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This isn't like the old days, when some baseball teams were run by the lazy, the unqualified or the truly incompetent. Today there's only one team like that, two tops. Almost every baseball owner now understands the importance of the general manager position and makes a real, legitimate effort to find someone to fill the position wisely. There are no Woody Woodwards (former GM of the Yankees, ... [link]

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Seven GMs That Could Be On The Hot Seat
Published 4/28/2008 by Gary Grund at Hot Foot
... In a recent column for SI.com, Jon Heyman names seven general managers who could be on the hot seat. Brian Sabean of the Giants, Bill Bavasi of the Mariners, Ned Colletti of the Dodgers, Jon Daniels of the Rangers, Jim Bowden of the Nationals, J.P. Ricciardi of the Blue Jays, and finally checking in at number seven, Mets general manager Omar Minaya. ...

Heyman on g.m.s on the hot seat
Published 4/28/2008 by Adam J. Morris at Lone Star Ball: Front Page Posts
... Jon Heyman has a piece up about general managers who are on the hot seat, and Jon Daniels is one of 7 g.m.s listed, although Heyman's comments about Daniels are generally positive... ...

Diamondbacks Threatening Ned Colletti's Job Security?
Published 4/28/2008 by Orel at Sons of Steve Garvey
... —are part of the reason why some baseball writers are questioning the job security of Dodgers GM Ned Colletti. The latest writer to wonder out loud is SI.com's Jon Heyman. From "Will any GM join Krivsky on unemployment line?": ...

Baseball Today: Tuesday, April 29
Published 4/29/2008 by Art Martone (amartone@projo.com) at Projo Sox Blog
... THE UPSTAIRS HOT SEAT: SI.com's Jon Heyman lists seven general managers who could join Wayne Krivsky on the unemployment line. Krivsky, meanwhile, ...

Odds and Ends: Chat, Krivsky, Valverde
Published 4/29/2008 by Tim Dierkes at MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
... Let's discuss today's random links. We'll be doing a chat here at 2pm CST, don't miss it! Jon Heyman suggests that the number of unqualified GMs is dwindling.  He names seven whose jobs may be in jeopardy. Wayne Krivsky cleared the air on various issues, including the signings of Dusty Baker, Josh Fogg, and Corey Patterson. Jose Valverde denies the notion that he made outlandish salary demands of the D'Backs. Good news on Jorge ...

2008 Season Preview: New York Mets
Published 4/29/2008 by The Essex Snead at Yard Work
... taking Rickey’s spot in the first base box, Rickey’s not coaching for the Mets. That’s because the Mets don’t see the need to have the all-time leading runs and stolen-base king coaching their players, because what could Rickey teach them about baseball? It’s not like Rickey was the greatest of all time or anything, and it’s not like the Mets have an exciting Rickey-esque player with the name of Jose Reyes on their roster, right? ...

Read: Minaya, six other GMs, on Hot Seat
Published 4/29/2008 by Matthew Cerrone at MetsBlog.com
... In a report for SI.com, Jon Heyman lists Mets GM Omar Minaya among seven general managers who could potentially lose their job this season. ...

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