Comments on: Familiar Names, Bizarre Story – The Front Offices in Cleveland and Pittsburgh

By: Swift

Swift — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 17:48:05 +0000

The first step is admitting you have a problem.

“Hi, my name is Stephanie and I root for the Indians”
“Hi, Stephanie”

By: Stephanie Liscio

Stephanie Liscio — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 17:59:37 +0000

It really is a kind of chicken/egg scenario – are the ideas bad, or just the people implementing them?

By: Steve Alex

Steve Alex — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 03:31:44 +0000

Interesting to compare the two organizations and point to the overall strategy/mindset as possibly being flawed. Lack of fundamentals also seems to be a problem for both organizations, as does drafting over the long term. I honestly don’t know if it is the system or just the individuals deploying it, but the symptoms are plainly obvious.

By: Stephanie Liscio

Stephanie Liscio — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 01:59:07 +0000

I honestly wish I could be less loyal sometimes…I’ve probably gone to more games this year than any other season. I need a 12-step program to break the addiction!

Rios has had quite the turnaround this year. Dunn too for that matter, although he had a good year in 2010. I heard that the White Sox may not pick up Peavy’s option this offseason. He and Sale have made a tough 1-2 punch this year.

By: joey

joey — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 01:45:34 +0000

ur pappa must not have raised u right…unless hes from penn…than thats understandable…if ur an indians fan…born and raised in northeast ohio…u have no choice but to be loyal to r losing teams…(indians/browns)man they should test rios from the sox…he looks about 20 lbs to the good this year…anyone else think it might be the juice?y is it they dont test in the off season?

By: Stephanie Liscio

Stephanie Liscio — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 00:42:00 +0000

I laughed lots when I read that Drew. Good one!

By: Drew

Drew — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 21:02:48 +0000

“The Cleveland Indians and Pittsburgh Pirates are managed by a front office of moneyball experts”, said by no single person ever.

By: Stephanie Liscio

Stephanie Liscio — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 20:25:44 +0000

You’re right – if they stand pat I can’t see that sitting well with people. It’s a mystery as to whether or not folks in the Pirates organization would be fired. Last I heard, Huntington is standing by Stark…so if one goes, they all go.

By: Swift

Swift — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 20:14:01 +0000

“As the 2012 season draws to a close, there is rampant speculation in both Cleveland and Pittsburgh that there may be changes within the front office. For two groups of men with shared ideals and similar strategies, it seems fitting that both groups find their teams crashing and burning, while they ponder their own job security.”

There had better be changes in the Cleveland front office in the off-season. Even if one thought the front office is great (not that anyone I know thinks that) if ownership doesn’t do something to convince the fanbase that drastic improvements are coming, by making drastic changes, the attendance will plummet from the current horrible levels.