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You are a good poster, but this is nonsense. The "Nation" doesn't get a vote. I know this from my family's first hand experience as members of "Brooklyn Dodger Nation." He was fired for business reasons, not for PR.
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How much oversight that DD will be subject to is unknown. The problem that has been addressed is that upper management had lost confidence in Ben. Any strategy that he would have presented would likely have met with a lot of skepticism/resistance.
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2016 Red Sox Hot Stove Discussion Thread
a700hitter replied to a700hitter's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
He had no clue how to build a pitching staff, and that has been a huge organizational deficiency. -
So be it
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In the words of Casey Stengel when he resigned as Yankee manager, "Heck, I did n't retire. I was fired."
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That is extremely unfair. Ben Cherington had integrity and he took accountability. He never misled anyone when talking about the moves which he was contemplating or the direction of the team. That is why when he said that he liked our pitching, I knew no moves were coming to add pitchers. People thought he was being coy and working the phones behind the scenes to get pitching. He was just being honest. When he recently said that Hanley would not be moved to another position this season, I also took him at his word. He is a decent honest man, but he is an incompetent. He is not Adolsama Bin Hitler.
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I will take 9 years of winning and a string of division championships. I don't care how he does it.
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Pal, you seem upset by this development. I'm not sure why as Ben earned his way out of the job. I am curious if you were the owners how would you gone about fixing the s*** show that we have watched for two years in a row? Staying with Ben would have meant by all accounts continuing the Hanley (LF) experiment and continuing commitments to Porcello and Miley. What changes, if any did you think needed to be made, or were you willing to stay the course?
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I am not quite sure why ownership would let Ben hire Dipoto if they were going to hire Dombrowski unless they sought his approval in advance.
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and this is why I can't bet on baseball. I would lose my shirt on games like this.
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We did win last night's game so Bay makes tonight's thread. The game thread was ignored because the big news of the night -- the FO shakeup was discussed in other threads.
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Three out of four years of last place finishes was unprecedented bad that has not happened since before Tom Yawkey bought the team.
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What would you have done to turn around the team?
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In almost 50 years of rooting for the Red Sox, I can't remember a GM being fired during the season, and they had a coup d'etat in the early 80's. This speaks volumes to what a horrible job Ben has been doing that they needed to make this change immediately.
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Dubront for the A's tonight going against Kershaw for the Dodgers. A's are up 1-0 in the 5 the inning. What do you think are the chances that that score will hold up? Lol!
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Maybe you can join SCM as a newly minted Cubs fan.
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Overall, my feelings about changes in the FO can be summed up in one word, "Next!" It is Dombrowski's job to lose. Ben blew himself up with a series of stupid moves. He left ownership with no choice but to fire him. I can't see the next FO team as being any worse. Dombrowski is a wheeler dealer so it should be an interesting off season. He does not sit on his hands.
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When I heard that the announcers had big news, I thought maybe they unloaded Porcello or made a similar big trade. I really didn't think they would make this decision in season. Maybe JH read the remarks about no plans to move Hanley's position before the end of the season, and just couldn't believe how dense he was being.
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No, I am not making that leap yet. I think he needs to play the last six weeks to see if this was just a good week. I am hoping that he can demonstrate some proficiency with the bat. He was hitting very well at AAA, but he has to prove himself at this level. He can get almost 200 ABs before the season is done. He might be able to resurrect his career. Yes, it is wishful thinking on my part, but he has looked much different this week than at any point last season.
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2016 Red Sox Hot Stove Discussion Thread
a700hitter replied to a700hitter's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
If they want to dump his sorry ass, the FO will make sure that the story will get out there even they refuse to confirm it. That is just the way Red Sox management rolls. -
But he dumped him after year 1.
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He just had his best week in the majors.
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It would be funny if Dombrowski's first move is to trade Porcello.
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He did gush.
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He should have to take out the garbage on the way out.
