Wanna Play GM?

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In the News (7/7)
Published 7/8/2008 by Jared (noreply@blogger.com) at Right Field Bleachers
... Paul DePodesta of the Padres front office and "Moneyball" fame: "These are actually two of the best GM's in the game making bold, yet solid, moves for their respective organizations. It should be a win-win, which is what you'd expect with these types of players and organizations involved." ...

THT Live:Wanna Play GM?
Published 7/8/2008 by Dave Studeman at THT Live
Paul Depodesta has posted a poll asking Padre fans what strategy the Padre front office should pursue, given the team's precarious state. Here's your chance to let a front office know what you think! ...

Tuesday's Frosty Mug
Published 7/8/2008 by KLSnow at Brew Crew Ball: Front Page Posts
... Presumably this was intended for Padres fans, but when you put it on the web you open it up for everyone: Paul DePodesta wants to know how you would handle the trading deadline for the Padres. ...

Daily Links
Published 7/8/2008 by roarke (noreply@blogger.com) at Watching the Game
... Former Dodger's GM Paul DePodesta is in the front office for the Padres now and he wants the public's opinion on what the Padres should do at the trading deadline. ...

Is Paul DePodesta delusional, or did he think his readers might be?
Published 7/9/2008 by Tangotiger (tangotiger@yahoo.com) at THE BOOK--Playing The Percentages In Baseball
He said: As I’ve written before, this year has been frustrating on two fronts: 1) we’ve played well below our expectations, and 2) we were a timely hit away yesterday from being just seven games out of an underachieving division. Given the state of our current team, our organization as a whole, and the entire division, what would you do? According to Cool Standings, their chances of making the playoffs first dipped below 5% on Apr 25.  It first dipped below 1% on May 19.  They are ...

Friday links
Published 7/11/2008 by MB at Friar Forecast
... Over 1000 (presumably) Padres fans voted on Paul DePodesta’s latest poll. Somewhat surprisingly (to me, at least), 87% of the fans want the Padres to “sell” as the trade deadline approaches. At this point, I think that’s the obvious choice, but I figured more people would choose “buy” or “stand pat” with the Pads being “just” 10 games back in the putrid NL West. ...

All-Star Breather: The Giants Catchers
Published 7/18/2008 by E.L.M. at El Lefty Malo
... Before we get to the final installment of this series, a quick note on something I missed early last week. Paul DePodesta, now a consultant for the Padres front office, has a blog, and on July 7 asked readers for comments on what the Padres should do up until the trade deadline? No big surprise that a supermajority of comments were of the “sell now!” variety, but the surprise is that the Padres front office was willing to ask for its fans’ input, and that DePodesta followed up with ...