Fire Rizzo

[The Chief]

If there's an existing thread, someone point me to it.  Otherwise have at.

[Nathan]

Contract the whole freaking team or send them somewhere else.  Perennial losers is all they'll be at this rate.  Not even losers, bottom heap team forevermore!

[PC]

firemikerizzo.com is, oddly, already taken.

[chemist]

I think this is premature.

[The Chief]

I think this is premature.

It's meant to be a bit tongue in cheek, but honestly up until this point I think most fans were cautiously neutral on him.  I think this puts his public opinion poll firmly into negative territory.

[Hondo]

I think he is working with a joke of a budget, which is likely why Kasten left.

I guess the plan is now for the lerners to feed rizzo to the wolves in a year or two.

[spidernat]

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[Potomac Cannons]

It's meant to be a bit tongue in cheek, but honestly up until this point I think most fans were cautiously neutral on him.  I think this puts his public opinion poll firmly into negative territory.

Adds Morse, Ramos, Burnett, Strasburg, Harper, Storen, and extends Zimmerman.  Unearths others for a good bullpen out of nowhere.  Lucks out on Livan pitching out of his mind.

Loses Hanrahan, Capps and Dunn.

Has 3 months until spring training.

Prior to Dunn being cautiously neutral was stupid.  Right now it's warranted contingent upon the remaining 3 months.

[The Chief]

I'm telling you what I think public opinion says, not what I think it should say.  And even so, it's going to take a herculean effort by Rizzo to turn the offseason around at this point.  Merely a very good effort will only maintain the status quo.

[HalfSmokes]

He drafted harper and Strasburg? The genius, talk about picking players out of nowhere

[PC]

He drafted harper and Strasburg? The genius, talk about picking players out of nowhere

Yep, it ranks right up there with drafting Tom Brady in the 6th round!

[hammondsnats]

I think he is working with a joke of a budget, which is likely why Kasten left.

I guess the plan is now for the lerners to feed rizzo to the wolves in a year or two.

this

[hammondsnats]

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HOF worthy post there

[HalfSmokes]

I think he is working with a joke of a budget, which is likely why Kasten left.

I guess the plan is now for the lerners to feed rizzo to the wolves in a year or two.

yep, rinse and repeat every 4-5 years

[The Chief]

HOF worthy post there

I don't get it.

[hammondsnats]

I don't get it.

look @ the pic

[NatsDad14]

look @ the pic

Or look at the post to the bottom of those arrows

[Potomac Cannons]

He drafted harper and Strasburg? The genius, talk about picking players out of nowhere

And yet the "conventional wisdom" will claim cheap owners.  You guys can't have it both ways.

[hammondsnats]

Or look at the post to the bottom of those arrows

yeah i know that's what i was referring to.

oh and potomac is a hack!

[HalfSmokes]

And yet the "conventional wisdom" will claim cheap owners.  You guys can't have it both ways.

so by paying money for draft picks they aren't cheap? Never mind the lack of big name international or free agent signings

[Sharp]

I don't have a negative opinion of Rizzo after this move.  It usually takes years to evaluate GMs.  Dunn was also probably not worth $56m/4 years to any NL franchise, including the Nats.  That said, next year is going to suck because of this move.  A lot.

[The Chief]

yeah i know that's what i was referring to.

oh and potomac is a hack!

Oh, his sig.  I have sigs turned off.

[The Chief]

I don't have a negative opinion of Rizzo after this move.  It usually takes years to evaluate GMs.  Dunn was also probably not worth $56m/4 years to any NL franchise, including the Nats.  That said, next year is going to suck because of this move.  A lot.

But would it actually have taken 56 if they were willing to offer the 4th year?

[spidernat]

And yet the "conventional wisdom" will claim cheap owners.  You guys can't have it both ways.

Unbelievable. This is what the Lerners want people to cite as evidence that they aren't cheap.

[PatsNats28]

I'm more pissed at the Lerners