IPCT (In Press Conference Transcript) Introducing Sandy

[Ceetar]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Eventually, yes. But I think that it will only take a week or less for the long list to get down to five or six.

internal candidates this week, and by internal I assume "guys everyone else thinks I should interview" followed by his guys next week and a narrow list of 3-4 that he wants seconds of?

[metirish]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: The list may be long now, but I suspect it will shrink rapidly to about five or six people at most.

Great lyric right there for a country song.

[A Boy Named Seo]

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: Might be foolish optimism, but THIS decision, these two Harvard eggheads, I'm way OK with, even if it feels like 'opposite day'. Bring DePodesta, too. A team of smarter dudes should (hopefully, hopefully) keep the org away from as much guessing and knee-jerk moves to pacify rabid newspaper peeps & angry bloggy/WFAN fans. Hopefully. Hopefully. The smarts are a bit of a PR tightrope, though-- you've gotta relate to get along. DePodesta got crucified for some iffy results (the Loduca-Encarnacion/Penny-Choi trade being the big one, along with giving J. D. Drew the opt-out clause) despite a generally rock-solid process in LA; press guys like Plaschke and Simers painted a picture of him as an inexperienced nerd* in over his head, with talk-radio following suit, and McCourt apparently bought it after a few years/field-manager-related travails. Plus, both Alderson and Ricciardi have caught flak about being "haughty" or "condescending" with the press. (They should REALLY enjoy the constant Francesa-ing.) *Leaving aside the joke of a non-athlete like Plaschke giving verbal noogies to the ex-varsity football/baseball player DePo, this inexperienced nerd came to the Dodger job with 2 years of scouting experience and 6 years of front-office time/management experience under John Hart and Billy Beane.

Ah, eff Plaschke and Simers both. Irrelevant shit-stirrers.

I remember looking into DePodesta's moves w/ a Dodger fan friend a few years ago and we both thought he did... pretty OK.

Here's something with a bit of his spotted history: http://dodgerthoughts.baseballtoaster.com/archives/301285.html

Truth be told, I'm not arguing he's great or anything, cause I really don't know if he is. I just like that they're trying to assemble a collection of intelligent people who have worked together and had success together & hope that translates here, whethere DePo's a part of it or not. And for all the smart, Harvard guy rah-rah shit, I hope these guys don't insulate themselves from the other opinions either, and I don't think (hope, again) they won't.

[Frayed Knot]

metirish wrote: heyman Alderson today tells Mets employees his managerial list is long, suggesting process could take a while.

Can't wait to find out whether I'm on it.