Comments on: The Slow Fade http://www.thelosscolumn.com/2008/the-slow-fade/ Thu, 09 Sep 2010 03:09:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: jeffrey duncan http://www.thelosscolumn.com/2008/the-slow-fade/comment-page-1/#comment-23941 jeffrey duncan Fri, 01 Aug 2008 03:01:46 +0000 http://www.thelosscolumn.com/?p=1413#comment-23941 re: this post... "dan the man Says: It’s alright, because two good things have come of this recent swoon. #1: It has provided Andy MacPhail with a reason to continue his makeover of the major and minor league rosters. He now has no option but continue The Plan, and I trust he will do so." Why do you think macphail would be in react mode? AM has said repeatedly that he will make personnel decisions based on guiding organizational principles. He doesn't need an excuse to continue with the plan. I forgot your #2. re: this post…

“dan the man Says:
It’s alright, because two good things have come of this recent swoon.
#1: It has provided Andy MacPhail with a reason to continue his makeover of the major and minor league rosters. He now has no option but continue The Plan, and I trust he will do so.”

Why do you think macphail would be in react mode? AM has said repeatedly that he will make personnel decisions based on guiding organizational principles. He doesn’t need an excuse to continue with the plan. I forgot your #2.

]]> By: neal s http://www.thelosscolumn.com/2008/the-slow-fade/comment-page-1/#comment-23640 neal s Mon, 28 Jul 2008 20:57:47 +0000 http://www.thelosscolumn.com/?p=1413#comment-23640 Heh...I'm not anywhere near "inside" enough to get trade info. From what I understand the O's are pretty tight-lipped anyway. My guess for anyone who has good sources on O's deals is that said sources come from the other teams, not the Warehouse. That's just a semi-educated guess, though. I don't actually know who talks to who. Heh…I’m not anywhere near “inside” enough to get trade info. From what I understand the O’s are pretty tight-lipped anyway. My guess for anyone who has good sources on O’s deals is that said sources come from the other teams, not the Warehouse. That’s just a semi-educated guess, though. I don’t actually know who talks to who.

]]> By: dan the man http://www.thelosscolumn.com/2008/the-slow-fade/comment-page-1/#comment-23637 dan the man Mon, 28 Jul 2008 20:10:29 +0000 http://www.thelosscolumn.com/?p=1413#comment-23637 I still think Fahey plays a mean 2nd base. I still think Fahey plays a mean 2nd base.

]]> By: dan the man http://www.thelosscolumn.com/2008/the-slow-fade/comment-page-1/#comment-23636 dan the man Mon, 28 Jul 2008 20:09:50 +0000 http://www.thelosscolumn.com/?p=1413#comment-23636 @ Greg: That'd be good old Jimmy Hunter. @ Greg: That’d be good old Jimmy Hunter.

]]> By: Greg http://www.thelosscolumn.com/2008/the-slow-fade/comment-page-1/#comment-23635 Greg Mon, 28 Jul 2008 20:03:21 +0000 http://www.thelosscolumn.com/?p=1413#comment-23635 I think Gary Thorne (or whoever it was) mentioned Juan Castro and his "soft hands" like... 18 times during Sunday's game. I think Gary Thorne (or whoever it was) mentioned Juan Castro and his “soft hands” like… 18 times during Sunday’s game.

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