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(02-03-2022, 12:33 PM)tomfin2022 Wrote: I’m losing more and more respect for Spielman and Pederson with every hour that goes by.  Anyone who will participate in  Shad’s lunacy probably isn’t worth hiring.

I guess I don't understand this. Accepting Baalke as the GM would be lunacy. Putting Spielman over Baalke appears to be the only solution other than accepting someone like Bevel, who would be willing to serve as Baalke's toadie. 

THAT is also lunacy.
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I feel this way because all of it comes across as being insincere.  Either you have a GM or you don’t.  What’s the point of keeping Baalke if you don’t have the confidence that he can do his job?  I’d actually have more respect for Shad at this point if he just came right out and said “Trent Baalke is my GM, and if you don’t want to work with him, I suggest you go elsewhere.”

If Baalke needs to be retained for free agency and the draft, fire him and then hire him as a consultant on a contract that ends on June 1st and make it clear that during the life of that contract, he will report directly to the new GM.

Everyone involved here is settling from the fanbase on up to Khan.  I want better than that.  I expect better than that.  This is high school drama.

I guess what I’m saying at the end of the day, for me at least, is it’s “No Baalke or Bust.” It’s not even about Baalke anymore. It’s about earning trust, loyalty, and respect from your fans, your community, your employees, and your peers.

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