David Glass does not like winning baseball games

[sneakypower]

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_ylt=Apofl0i6OzmnTNbuHYPp7JwRvLYF?slug=ap-royals-moore&prov=ap&type=lgns

 

"Hey Dayton, remember that 45 million dollars I gave you for Kyle Farnsworth and what's his name- Jose Guillen?" How'd that all work out, anyway?"

 

"Well, we've won 30 of our last 98 games..."

 

"Tell me, what can I do to keep you hear for the next six years?"

[Transmogrified Tiger]

This serves as a reminder that picking a good GM is a pretty big crapshoot. Moore was very well regarded by smart and successful people alike, but he's been really bad in Kansas City.

[Little Slide Rooter]

I live by the theory that a GM is as good as his payroll. Ive always been curious to see how Brian Cashman, Theo Epstein, and of course Jim hendry himself would do with a small market/low budget team. My guess is about as good as Dayton Moore.

[dew1679666265]

I live by the theory that a GM is as good as his payroll. Ive always been curious to see how Brian Cashman, Theo Epstein, and of course Jim hendry himself would do with a small market/low budget team. My guess is about as good as Dayton Moore.

 

How would you explain Billy Beane's overall success then?

[Derwood]

I live by the theory that a GM is as good as his payroll. Ive always been curious to see how Brian Cashman, Theo Epstein, and of course Jim hendry himself would do with a small market/low budget team. My guess is about as good as Dayton Moore.

 

How would you explain Billy Beane's overall success then?

http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/ciu/e0/26/f580eb6709a0f3e8180c2110.L.jpg

[dew1679666265]

I live by the theory that a GM is as good as his payroll. Ive always been curious to see how Brian Cashman, Theo Epstein, and of course Jim hendry himself would do with a small market/low budget team. My guess is about as good as Dayton Moore.

 

How would you explain Billy Beane's overall success then?

http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/ciu/e0/26/f580eb6709a0f3e8180c2110.L.jpg

 

I've actually never read that.

[Derwood]

You should. You'll think Steve Phillips is an even bigger idiot than you do now

[dew1679666265]

You should. You'll think Steve Phillips is an even bigger idiot than you do now

 

I've meant to for a while. Just haven't gotten around to it.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

wait for the movie

[dew1679666265]

wait for the movie

 

It will have Brad Pitt in it. He's had a good run of late.

[sneakypower]

considering LLFs theory, Larry Beinfest is a mix of Steven Hawking, and Jesus (not far off, really)

[SouthSideRyan]

considering LLFs theory, Larry Beinfest is a mix of Steven Hawking, and Jesus (not far off, really)

 

Jesus wouldn't work for satan.

[inari]

I live by the theory that a GM is as good as his payroll. Ive always been curious to see how Brian Cashman, Theo Epstein, and of course Jim hendry himself would do with a small market/low budget team. My guess is about as good as Dayton Moore.

 

How would you explain Billy Beane's overall success then?

 

He exploited under-appreciated means of evaluating players. Now that they're not really under-appreciated anymore, he's been exposed as a fairly mediocre general manager.

[Little Slide Rooter]

I live by the theory that a GM is as good as his payroll. Ive always been curious to see how Brian Cashman, Theo Epstein, and of course Jim hendry himself would do with a small market/low budget team. My guess is about as good as Dayton Moore.

 

How would you explain Billy Beane's overall success then?

 

He exploited under-appreciated means of evaluating players. Now that they're not really under-appreciated anymore, he's been exposed as a fairly mediocre general manager.

 

Billy has done an OK job with young, unappreciated players, which is why I was surprised when he went after all of these cheap old guy nobody else wanted this past off season. However, if he were hired by the Yankees or Red Sox, do you think hed stick to his same methods?

[kujay]

I don't know if this is true, but I've heard from a few Royals fans that David Glass is not permitted from profit when he sells the Royals. It was something like a condition of getting the team. The theory goes that he cashes out if the team is contracted, but gets nothing otherwise.

 

So he's basically:

 

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zI2YCpvGIog/RsLyt00p4-I/AAAAAAAAAkg/qnW4x2QPrFo/s400/owner.jpg

 

Now, I don't know if any of this is true, but good lord. He's awful.

 

EDIT: Here's a snippet I found on a KC blog:

 

This is also a good place to remind everyone that terms of David Glass' purchase of the Royals dictate that he cannot profit if and when he sells the team. Whatever profit is made off the sale goes to Kansas City charities, millions and millions and millions of dollars that will only add to Ewing Kauffman's legacy.

 

http://royalsblog.kansascity.com/?q=node/434

[Tyrant]

I live by the theory that a GM is as good as his payroll. Ive always been curious to see how Brian Cashman, Theo Epstein, and of course Jim hendry himself would do with a small market/low budget team. My guess is about as good as Dayton Moore.

 

How would you explain Billy Beane's overall success then?

http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/ciu/e0/26/f580eb6709a0f3e8180c2110.L.jpg

 

So Billy Beane wrote a book. Big deal.

[Outshined_One]

considering LLFs theory, Larry Beinfest is a mix of Steven Hawking, and Jesus (not far off, really)

 

Considering they're about another year or two away from going on another insane run with talented and promising young players, that really is not that far off.

[Mike Aller]

So, why did he buy the team if he can't profit? :(

[EhDubya]

I read it to understand that he can't profit from "selling" the team. He can still profit from them if they are a successfully operated franchise, day to day.

[dew1679666265]

I live by the theory that a GM is as good as his payroll. Ive always been curious to see how Brian Cashman, Theo Epstein, and of course Jim hendry himself would do with a small market/low budget team. My guess is about as good as Dayton Moore.

 

How would you explain Billy Beane's overall success then?

 

He exploited under-appreciated means of evaluating players. Now that they're not really under-appreciated anymore, he's been exposed as a fairly mediocre general manager.

 

I'm not sure if I'd call Beane a mediocre GM, but that's beside the point.

 

WSR said that a GM is as good as his payroll, but Beane has shown that a GM can have an extended period of success with a very small payroll. It can be done and some have done it, but it is very difficult.