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1. asdf1234 posted on November 17, 2011 at 05:35 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

Laudatory Josh Byrnes articles incoming in 3, 2, 1...

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2. Morty Causa posted on November 17, 2011 at 06:35 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

Kirk Gibson's "intellect"? Is this a Frinkian Nutty Professor thing? When does he re-dorkulate?

3. Crispix Attacks 2: Swag Airlines posted on November 17, 2011 at 06:41 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

Laudatory Josh Byrnes articles incoming in 3, 2, 1...

If he wins the Executive of the Year award, if there is such thing, these articles will income.

4. SoSHially Unacceptable posted on November 17, 2011 at 06:48 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

It took awhile, but Byrnes work in Az did finally pay off this year.

Having said that, I look at that roster and I don't know how the hell the Diamondbacks did it, and for that I'd look Gibson's way. It seems like he squeezed an awful lot of Ws out of that team.

5. Crispix Attacks 2: Swag Airlines posted on November 17, 2011 at 02:36 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Dbacks offseason acquisitions:
Geoff Blum
Sean Burroughs
Zach Duke (acquired for Cesar Valdez)
Wily Mo Pena
Melvin Mora
David Hernandez (acquired for Mark Reynolds)
Kam Mickolio (acquired for Mark Reynolds)
J.J. Putz
Joe Paterson (Rule 5)
Andy Tracy
Xavier Nady
Henry Blanco
Willie Bloomquist
Cody Ransom
Micah Owings
Armando Galarraga (acquired for Kevin Eichhorn and Ryan Robowski)
Russell Branyan
Robby Hammock
Kip Wells
Josh Wilson
Ron Mahay

Dbacks midseason acquisitions:
Angel Berroa
Michael Restovich
Ryan Langerhans
Jason Marquis (acquired for Zach Walters)
Brad Ziegler (acquired for Brandon Allen and Jordan Norberto)
Daryle Ward
Lyle Overbay
Tommy Manzella
Aaron Hill (acquired for Kelly Johnson)
John McDonald (acquired for Kelly Johnson)
Collin Cowgill (rookie)
Paul Goldschmidt (rookie)
Wade Miley (rookie)

Coming in 2013 from Pendant Publishing: Randomball: The Art of Taking a Flyer on Dozens of Guys Who Are Past Their Prime by Kevin Towers as told to Leigh Montville.

6. Darren

posted on November 17, 2011 at 03:30 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Magruder,
He's writing article about how Gibby's smarter than we think he is,
Magruder,
He goes way too far by including a comparison to Coach Phil Jackson.

7. Crispix Attacks 2: Swag Airlines posted on November 17, 2011 at 05:00 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Why was Byrnes fired anyway? Just a new owner deciding to clean house no matter what? And don't say "LOL the Eric Byrnes contract" because everyone knows that was Jeff Moorad's doing.

In related news, Jeff Moorad's Wikipedia page is looking a bit odd, with that big picture of Jimmy Wales looking anxiously at you, since Moorad and Wales look a lot alike [the main difference being Moorad's huge forehead].

8. KT's Pot Arb posted on November 17, 2011 at 08:23 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Byrnes made a very controversial managerial hire, and refused owner shops demand to scapegoat him when the bullpen imploded.

9. SoSH U at work posted on November 17, 2011 at 08:33 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Kershaw wins NL Cy Young, getting 27 of 32 first-place votes.

10. SoSH U at work posted on November 17, 2011 at 08:33 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Double Post.

11. KT's Pot Arb posted on November 17, 2011 at 11:15 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Collin Cowgill (rookie)
Paul Goldschmidt (rookie)
Wade Miley (rookie)

these weren't "acquisitions", like Collmenter they are products of the "barren" farm system Josh Byrnes was responsible for..

12. zonk posted on November 17, 2011 at 11:51 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Gibby might be a very intelligent person, but my recollection of his playing days was that he was a hyper-intense red-ass... a football player who brought that mentality to the diamond.

I remember a story of him arriving in LA and some teammate doing a little shaving cream in the cap/glove routine during spring training (gotta get your dugout pranks in midseason form, too!) -- and Gibson flipping out over it.

That doesn't preclude him from being smart, of course, but neither do I think of intensity being paired with cerebral.

13. SoSHially Unacceptable posted on November 18, 2011 at 12:25 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

Byrnes made a very controversial managerial hire, and refused owner shops demand to scapegoat him when the bullpen imploded.

It's not like said controversial hire distinguished himself in his year in office.

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