tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886941082283226710.post2228764463643524634..comments2023-11-03T09:22:53.516-04:00Comments on In Dayton We Trust: Buddy Bell announces resignation, will finish seasonThe Taohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07647424661870773417noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886941082283226710.post-18174971773739083892007-08-02T10:13:00.000-04:002007-08-02T10:13:00.000-04:00Following up on Cory's comment... from Baseball Pr...Following up on Cory's comment... from Baseball Prospectus's Will Carroll:<BR/><BR/>"Speaking of Tommy John surgery, there are almost as many rumors regarding Josh Johnson as there are about Otsuka. Johnson is just back from ulnar neuritis, and is headed to visit Dr. James Andrews in Alabama. The Marlins shut down Johnson until that visit, and are talking about Johnson as if they've resigned themselves to his loss. With Anibal Sanchez already done for the season after surgery and Dontrelle Willis struggling, one source was openly cursing Joe Girardi. "It has to go back to the rain delay," he said, referencing last year's game where Johnson was put back in the game after an 80-minute rain delay. "Girardi broke two arms, maybe more, and set this franchise back five years." It's a bit much for me to place all the blame on Girardi, but the point made does hold some water. Young pitchers simply can't be treated like a fungible, easily replaceable resource, and it's not just Girardi that has done so."<BR/><BR/>Girardi strikes me as a really smart guy who might be good for the Royals, but I don't think he wants this job. He's lurking in the wings for Torre's position, which he'll probably get...The Taohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07647424661870773417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886941082283226710.post-31770459536217898822007-08-02T08:26:00.000-04:002007-08-02T08:26:00.000-04:00I don't need another manager who will butt heads w...I don't need another manager who will butt heads with the GM about who to play (ala Huber). Give me Pendleton.Seth Feldkamphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15007232592441270073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886941082283226710.post-10014985248574311712007-08-01T22:35:00.000-04:002007-08-01T22:35:00.000-04:00I would like...1. Joe Girardi2. Terry PendletonI would like...<BR/><BR/>1. Joe Girardi<BR/><BR/>2. Terry PendletonR,T,C Fanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14857434234096420268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886941082283226710.post-1680397798377313572007-08-01T22:06:00.000-04:002007-08-01T22:06:00.000-04:00i get a bad feeling from girardi. he fights with m...i get a bad feeling from girardi. he fights with management, disregards pitch counts (which has ruined plenty of floridas young arms) and LOVES veterans.<BR/><BR/>no thanks.<BR/><BR/>my choice is leo mazzone.singlebidnationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11650165731713196639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886941082283226710.post-61377066617608033812007-08-01T21:21:00.000-04:002007-08-01T21:21:00.000-04:00Two words: Joe Girardi. By the way, Erika Kelsey t...Two words: Joe Girardi. <BR/><BR/>By the way, Erika Kelsey turned me onto your blog. I'm enjoy ing.John Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12153518100620408202noreply@blogger.com