(01-31-2022, 06:53 PM)iHaunting Raven Wrote:

(01-31-2022, 06:49 PM)SamusAranX Wrote: It makes no sense AT ALL. Pederson said no to baalke already.

Maybe Khan't got offended by Byron's ultimatum? now he is willing to get rid of Baalke but doesn't want Byron? who knows...

It’s kinda starting to look that way.   There was an article published by NBC Sports this morning about Pederson being lukewarm on coming here because of Baalke and what he went through in Philly.

Someone, probably SamusAranX, mentioned Shad getting “cold feet” over moving on Byron this quickly, and I’m starting to get the impression that it’s possible that it’s more of a case of Shad being afraid to make a decision than it is his loyalty to Baalke.  It’s almost like if he keeps Baalke and screws up on the HC hire, he can blame it on deciding to keep Baalke, but if he fires Baalke and screws up the HC/GM hire, it’s all on him.  Obviously, this is nothing but pure conjecture on my part, but even the most irrational behavior has an underlying motive, and I’m just trying to figure out what Shad’s is.

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