“We were willing to sacrifice the long-term future for the next five years.”

OK bromance, you strolled into town and told me this time it would be different….

“One of the things that I think this club suffered from the last couple years was putting a lot of weight into ‘ifs’ ” Van Wagenen said. “If player X is healthy, if player X rebounds to have another year, if we have a breakout season from a young player. My goal is that we try to eliminate as many ‘ifs’ as possible. (via SNY)

It’s not different.  It’s the same.

Let’s start here….

Maybe the guy is just unlucky.  But there’s a full season now that shows that 11-1 was the fluke, and sub .500 ball is the reality.    Maybe it’s a change for change’s sake, but you want to show me things are different in the big town…make a big move.

Maybe manager doesn’t matter.  Some would say that.  Well SOMEONE is generating lineups with this name in it…

Maybe it’s the manager, maybe it’s some fancy computer you guys bought, maybe it’s YOU.  But someone keeps writing Frazier-5.

The guy might be useful ML depth playing now and then but he’s out there every day.  Why?

 

“We haven’t been shy about who we want to be and how we plan to get to that place,” Van Wagenen said. “There are risks associated with saying what you want out loud because then you have to hold yourself accountable.” (via NY Times)

 

Hold yourself accountable.  Do something.  Today.  There is no long term plan future in your plan.  Today.