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You need to go and look at the big picture and expand the period of time and consider the overall outcome of the whole thing in order to evaluate 2011 Theo's exercise. This is how top managements are always rated. Sure, it ain't over yet, and as I've been saying, we have to wait and see the final result, but there were/still are symptoms not just before the trade deadline (reactionary making moves there) but even since 2010 season (planning commence here and if you rush me, before) I was always pointing that this team was unbalanced, even when Buch was pitching in the first half of the season. Somehow this offense even with Carl Crawford performing terrible and a few others performing just average, this offense always kept and bear this team in the fight of the division. In fact, They were grand part of the season leading several offense departments. On the other hand, the pitching has been terrible, it doesn't matter how you split/justify it. Today we are the 20th and the 26th in ERA and QS respectively in all baseball as a pitching staff. Those numbers haven't fluctuated significantly since the THE BEGINING OF THE SEASON. If this team collapse or go out early in the playoffs, you can start looking for answers over there. You can bet that the first question that Henry gonna make is: why you let this happen? And most important, WHY DIDN'T YOU PLAN AND MAKE THE NECESSARY ADJUSTMENTS IF ALL THE SYMPTOMS WERE THERE SINCE 2010?, WHY? Those questions and responsibilities are charged to the GM, no Tito, no Lackey, no D-K but the GM. Trust me, as a CEO or Owner, you don't want excuses, you expect results since they already put 180 MUSD. This is how business work. They expect ROI and a favorable IRR. You can't return that? You have to go, this is business, no hard-feelings. Another failure this year (don't make the POs or leave early once there), I'd be surprised if Theo Epstein continuos in this organization. We'll see how it ends. Hope a happy ending. BTW Theo's abilities at FA are terrible, you can pile a tons of names out there.

The true and fact my friend is that our QS stat is pathetic for a team which alraedy spent 180 MUSD... that is the bottom-line since is costing us games....and these days we are panicking because we gonna face s***** teams like O's, TB and TOR? And making maths to figure out how we gonna make the POs at this point? Unacceptable. Just for the record, I see this like a CEO or an investor who already put 180 MUSD. If you were my GM I would ask you for the WS, not less and not excuses, I already put 180 MUSD... THIS IS HOW BUSINESS WORK, TRUST ME. Sure, it has not finished yet.. We'll see how it ends. BTW I hope that Theo is cooking that King Felix trade that you once said...:thumbsup:

+1 And Good point.

4 GB.

Seems like the light is commencing to show in the end of the road.

Sit-down Bautista!

Somebody stop this massacre!

Good for you man! Wish you the best! :thumbsup:

Likely Mr RBI is back

Can we make this official a lit bit earlier VA?:harhar:

It's great to have Aceves out there. BTW O's are wining

It is official, 200th for Wake. Having happened that, Can we finally retire him and put him next to Remy and Don or something?

Scuuuuuuu

Seriously, is he one of the biggest mistakes of the FOs ever? Ozzy is LOL, and saying "told you Theo, but you insisted"

He is one of the few reliable out there, he can go till the 9th....

Step back Bautista

Definitely today was one of those 10 Rs nights and BTW Wake takes what is Supposed to be his. Couldn't happen in no other way.

Game, gentlemen?