If this ridiculous and asinine insistence that Schumaker be the second baseman actually comes to pass in April, I'm off the Tonywagon. The ass backwards management from the front office to the grump in the dugout will cost this team next season. Bank on it.

tkihshbt wrote:

I'm off the Tonywagon.

Because you've been such a strong supporter of La Russa up to this point?

The points you make about the relationship between Moz and La Russa are fair, on paper, but not in practice, I think.  The same thing shows up when a rookie coach is hired to coach a future Hall of Famer, think Phil Jackson and Michael Jordan.  It took a long time for Jackson to exercise real authority within the Bulls. 

But what makes the whole thing more interesting is that Strauss identifies Mozeliak as a Ryan supporter, and La Russa+coaches are the Schumaker supporters.  So, in this case I am with you, and against La Russa.  But in the end it will all probably come down to what's available.  If they suddenly get a shot to sign Uggla I'll bet La Russa would find some flexibility in his position.

Last edited by Max (11/14/2010 4:20 pm)

APRTW wrote:

If they traded for Reyes I would puke, eat it and puke again.

Disgusting, but absolutely rec-worthy

Change at:

SS: likely -- God I fucking hope so.
RF: possible but not the highest priority -- So Winn wasn't the answer we all thought he'd be? Shocking. Honestly, keeping Ludwick wasn't the answer either.
2B: unlikely -- Sigh, Skip may not be the cancer that Ryan is, but you'd be hard pressed to see the difference between them at the plate. Just saying.
CF: very unlikely -- Rasmus had a year I can deal with, and although I didn't like his ballerina act, he did clear everything up and put his head down to play when it became a media storm. I'm not sold on the fact that he's garbage, although I'd rather have someone I feel better about in CF.
closer: no interest whatsoever -- Franklin better find some gas, or Motte better learn how to pitch then. Just saying.

Keep Westbrook: a toss-up, but one that won't go into December -- I don't mind keeping West, he didn't do badly.

Add Back-up: left side of infield -- So we need a SS, not a 2B, but we need a backup there? =/

LHP: only if resources remain after fixing other problems -- Agree. You can't fix it all.

All in all, I'd like to see the team making some moves, I honestly do care what they are, but I'd rather see bad moves then no moves at this point. One sends the message everything is fine, and it's fucking not. The other just means you're picking the wrong guys, but at least understand enough to know that what you have is an issue.

Re-sign Pujols, if you don't do this, nothing else matters because I will no longer be a Cardinals fan.

"is there really any question that this would be a better team with Reyes & Beltran than with Corny & Corby?"

No, but at least you know you're going to get 140 games apiece out of the latter combination. Beltran is like a Porsche that keeps breaking down, and Reyes becomes a much less valuable player as he ages. I think he's already lost a step, and he's not going to get any faster.