In the comments Metsie asked:
It took a guy like Cashen 4 or 5 years!
The question is are you willing to wait that long?
I’m glad we got a great GM. I think he is the right choice.
We got what we wanted here in Bloggerland but are you guys now prepared to stay the course and give him the time that is needed to rebuild the franchise?Or are you all going to go back to headhunting the FO because you haven’t won anything in 20+ years and you want immediate gratification now despite the fact that trying to appease that immediate gratification is what screwed the franchise up in the first place?
I can only speak for myself. I’m a fan. I act like a fan. I write from a fan’s point of view.
I know that Sandy needs time. I hope that the franchise has long term success and becomes the most awesomest franchise in sports (the point of this blog is to encoorage that).
However, am I gonna complain when they start one and five? Yep.
Am I gonna complain that Bob Melvin is boring? Yep.
Will ticket prices be too high and the cost of beer outrageous? Yep.
I think the 2011 expectation is different than 2007-2010. I think we’re looking more at a 1983-84 situation. `Show some progress and this fan will wait. Yeah I’m a curmudgeon.
I’ve waited 24 years, I will wait 24 more. But to lie to you and say I’ll be patiently writing posts about how awesome 2016 will be? Not gonna happen.
Sandy’s best move would be to never read a paper, a blog, twitter or listen to the radio. Dave Howard can do all those things as he figures out how to get fannies in the seats – leave the on-field to Sandy.
Not sure any of that made sense…discuss!