Bryan Burwell is an idiot. He thinks that how John Mozeliak handled the Scott Spiezio situation shows the difference in management this year. He said that Jocketty came across as an “enabling and excuse-making obstructionist”, and it was embarrassing to the whole organization. That’s not the bad part, but something I did find crazy is that he gives Mozeliak credit for releasing Spiezio. I’m pretty sure that any GM in their right mind would have releases him, given the situation.
Another thing that I found amazing was that he also said that if Ankiel rebounds and Carp/Mulder come back that those will prove how good of a GM he is. None of those have anything to do with how good of a GM he is! Ankiel falls on LaRussa and the rest of the staff, and Carp/Mulder on the trainers, but the situations have absolutely nothing to do with management.
I get when he will give credit to “Mo” if Juan Gonzalez continues to hit like he is, or if Clement comes back from injury, because that actually has something to do with his GMing ability. It seems like someone may already have a man crush on the new GM…..
Jason Marquis has reverted back to how he was with the Cardinals. It looks like he told reporters that he would rather be traded than pitch from the bullpen, and Pinella exploded on him saying that he has 7 starters for the 5 spots so if he wants to be gone he can be. I’m surprised it took this long for the mental midget to blow up in Chicago. Not surprisingly, Marquis said this after he let up 2 runs o n 3 hits in 2 innings against the Angels….
The Purple Iguana
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I'll be honest with you, I have not been impressed with "Mo" at all yet. He definitely dropped the ball on the Eckstein deal and tried to play it off as Eckstein wasn't cooperating. he made no real attempt at getting much rotation help and traded away Jimmy for less than nothing (we are still paying part of Jimmy's salary). Now I'll be the first to admit that Jimmy was going downhill, but might Edmonds be the perfect guy to bring Rasmus into the big leagues under his Redbird wing?
No, until "Mo" can prove he has a thing or two up his sleeve, I reserve judgment on the man.
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