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[nando714]

"@SportsCenter Phillies fire Senior Vice President & General Manager Ruben Amaro Jr."

[Stradling]

I almost started a thread titled, In Before....

Then the post would have been:

Someone adds Amaro to the list of GM candidates.

[mulwin444]

Talk about a guy who burned down a franchise.  Hopefully, Arte treats him like he is radioactive

[Stradling]

It will soon be AngelsWin Fact that he is our next GM, because Arte

Edited September 10, 2015 by Stradling

[NJHalo]

I heard he has already made himself available to talk to the group at AngelsWin Spring training Fanfest.

[Angel Oracle]

If Moreno hires him as GM, bye bye any chance of success for the next 5 years.

[Homebrewer]

That photo looks like the old Palm Springs ST Angels Stadium

[NJHalo]

"@SportsCenter Phillies fire Senior Vice President & General Manager Ruben Amaro Jr."

What is he hiding under that hat, a conehead or an Oscar Gamble fro?

[IEAngelsfan]

What is he hiding under that hat, a conehead or an Oscar Gamble fro?

That's when the problems started for Amaro.  His cap was too tight and cut off blood circulation to the brain.

[yk9001]

He is a "GM by feel" and would fit in perfect with the Angels organization.

[Homebrewer]

Then we could hire a Latino manager, and have the Tres Amigos! (with almost no Latino players)

[Docwaukee]

Amaro is talking about Jimmy Rollins' pursuit of the club hit record and is comparing Rollins to Mike Schmidt.  As transcribed by Scott, here's what Amaro said:

"Yeah, we were checking it out. In fact Schmitty was in the booth yesterday when we were talking about it, and, um, I think it’s about a thousand difference in, ah, plate appearances. Pretty amazing. But their batting averages aren’t that different, which is kind of… weird. I don’t quite understand it."

maybe he'd bring Hatcher back.  

[Blarg]

He's a ****ing imbecile.

[Guest]

I'd never watch this team again if that happened.

Edited September 10, 2015 by failos

[TroutCron]

I want to see the photos that he used to blackmail the Phillies owners to keep him for 10 years. My guess is that they involve farm animals.

[Angel Oracle]

Amaro Jr. = J. Pierpont Reagins

 

Both inherited teams set up for success, achieved success early on, and then fell off after that. 

[Oz27]

If I had a choice between Amaro and Reagins, I'd say bring back Tony. Surely this guy never sniffs another GM job.

[Jim]

Him and Dipoto should start a consulting agency. 

[tomsred]

Matt Klentak is rumored to be a possible replacement.  Arte may have to move fast if he wants to keep Klentak. 

[Vegas Halo Fan]

Talk about a guy who burned down a franchise.  Hopefully, Arte treats him like he is radioactive

 

But he might be on the same page as Scioscia.

[tomsred]

Him and Dipoto should start a consulting agency. 

 

What would they call their business - Dimorrow (slogan: "It's better than feeling good tomorrow")

[Vegas Halo Fan]

In fact Schmitty was in the booth yesterday ...

 

He IS on the same page as Scioscia. He is into making cutesy nicknames by tacking Ys onto people's names.

 

Ladies and gentlemen, I present the new GM of the Angels.

Edited September 10, 2015 by Vegas Halo Fan

[tomsred]

He IS on the same page as Scioscia. He is into making cutesy nicknames by tacking Ys onto people's names.

 

Ladies and gentlemen, I present the new GM of the Angels.

 

Are you trying to scare us or something Vegas Halo Fany?  Or is this an attempt in reverse psychology? 

[greginpsca]

That photo looks like the old Palm Springs ST Angels Stadium.

Not Palm Springs. That Stadium doesn't have an roof like that at the top of the bleachers.

[Vegas Halo Fan]

Are you trying to scare us or something Vegas Halo Fany? Or is this an attempt in reverse psychology?

Honestly, I believe that the Angels would do something this stupid. Since it is apparent that the field manager calls the shots and he determines the philosophy of the entire organization, an incompetent yes man is just what this job calls for.