May 17, 201510 yr Author QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ May 16, 2015 -> 10:19 PM) 478 feet dead center, and some guy caught it barehanded http://deadspin.com/giancarlo-stantons-moo...-who-1704968035 Nice. Can he play designated right fielder for the Sox?
May 17, 201510 yr Bryce Harper is absolutely amazing. His OPS in May is not supposed to happen (over 1.500)
May 17, 201510 yr QUOTE (fathom @ May 17, 2015 -> 05:36 PM) Bryce Harper is absolutely amazing. His OPS in May is not supposed to happen (over 1.500) I traded Machado and Cole for him before the season. Now I have both Harper and Bryant.
May 17, 201510 yr QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ May 17, 2015 -> 06:48 PM) I traded Machado and Cole for him before the season. Now I have both Harper and Bryant. Cole hasn't exactly been a disappointment.
May 17, 201510 yr Author QUOTE (fathom @ May 17, 2015 -> 05:36 PM) Bryce Harper is absolutely amazing. His OPS in May is not supposed to happen (over 1.500) Unfortunately he is as likeable as Hosmer and Moustakas
May 18, 201510 yr How do they allow the mics to pick up players dropping f-bombs on national television?
May 18, 201510 yr When the Marlins hire their next manager, they will be paying 3 managers and 2 general managers at the same time.
May 18, 201510 yr QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 17, 2015 -> 07:26 PM) When the Marlins hire their next manager, they will be paying 3 managers and 2 general managers at the same time. Sounds about right for that clown front office.
May 18, 201510 yr http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/mlb/miam...le21238959.html 7-8 managers (if you count Hyde for one game) in a span of just 13 years.
May 18, 201510 yr QUOTE (flavum @ May 18, 2015 -> 05:52 AM) Dan Jennings, manager of the Marlins. Isn't he a front office exec?
May 18, 201510 yr QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 18, 2015 -> 07:41 AM) Isn't he a front office exec? He's their GM.
May 18, 201510 yr Everyone's copying the White Sox now, lol. Matheny, Ausmus, Jennings...can't wait to see the national baseball media pick this one apart. Reminds me of when Larry Dierker (if I recall correctly) went from broadcaster to manager of the Astros. This will be one of the first managers (maybe the only one) without at least significant minor league playing experience. The next, inevitable step is an Ivy League/quant/sabes (love ya Gregaroo) guy directly going into managing. Jennings, a well-respected scout and executive, has no professional managerial experience and last coached a team when he was in charge of Davidson High School in Mobile, Alabama, almost 30 years ago. He has spent 13 years in the Marlins front office after first serving as a scout with the Reds and Mariners for seven years and then seven-plus seasons as the scouting director for the Tampa Bay Rays. Jennings played college baseball and was signed by the Yankees in 1984, but quickly left the organization. It's unknown if Jennings will still retain his title as general manager. Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/mlb/miam...l#storylink=cpy Edited May 18, 201510 yr by caulfield12
May 18, 201510 yr QUOTE (raBBit @ May 18, 2015 -> 08:15 AM) In one of the worst career decisions in MLB history, he's stepping down as GM for the least desirable managing position in baseball. YOLO
May 18, 201510 yr QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 18, 2015 -> 12:53 PM) Everyone's copying the White Sox now, lol. Matheny, Ausmus, Jennings...can't wait to see the national baseball media pick this one apart. Reminds me of when Larry Dierker (if I recall correctly) went from broadcaster to manager of the Astros. This will be one of the first managers (maybe the only one) without at least significant minor league playing experience. The next, inevitable step is an Ivy League/quant/sabes (love ya Gregaroo) guy directly going into managing. Jennings, a well-respected scout and executive, has no professional managerial experience and last coached a team when he was in charge of Davidson High School in Mobile, Alabama, almost 30 years ago. He has spent 13 years in the Marlins front office after first serving as a scout with the Reds and Mariners for seven years and then seven-plus seasons as the scouting director for the Tampa Bay Rays. Jennings played college baseball and was signed by the Yankees in 1984, but quickly left the organization. It's unknown if Jennings will still retain his title as general manager. Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/mlb/miam...l#storylink=cpy and many posters, including I, was criticizing or pointing out the problems in chi with it manager and FO. can you imagine that freaking circus in miami??? dear lord i couldn't even stomach the thought.
May 18, 201510 yr I don't know if he had much of a say in becoming the manager but either way if the team fails, now it is all on him. It doesn't appear he will be continuing GM duties while in uniform. It does put a lot more accountability on the GM. Gar/Pax should take to the bench if they get rid of Thibs. Put your necks on the line. Edited May 18, 201510 yr by Dick Allen
May 18, 201510 yr This move actually has a little Bill Veeck in it. Back when Ron Schueler couldn't pitch anymore, Veeck made him a pitching coach since he was going to pay him anyway. Jennings, I would imagine, isn't getting any extra cash to manage the Marlins. Loria saves a little bit on hiring a manager, and Jennings' contract is up at the end of this season anyway, so look for a new GM/manager combo in Miami in 2016.
May 18, 201510 yr QUOTE (Dick Allen @ May 18, 2015 -> 08:38 AM) I don't know if he had much of a say in becoming the manager but either way if the team fails, now it is all on him. It doesn't appear he will be continuing GM duties while in uniform. It does put a lot more accountability on the GM. Gar/Pax should take to the bench if they get rid of Thibs. Put your necks on the line. Really though, from everything we have read about this, the guy who should truly have his neck on the line is Loria. His fingerprints are all over this team
May 18, 201510 yr QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ May 18, 2015 -> 08:17 AM) Really though, from everything we have read about this, the guy who should truly have his neck on the line is Loria. His fingerprints are all over this team And you really think he's going to pull a Ted Turner? The fans might actually show up for that one, to see him fall flat on his face and dance on his grave.
May 18, 201510 yr QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 18, 2015 -> 09:20 AM) And you really think he's going to pull a Ted Turner? The fans might actually show up for that one, to see him fall flat on his face and dance on his grave. I dont think he will, no, but I think him constantly blaming and firing managers and GMs really sucks. Deadspin has a few articles about how he overrides tons of personnel moves and a lot of it really messes up the way the teams are built. But, alas, you cannot fire the owner
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