Front Office not dugout...
https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2017/...anization.html
Front Office not dugout...
https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2017/...anization.html
Meh.
I wonder what his official role will be...likely something like Allard Baird and Frank Wren, where he advises behind the scenes but we never hear much about him, right?
Unless he can hit taters or strike guys out I don't see how much good this will do.
But he is buddy-buddy with Dombrowski so I can see why it is happening.
Like Jack Flap said "Meh".
"Hating the Yankees like it's a religion since 94'" RIP Mike.
"It's also a simple and indisputable fact that WAR isn't the be-all end-all in valuations, especially in real life. Wanna know why? Because an ace in run-prevention for 120 innings means more often than not, a sub-standard pitcher covering for the rest of the IP that pitcher fails to provide. You can't see value in a vacuum when a player does not provide full-time production."
I am not sure what this is all about.
The King of TalkSox has Spoken.
Originally Posted by a700hitter
It's so DD can have a circle jerk buddy.
"Hating the Yankees like it's a religion since 94'" RIP Mike.
"It's also a simple and indisputable fact that WAR isn't the be-all end-all in valuations, especially in real life. Wanna know why? Because an ace in run-prevention for 120 innings means more often than not, a sub-standard pitcher covering for the rest of the IP that pitcher fails to provide. You can't see value in a vacuum when a player does not provide full-time production."
This board is tough on any move or change made. LaRussa is a proven baseball man and having him to advise and support on acquisitions, both of coaches and players, can be seen as a plus. Perhaps he will have additional roles as well. Glad to see him join the team.
Yup, I think time has passed him by as a manager, but I can see him contributing in the area of player developement.
“The louder he talked of his honor, the faster we counted our spoons.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson
"When you're dead, you don't know you're dead.
It's only difficult for other people.
It works the same way for stupid."
LaRussa was behind the Shelby Miller fiasco. Now, that might be the only thing I've got on him, but it's not in the Plus column.
Priorities:
1. Yankees lose
2. Red Sox win
He'll be DD's "coffee boy".
Or his 'Coffee and Geritol' boy.
and Jimmy Leland makes three - come on. Maybe it is just taking a break from new age bullshit. Who knows.
Probably there as a sounding board for Dombrowski and Cora.
Eff la russa. and Eff DD for hiring him.
this has now replaced signing lackey as my most hated red sox move ever. and that is saying something.
what's next, we gonna hire madden and showalter?
eff you DD.
other names i have posted under: none
Doesn't hurt to have people who know something about the game helping out.
Apparently!
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