Ryan the new GM?
by jf55510 on Dec 16, 2009 11:47 PM CST
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Greenberg will be involved in the day-to-day operations, but Ryan runs the team on the field. "Nolan is going to have complete authority on the baseball side," Greenberg said. "I have the utmost confidence in him." That's pretty clear. Greenberg later said that Ryan would be the first guy on a Rangers Mount Rushmore and that he knows all the nice things fans are saying about him are because Ryan is in his group and fans are saying "if Nolan thinks he's a good guy, maybe he's a good guy."
Greenberg was asked if he would share his opinion at a baseball operations meeting. He said that wasn't his role. "My role is to have great people in positions of authority and create an environment that encourages them to be their best and let them do their job," Greenberg said. "Fortunately, when it comes to the baseball side, the Rangers are in a tremendous position. To have the judgment, wisdom and personal touch of Nolan Ryan and the tremendous group JD [Jon Daniels] has assembled, the Rangers on the baseball side are the envy of every franchise in baseball in terms of talent. It's not broke, so I won't try to fix it. I'm not going to inject myself in a way that it interferes with outstanding people doing their job."
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If Ryan is going to have complete authority on the baseball side, doesn't that supplant JD as GM?
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Not that simple, probably
Not every team has a GM running the baseball operations in total. Tampa doesn’t even have anyone with that title, and it seems to me Ryan has been at least setting the overall course if not actually steering already anyway. Doesn’t seem different to me.
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Yep
I’m not going to inject myself in a way that it interferes with outstanding people doing their job.
Polar opposite of what Gilbert wanted to do. Damn I’m glad Chuck won.
I failed my LSB ethics test.
"WHAT A SHITLOAD OF FUCK" - LL's "Poochie" on Rich Harden signing with Texas over Seattle
Tom Hicks gets thanked for nothing.
Let’s not forget that Hicks is selling the Rangers because he took what should have been a successful and profitable franchise and ran it into the ground. He’s been an absolute failure and is being forced to pass the torch. There is no charity or good will involved in this transaction.
Right, but
Unlike most people on here I don’t think Hicks is a bad person, just a horribly incompetent sports team owner. He didn’t embarrass himself, the team and all its fans on purpose, he just sucks as an owner.
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Except
That would be true except his statements are contradictory. Either Ryan has full control on the baseball side of things or he isn’t changing anything. As we currently understand the setup, Ryan has a say, but not full control over the baseball side of things.
No contradiction
Delegation moves down, and his commentary on JD is fairly glowing. Pres = set policy, standards, and goals. GM = staff and implement those goals. Pretty much covers the baseball side. I do think Nolan will exercise more personnel control than in the past, though.
"He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts... for support rather than illumination." - Andrew Lang (1844-1912) also -
"Telephone, n. An invention of the devil which abrogates some of the advantages of making a disagreeable person keep his distance."
~Ambrose Bierce
by Ed Coffin on Dec 17, 2009 1:28 AM CST up reply actions
Ryan already had full control on the baseball side of things
Not sure why you were under the impression he didn’t.
Neftali Feliz says sit your 5 dollar ass down before he makes change...
Hi, Keith. Is this the year Edinson Volquez finally wins RoY?
by Brian Thomas on Dec 17, 2009 2:03 PM CST up reply actions
I think I'd be more worried about when the Mets
shitcan Minaya for the Jason Bay signing and other things, then come calling for JD.
IF Thad is still here, I wouldn't mind that much.
"Blister please, with those wings in your spine.
Love to be with a brother of mine.
How he'd love to find your tongue in his teeth,
In a struggle to find secret songs that you keep,
Wrapped in boxes so tight, sounding only at night as you sleep." ~Jeff Mangum; Neutral Milk Hotel
It wouldn't be a good thing...
for the Rangers to lose either of those guys.
I’d mind it a lot.
I don’t know how long the team will go with JD as GM before Thad gets a GM job somewhere, though. He seems like he’d be an excellent hire for some team.
by ghostofErikThompson on Dec 17, 2009 3:03 AM CST up reply actions
Look! Its the bastard son of pamerboy!
2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009
In the interest of quicker games Ron should just tell the ump he's pulling the Feliz card and the ump should rule the inning over.--Sherman McCoy on Sept. 4, 2009
Josey
was a paper boy for the Times Herald back in the 70’s…or something like that.
by Anonymous New Guy on Dec 17, 2009 8:34 AM CST up reply actions
For a second I thought you meant pamper boy
which could also work too.
If LSB were down by one with the tying run on second base and two outs in the ninth, you're the LAST person I'd want up at the plate
by oc on Dec 17, 2009 4:59 PM CST up reply actions
Analogy fail
Neftali Feliz says sit your 5 dollar ass down before he makes change...
Hi, Keith. Is this the year Edinson Volquez finally wins RoY?
by Brian Thomas on Dec 21, 2009 7:33 AM CST up reply actions
Never trust a man/woman named
Poochie .
"BIg whoop, wanna fight about it?"
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
I think JD even said that he doesn't make decisions unilaterally
and that pretty much all decision are made by committee. I think JD will have the same responsibilities in terms of negotiating and exploring trade possibilities, being the point man, etc. but he will probably get overruled by nolan sometimes.
it is what it is.
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