Phillies GM Ruben Amare actually responding to criticism

[NrM]

I live in NJ right now and I get a lot of Philly talk on the radio. Ruben Amare was on, and was pretty much taking non stop criticism from the radio host and he was responding to everything. It was awesome.

 

I don't think he's a good GM at all, but at least he is willing to respond to the criticism, and be honest about what is going on in the org.

 

 

Now look at the Angels. 

Jerry Dipoto and Scioscia pretty much give the middle finger to angel fans. They never respond to criticism and the media never challenges them.

 

Really is pathetic.

[Halos of Anaheim]

It's like a dictatorship. Why are we even buying tickets to these games when they treat us like crap?

[nando714]

Yup

Arte has spoken out once all yr i believe. Only one thing from jd "we're not buyers, we're not sellers" something along those lines. Sosh well he's been sosh

Has anyone owned up to this abortion of a season. How about some accountability from the FO...? Anything from anyone would be nice...is anyone besides the fans pissed about the 2013 season? Or is everyone just looking the other way in complete denial?

[Reveille1984]

It's pretty hard to compare east coast media hubs like Philly, Boston and New York to Orange County.  It just isn't the same type of sports culture.  

 

I doubt anyone who's overly critical would get regular access to the front office or management teams of the Angels.  Sosh gets the same softball questions served up to him on a platter after every game, and they're mainly geared towards the players that sucked that night. "How do you feel about Blanton's performance tonight?  Well, he just missed a few spots and lost his command in the third.  What has to happen to get the team back on track?  Well, we just need some consistency from the pitching and to take it one game at a time."  Rinse and repeat.

 

I wish someone would rustle his jimmies just once out of pure frustration.  "So Sosh, what's up with no playoffs for the past four years?  When do you expect this team to be competitive again?  Why is Calhoun pinch-running off the bench while Cowgill and Shuck get regular starts?  The contact play rarely works, yet you consistently use it as a strategy, what's the deal?  

[Mudville]

It's like a dictatorship. Why are we even buying tickets to these games when they treat us like crap?

 

A dictatorship? It is a sports franchise, you choose to attend a game or not on your own accord. No one is forcing you to be a fan.

[stevestevens]

It's like a dictatorship. Why are we even buying tickets to these games when they treat us like crap?

Who is making you buy tickets and watch the games?

[Tank]

So one gm out of thirty has the stones to go on the radio and somehow that makes our FO people closed off to us? How many other gms out there are doing what amare did?

[mulwin444]

Haha...what?  If this board is any indication as to the types of calls he'd receive, he'd be well advised to avoid AM 830 at all costs.  F that noise!  I know I wouldn't do it

 

First question: "Why did you trade for an injured Vargas?

Second question: "Why you no make Hamilton hit better?"

Third question: "Why did you trade Corbin and Skaggs?"

 

and so on...

[Halos of Anaheim]

A dictatorship? It is a sports franchise, you choose to attend a game or not on your own accord. No one is forcing you to be a fan.

 

 

Who is making you buy tickets and watch the games?

Moreno knows that life long loyal fans will always be fans, and that bandwagoners come and go. He knows that he won't lose us. It isn't a dictatorship perse, but there's no way I stop being a fan of this team. 

[nate]

He sure is fixing things by telling everyone on the radio about it...

 

By the way his name is Ruben Amaro.

[Blarg]

Moreno knows that life long loyal fans will always be fans, and that bandwagoners come and go. He knows that he won't lose us. It isn't a dictatorship perse, but there's no way I stop being a fan of this team. 

 

He also knows some will hang out at the Carl's Jr and fill up on free refills and listen to the game on their transistor radio. It still doesn't mean he has to address that idiot's demand to have a press conference.

[stevestevens]

He also knows some will hang out at the Carl's Jr and fill up on free refills and listen to the game on their transistor radio. It still doesn't mean he has to address that idiot's demand to have a press conference.

