02-03-2003, 08:49 PM
Teen, I know you listen to Wally & Keeg, and they made same comment - that it has been "pick on Valentine" parade.
Arpi, I don't know why you say Valentine is an Asshole, but the guy
a) knows baseball
b) gives time to the community
Steve Phillips does neither. Valentine has made some of his own trouble, but he was far from being the problem. As much as I respect Bobby V, I can't blame team for replacing him. What has troubled me is that Steve Phillips stayed. I think he has done a poor job assembling this team, and last year showed that you can't assemble a rotisserie team without considering how the parts would fit together. Phillips spent too much time in the clubhouse for a GM, and all of this Bobby Bashing smells like it somehow comes from him.
As for Howe, I think Willie Randolph would have been better, and I get nervous as to why A's were so anxious to let him go, but I don't think he'll be a problem. I hope you're right Keyser, or it'll be a long season for me.
Arpi, I don't know why you say Valentine is an Asshole, but the guy
a) knows baseball
b) gives time to the community
Steve Phillips does neither. Valentine has made some of his own trouble, but he was far from being the problem. As much as I respect Bobby V, I can't blame team for replacing him. What has troubled me is that Steve Phillips stayed. I think he has done a poor job assembling this team, and last year showed that you can't assemble a rotisserie team without considering how the parts would fit together. Phillips spent too much time in the clubhouse for a GM, and all of this Bobby Bashing smells like it somehow comes from him.
As for Howe, I think Willie Randolph would have been better, and I get nervous as to why A's were so anxious to let him go, but I don't think he'll be a problem. I hope you're right Keyser, or it'll be a long season for me.