Passan Piles on Pirates Woes

[swerb]

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/pirates--- ... oke--.html

[motherscratcher]

I'm not sure I'd call it piling on. The navy seal stuff if pretty out there.

When I read it earlier today I had to check and make sure I wasn't reading an Onion article.

[WiscTribeFan]

Yeah, Huntington's job is in jeopardy, which is amazing considering early in the season he was probably a GM of the Year candidate. Nothing like a free-fall to change people's opinions of you.

[peeker643]

Yeah, Huntington's job is in jeopardy, which is amazing considering early in the season he was probably a GM of the Year candidate. Nothing like a free-fall to change people's opinions of you.

Bet he's sorry he went to Pittsburgh now. Has to be tough knowing front office people can lose a job in Pittsburgh when in Cleveland owners and front office staff mate for life.

[Dnthateonthepronk]

I think in one area he needs to be applauded though. Even though his team was in contention and he had to be feeling some heat, he didn't sacrifice the long term future of the franchise by trading guys like Cole, Heredia, Marte, Tallion, Bell, etc for rental players to try to save his own job.

He obviously wants to build around his "core" and feels those are the pieces he needs to augment the team as it is now to get them over the hump in the next few years rather than wasting young players on a guy like Choo. That seems to be his plan and he seems to want to stick to it.

[gotribe31]

Stark outlines his keys to developing major league players, highlighted by this line: "Dream and be creative like a Hippie. Have the discipline and perseverance of a Boy Scout. Be crazy and take risks like the Hells Angels."

Awesome

[Adverb Harry]

Stark outlines his keys to developing major league players, highlighted by this line: "Dream and be creative like a Hippie. Have the discipline and perseverance of a Boy Scout. Be crazy and take risks like the Hells Angels."

Awesome

Can't believe there's going to be a lot of front office guys around the league encouraging their minor leaguers, in whom they've invested millions of dollars and years of development for the 1 in 10 chance they'll ever become anything more than "middling" major leaguers, to "be crazy and take risks" that could jeopardize all that.

Call me crazy, but I don't see this mantra catching on.

Hilarious story. I'd love it even more if it was one of the big market teams, but I'll take what I can get.

[WiscTribeFan]

Ah, taking risks like a motorcycle gang known for violence, drug and gun running. Good plan.

[pup]

Stark outlines his keys to developing major league players, highlighted by this line: "Dream and be creative like a Hippie. Have the discipline and perseverance of a Boy Scout. Be crazy and take risks like the Hells Angels."

Awesome

Can't believe there's going to be a lot of front office guys around the league encouraging their minor leaguers, in whom they've invested millions of dollars and years of development for the 1 in 10 chance they'll ever become anything more than "middling" major leaguers, to "be crazy and take risks" that could jeopardize all that.

Call me crazy, but I don't see this mantra catching on.

Hilarious story. I'd love it even more if it was one of the big market teams, but I'll take what I can get.

Don't you think he is referring to the methodology of developing them, not the actual actions he suggests the players undertake?

[Adverb Harry]

Stark outlines his keys to developing major league players, highlighted by this line: "Dream and be creative like a Hippie. Have the discipline and perseverance of a Boy Scout. Be crazy and take risks like the Hells Angels."

Awesome

Can't believe there's going to be a lot of front office guys around the league encouraging their minor leaguers, in whom they've invested millions of dollars and years of development for the 1 in 10 chance they'll ever become anything more than "middling" major leaguers, to "be crazy and take risks" that could jeopardize all that.

Call me crazy, but I don't see this mantra catching on.

Hilarious story. I'd love it even more if it was one of the big market teams, but I'll take what I can get.

.

Don't you think he is referring to the methodology of developing them, not the actual actions he suggests the players undertake?

Oh, that's what he meant? I took it he was encouraging the players to become members of a vicious armed motorcycle gang known for its propensity toward violence and drug running. Yeah, your theory makes more sense.