Sounds like Eric wants to rumble

[Blarg]

Lolz. Maybe I need to take a run over at Fullerton College to work off some anger issues.

[Brandon]

What's anyone going on the radio saying we suck going to accomplish?

[Sully151]

I'd bet $10,000 that Jerry wouldn't ever do such an interview.

[stevestevens]

What's anyone going on the radio saying we suck going to accomplish?

Tens possibly hundreds of angel fans will feel validated

[Quinlanforthewin]

Local radio down here would never dream of criticizing DiPoto or Scioscia to their faces.  Can you imagine Rodger Lodge grilling Scioscia?

[Chimi]

I'm not entirely sure Dipoto wouldn't respond to criticism if asked. The problem is, outside of the fans, no one in the LA media really cares about the Angels enough to ask. For being such a large market, you would think that LA media would have a bigger backbone. But they're more worried about what Hollywood celebrities are doing rather than the sports teams.

[Waybackman]

Arte Moreno is a businessman. Baseball is a business. Until the crowds stop coming and filling his coffers, nothing has to change. I'm sure he, Scioscia, Depoto and the whole organization want to win, but it didn't happen this year. The A's are a great ball club and can hardly draw 15,000. Their fans are passionate and much more loyal than Angel fans. When I was down from Northern California last week, I went to a few games. Most people around me were talking, or on their cell phones and not really paying much attention to the game. Without the signs that light up and tell you to "make noise!" it was a very passive crowd. I guess what I'm trying to say is that the few hundred people that post here and on the Angel's message board don't have much impact on Arte and the organization. It's the people who go out to the park with their families and lay out $100+ on a regular basis that Arte cares about.

[yk9001]

Local radio down here would never dream of criticizing DiPoto or Scioscia to their faces.  Can you imagine Rodger Lodge grilling Scioscia?

 

"I really feel like the vegetable lasagna you made for the Angels Players Cook off was subpar, Skip."

[Mean Spirited]

"So Sosh, what's up with no playoffs for the past four years?  When do you expect this team to be competitive again?  Why is Calhoun pinch-running off the bench while Cowgill and Shuck get regular starts?  The contact play rarely works, yet you consistently use it as a strategy, what's the deal?" 

 

Man, I would love to hear Scioscia's honest responses to these questions.

[Mean Spirited]

Most people around me were talking, or on their cell phones and not really paying much attention to the game.

 

That's everywhere. Zombies.

[yk9001]

The crowd at the A's game last saturday wasn't huge, but they were pretty damn into it.  The OF does a whole big thing when the closer comes in.  It looks insane.

 

It makes Hamiltown look like a pile of puke.

[Brandon]

Arte Moreno is a businessman. Baseball is a business. Until the crowds stop coming and filling his coffers, nothing has to change. I'm sure he, Scioscia, Depoto and the whole organization want to win, but it didn't happen this year. The A's are a great ball club and can hardly draw 15,000. Their fans are passionate and much more loyal than Angel fans. When I was down from Northern California last week, I went to a few games. Most people around me were talking, or on their cell phones and not really paying much attention to the game. Without the signs that light up and tell you to "make noise!" it was a very passive crowd. I guess what I'm trying to say is that the few hundred people that post here and on the Angel's message board don't have much impact on Arte and the organization. It's the people who go out to the park with their families and lay out $100+ on a regular basis that Arte cares about.

And some times that's all families want to do. Not everyone is some diehard that sits on baseball message boards all day pouting.

[Lifetime]

Haha...what?  If this board is any indication as to the types of calls he'd receive, he'd be well advised to avoid AM 830 at all costs.  F that noise!  I know I wouldn't do it

 

First question: "Why did you trade for an injured Vargas?

Second question: "Why you no make Hamilton hit better?"

Third question: "Why did you trade Corbin and Skaggs?"

 

and so on...

exactly - just refer back to the article a month or so ago about Moreno being hammered by fans when he's trying to eat. Why wouldn't they want to go on live radio for Q&A?