Personally, I've liked the teams he's assembled over the last couple years. On paper we should have been bettter. We weren't. That's life. That's baseball. I don't think he's the best GM around, bit I think he understands how to build a competitive mid market team. You have to take some risks.

 

You're right. 2005 didn't grant Williams a lifetime contract. I am bothered by this attitude that he's baseball retarded despite building a World Championship team though.

 

 

They've been paper tigers since the century.

 

Since Kenny wanted to be demoted, maybe he will quit in a few years. I have hopes Al Davis gives him a call.

 

They've been paper tigers since the century.

 

Since Kenny wanted to be demoted, maybe he will quit in a few years. I have hopes Al Davis gives him a call.

 

 

I don't think even with Geritol, V-8, Viagra and Cialis combined into a daily 3X-a-day cocktail that Al Davis could be termed "Oakland Tough" these days.

When it's all said and done, people are going to say that KW was, at one point, a very good GM and that he got caught up in making splashes and "flying under the radar" so much that it overtook his baseball acumen and ruined his ability to be a GM.

 

Kenny is the guy that kept hitting two face cards or blackjack at the table, didn't know when to slow down a bit with his big winnings, and then lost all of his money as the 8-7 draws started showing up.

I don't think they woulda hired Robin if this was KW's last chance or anything like that.

Kenny won the battle, he gets to do it his way for a while. Maybe 2014 or so?

When it's all said and done, people are going to say that KW was, at one point, a very good GM and that he got caught up in making splashes and "flying under the radar" so much that it overtook his baseball acumen and ruined his ability to be a GM.

 

I really think Ken's biggest problem is being stuck with a manager that contradicted his style. It will be interesting to see how a couple of guys adjust to the new manager. Dunn and Beckham in particular