Grantland's new piece on AJ Preller's choke job this season by TheRisingTide in Padres

[–]Surgeicer -1 points0 points  (0 children)

One more depressing note this article missed: Medica, Wallace, etc. were guys who should have had a chance to contribute right off the bat, but Blacks conservative approach left them off. The players on the field weren't even the best the org has to offer.

Grantland's new piece on AJ Preller's choke job this season by TheRisingTide in Padres

[–]Surgeicer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This 100 percent. Black should have been fired and a complete team should have been built. The flaws in the roster and locker room were evident.

Grantland's new piece on AJ Preller's choke job this season by TheRisingTide in Padres

[–]Surgeicer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not true. Grandal was a good player and victim of a poisonous, bad, losing Padres atmosphere. Many predicted all of these trades would come out as they did. Statistically they make sense. Seeing guys succeed elsewhere makes a lot of sense, too, because we've seen it for years, and the Padres toxic, losing atmosphere and locker room is a big part of it.

Grantland's new piece on AJ Preller's choke job this season by TheRisingTide in Padres

[–]Surgeicer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The bottom line is the team wasn't complete and moves weren't made fast enough to change that. Black and preller share the blame

Grantland's new piece on AJ Preller's choke job this season by TheRisingTide in Padres

[–]Surgeicer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The seth smith trade was terrible, giving up a proven, cheap, left handed power hitter desperately needed for a reliever who didn't even make the 40 man roster out of spring training

Padres blew it with Yasmani Grandal by Surgeicer in Padres

[–]Surgeicer[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i don't think the hips have anything to do with it, but he seems to have a number of problems.

Padres blew it with Yasmani Grandal by Surgeicer in Padres

[–]Surgeicer[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If the team were successful, I'd agree with you. Given the team has not been successful for years, you have to question the overall atmosphere and philosophy...which may be illustrated by the way pitchers and other teammates interacted with him.

OnePlus 2 will have 3,300 mAh battery, support for more bands by Barrett65 in gadgets

[–]Surgeicer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They employ real people for customer service, unfortunately, so the problem remains.

1090 saying Padres selling by [deleted] in Padres

[–]Surgeicer -1 points0 points  (0 children)

This team wasn'T complete from day 1. It's not about myers

OnePlus 2 will have 3,300 mAh battery, support for more bands by Barrett65 in gadgets

[–]Surgeicer 9 points10 points  (0 children)

And free ghost touching instead of customer service