ssang
05-05-2003, 08:51 AM
:angry: Is it just me or is anyone else just flat-out pissed about what Ken Williams recently re-iterated? I'm talking about the fact that Ken Williams said he will NOT fire Jerry Manuel this season or next. He made this comment last year and has re-iterated the statement. I ask this......How the hell can you say for certain that someone's job is %100 safe? Let's say that hypotheticaly (sp?), the Sox went 15-147 this season. Would Williams not fire him just because he simply said Jerry's job is safe??? According to Kenny's statement Manuel would be safe. My point is that it's proposterous to claim that a manager, or player, or whomever is safe all the way up to an entire year ahead of time!!!
Now does this mean that our stubborn GM will not fire Manuel simply because an entire freakin' year ago he said that the job was safe for the 2003 season? Or does it mean that Manuel will be fired and that Kenny's comments didn't mean dick? Obviously I hope it's the latter of these two. But if so, what does that say about Kenny? I think it says that he's a moron! Anyone agree?
Of course my opinion of Kenny isn't helped by the fact that he has made some GOD AWFUL moves. There's plenty but I'd say the biggest two are the Ritchie deal and the Koch deal. I mean let us not forget that the Ritchie trade was so bad that it's comical. Purely Pathetic! Kenny should've known not to trade Foulke for Koch as soon as he heard that Billy Beane wanted to make the trade. We all know (and Kenny should've as well) that Beane is the polar opposite GM as KW. Quite simply, Beane is the best and Kenny is the worst. So the fact that Billy was willing to do the trade should have been an automatic red flag for KW. But alas, Kenny had to get burned again. Billy Koch is HORRIBLE in every sense of the word. Billy Beane should have Kenny's number on speed dial.
I apologize for the rant but I just wanted to send out a reminder that Kenny Williams is still a pathetic GM and we musn't forget it. I think we've been too nice (or not mean enough) to him recently on the message board. So I am officaly starting the anti-Ken Williams posts again. And trust me he deserves all of the jeers that we can give him. :angry:
Now does this mean that our stubborn GM will not fire Manuel simply because an entire freakin' year ago he said that the job was safe for the 2003 season? Or does it mean that Manuel will be fired and that Kenny's comments didn't mean dick? Obviously I hope it's the latter of these two. But if so, what does that say about Kenny? I think it says that he's a moron! Anyone agree?
Of course my opinion of Kenny isn't helped by the fact that he has made some GOD AWFUL moves. There's plenty but I'd say the biggest two are the Ritchie deal and the Koch deal. I mean let us not forget that the Ritchie trade was so bad that it's comical. Purely Pathetic! Kenny should've known not to trade Foulke for Koch as soon as he heard that Billy Beane wanted to make the trade. We all know (and Kenny should've as well) that Beane is the polar opposite GM as KW. Quite simply, Beane is the best and Kenny is the worst. So the fact that Billy was willing to do the trade should have been an automatic red flag for KW. But alas, Kenny had to get burned again. Billy Koch is HORRIBLE in every sense of the word. Billy Beane should have Kenny's number on speed dial.
I apologize for the rant but I just wanted to send out a reminder that Kenny Williams is still a pathetic GM and we musn't forget it. I think we've been too nice (or not mean enough) to him recently on the message board. So I am officaly starting the anti-Ken Williams posts again. And trust me he deserves all of the jeers that we can give him. :angry: