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May 31, 2006 5:19 pm |
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Baseball Player News: Dayton Moore (GM), KC
By: James Meyerriecks
News: I'm not sure where to put this, so we'll put it with the player updates. Moore officially replaced Allard Baird as the General Manager of the Kansas City Royals Wednesday.
Views: At least David Glass finally put this issue to rest. For weeks, he refused to actually fire Baird and just left him as a dead man walking, showing just how much the Royals' problems go well beyond the General Manager to the ownership of the club. In the interim, the Kansas City Star humanized Baird, discussing how there were countless solid deals that Baird had on the table that were killed by Glass over a couple of hundred thousand dollars. To his credit, Baird refused to discuss any of them, and stayed loyal to the end.
Throughout Baird's tenure, I was probably one of his bigger critics, though I had the feeling that Glass was more than just partially at fault. The way this situation has been handled, I fear that Glass was almost completely to blame for ruining what was once a proud franchise. Here's to hoping that Moore has a little better luck convincing ownership to back him.
As for Moore, he's nearly a perfect hire here. Moore is recognized around the league as someone who has been critical under John Schuerholz (who happened to be Kansas City's GM back in the glory days of the 1980's) in leading the Atlanta Braves to prominence. Given some support from ownership, he's more than capable of righting this ship, though it's likely to take some time and patience. |
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oopydoop
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Joined: 30 May 2006
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May 31, 2006 7:59 pm |
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The royals are just a mess. I only reason to watch them is to hope to see them become the worst team ever. |
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hedgehogg
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Joined: 31 May 2006
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May 31, 2006 8:43 pm |
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Great update. I am a huge Royals fan. I was almost ready to jump ship until today. I think the Glass' finally got something right. I just wish they could of handled it a little better. Allard is a very good and loyal man and it just makes me wonder what A. Baird could have done if he was given total control.
I truly think great things are to come for us devout KC Royals FANS! |
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NYsportsMAN
Penn State Class of 2012
Joined: 27 Aug 2005
Location: Long Island
Posts: 8175
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May 31, 2006 8:48 pm |
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| hedgehogg wrote: |
| I truly think great things are to come for us devout KC Royals FANS! |
No, no. I know you're knew but the sarcasm font is green |
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Mcdoogle
Josh McCown Fanclub President
Joined: 27 Sep 2003
Location: Home Sweet Home
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Jun 02, 2006 11:01 am |
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| NYsportsMAN wrote: |
| hedgehogg wrote: |
| I truly think great things are to come for us devout KC Royals FANS! |
No, no. I know you're knew but the sarcasm font is green |
As FIC's spelling correcter, it's new. Not knew Devon, that's -10 pts. from your reputation, going to a lowly -1,000,000.  |
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dpaullin
Braves in '09?
Joined: 11 Apr 2002
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Jun 02, 2006 6:05 pm |
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So...if Paul DePodesta can't get a chance with the Royals, does he ever get a chance with another team?
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