Old-school Jocketty values positivity

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Krivsky-for-Jocketty reaction
Published 4/25/2008 by jclay@herald-leader.com at Sidelines
Two days since Big Bob Castellini sent Wayne Krivsky in the showers, and gave good buddy Walt Jocketty the big office. Here are some reactionary links: Fired Krivsky blind to reality. [Tracy Ringolsby] Move to ax Krivsky should have come as no surprise. [Jon Heyman] Is Bob Castellini impatient or imprudent? [Paul Daugherty] Old-school Jocketty values positivity. [MLB.com] The Big Red Turnover Machine. [cbs.sportsline] "I don't know this team anymore." [On Baseball and the Reds] Krivsky: A clarification. [Hal McCoy] Jocketty should bring ...

The “Vendetta” Series
Published 4/28/2008 by Derrick Goold at Bird Land » Bird Land
TOWER GROVE — What with two dugout-clearing donnybrooks this weekend and the ever-agitating Chicago Cubs coming to town this weekend with first place possibly up for grabs, this little island of three games against Cincinnati seemed so quaint, so tranquil. Then Walt Jocketty used a most curious word. Vendetta. “Trust me,” he said at the press conference announcing his hiring as general manager of the Reds. “Me and (manager Dusty Baker) are very motivated. We’re both guys who have a vendetta, a little chip on our shoulders.” He may not have meant it this way (doubtful), but ...