this thread needs more negative energy leadership. positivity got us in this mess to begin with.
Dayton Moore is a piece of crap, and we see why every damn night. His organizational philosophy, which doesn't include walks or homeruns, has made us anemic as an offensive team. This pitching staff IS good enough to win a division, yet the way that loser drafts has made it like pushing a school bus up a mountain. He won't admit mistakes, he GMs like Ned manages, on "feel" and "instinct" and hope. Its bull crap.
Posnanski wrote this about the A's, who just kick ass every night, and it sums it up:
Billy Beane makes it clear: They will not make decisions based on what they hope will happen. Optimism is not a strategy.
Dayton Moore says this:
When I look at our roster, I believe all of our players who are signed long-term, that are under control, they are all going to get better. That's a comforting feeling. Is it just going to happen? No. They're going to have to continue to work hard. They're going to have to continue to apply instruction, to make adjustments. They're going to have to continue to commit to being great players. We feel like they will.
Our organizational philosophy is to root REALLY REALLY hard for our guys and hope for the best. It makes me want to puke.
