Thread: NEWS ! Espn announces Steve Phillips new GM.
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Old 05-10-2006, 10:40 PM   #54
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Originally Posted by FringeNC
Well, the A's are used to fleecing Royals' GMs, and now Billy Beane's favorite GM (to fleece) will control the Royals. Steve Phillips is the anti-Moneyball GM.

The only silver lining is that if Dan Glass no longer has any control, maybe the GM after Phillips might have a chance.

Phillips is a joke.
That might be my favorite part of the book, where he talks to other GM's. I'd recommend reading the book just for that alone, it's entertaining how he interacts with other GM's and his own baseball people. Beane is such a used car salesman. I can't believe other GM's deal with him. "Hey buddy! I got this guy I'll trade you! Yeah! He's f'ing great! And see! All I want in return is this one guy... yeah, him, he's just a fatass 3rd baseman! Nobody YOU really want! But I'll take him on, no big deal!"
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