistant general manager, Los Angeles Dodgers. Paul DePodesta Special assistant for baseball operations, San Diego Padres. STLtoday - Sports - Cardinals
October 4, 200718 yr This is an organization that never really hit free agency at all. It was amazing that they have stuck around as many years as they have.
October 4, 200718 yr You'd think that with as large of a fan base as they had, that the Cards would have gotten better free agents. They could have avoided going on "the cheap" so much with their free agent pitchers if they had wanted to. They easily have 3 times the cash flow of he Sox. Edited October 4, 200718 yr by knightni
October 4, 200718 yr QUOTE(CWSGuy406 @ Oct 4, 2007 -> 12:14 PM) I'd love to see DePo get a real shot. He certainly deserves it. Agreed. As long as we stop giving people these terrible nicknames because modern humanity can't handle more than two syllables.
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