Lerners vs Rizzo

[BeltwayBaseball]

You've never been lied to?

No, but you can't play both ends. "We wanna win." "Hey, it's a business fellas, I ain't opening up my pocket book for some dumbcrap who knows how to run a bullpen."

[HalfSmokes]

No, but you can't play both ends. "We wanna win." "Hey, it's a business fellas, I ain't opening up my pocket book for some dumbcrap who knows how to run a bullpen."

Every team in every sport does- even the biggest vanity project teams have budgets

[BeltwayBaseball]

Every team in every sport does- even the biggest vanity project teams have budgets

But it's disingenuous. Sign Scherzer to $210m, but add some much needed bullpen and outfield depth at the trade deadline, and a solid manager for a standard three+ year contract? Well you entitled little crap, Rizzo, what do you think we're running here a charity???

[RobDibblesGhost]

I really think it's all a miscommunication issue. Rizzo was told to hire the black guy and, due to a poor cell phone connection, he only picked up every other word. That's all.

[UMDNats]

I really think it's all a miscommunication issue. Rizzo was told to hire the black guy and, due to a poor cell phone connection, he only picked up every other word. That's all.

[Minty Fresh]

 

[Slateman]

how dare the lerners impose something as petty as a budget on the president of a for profit enterprise

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Where was this fiscally responsible thinking when they dolled out 200 million for a RHP?

[RobDibblesGhost]

Jim Bowden ‏@JimBowden_ESPN  · 5m5 minutes ago 
This was not the 1st time Nats ownership wouldn’t pay the baseball dept 1st choice for MGR details next on @MLBNetworkRadio XM89 Sirius209

[skippy1999]

Jim Bowden ‏@JimBowden_ESPN  · 5m5 minutes ago 
This was not the 1st time Nats ownership wouldn’t pay the baseball dept 1st choice for MGR details next on @MLBNetworkRadio XM89 Sirius209

can't get to my car to listen, give us details when you can please!

[RobDibblesGhost]

can't get to my car to listen, give us details when you can please!

I can't either! I'm hoping they archive it and post it online

[skippy1999]

I can't either! I'm hoping they archive it and post it online

I guess I need to head to twitter 

[Minty Fresh]

Sounds like the Lerner's have stooges at MLB Network Radio since JimBo's mic has almost no gain whereas Jeff Joyce's mic's gain is too high.

[skippy1999]

Sounds like the Lerner's have stooges at MLB Network Radio since JimBo's mic has almost no gain whereas Jeff Joyce's mic's gain is too high.

So you can listen, Minty? Can you give let us know what he's saying?

[Ray D]

Jim Bowden ‏@JimBowden_ESPN  · 5m5 minutes ago 
This was not the 1st time Nats ownership wouldn’t pay the baseball dept 1st choice for MGR

This has to refer to 2007 when Acta was hired.  Who would Bowden's first choice have been then?

[Minty Fresh]

So you can listen, Minty? Can you give let us know what he's saying?

I am listening right now.  They're talking Kansas City Royals right now...

EDIT:

If you have a Sirius or XM subscription for your car, I strongly recommend paying the extra $5-/month for the internet subscription add-on.

[Minty Fresh]

So he's claiming that the Lerners aren't afraid to walk away from the table over dollars.  Claiming they have a pattern of paying minimal money for managers (cited Williams and Riggleman).

Also saying that these short-term contracts for less money probably lend to instability in the clubhouse.

[Ray D]

This has to refer to 2007 when Acta was hired.  Who would Bowden's first choice have been then?

Wild guess: Pineilla.

[skippy1999]

So he's claiming that the Lerners aren't afraid to walk away from the table over dollars.  Claiming they have a pattern of paying minimal money for managers (cited Williams and Riggleman).

Also saying that these short-term contracts for less money probably lend to instability in the clubhouse.

Ok, nothing earth shattering there, I thought maybe there was a big name we'd missed out on before due to dinero. 

[Minty Fresh]

Ok, nothing earth shattering there, I thought maybe there was a big name we'd missed out on before due to dinero. 

Though he did just say that this deal just smacks of business as usual for TED Lerner who only ever evaluates people based on bottom line numbers which is not how managers can be evaluated. 

It was a definite shot at Ted's business practices.

[HattoriHanzo]

Ted won't get the ring he wants before he croaks with these stupid hires.

[DPMOmaha]

This has to refer to 2007 when Acta was hired.  Who would Bowden's first choice have been then?

Girardi.

[RobDibblesGhost]

Girardi.

Yep.

MLB Network Radio ‏@MLBNetworkRadio  · 11m11 minutes ago 
.@JimBowden_ESPN says #Nationals story sounds familiar; he wanted Girardi, owners would only pay Manny Acta

https://soundcloud.com/mlbnetworkradio/jim-bowdensays-nats-managerial-hiring-mirrors-his-own-experience-when-he-wanted-joe-girardi

[Minty Fresh]

Yep.  Bowden just said it on the air.

[Minty Fresh]

Kilgore is about to be interviewed on MLB Network Radio.   

[wpa2629]

so the only reason Girardi chose the Yankees in 2007 and not the Nationals was money?

LOL

Ok