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Game Thread: 10/11 NLDS Eyebrow vs Lackey

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I know he's had enormous pocketbooks to work with, but is Theo Epstein the best GM ever?
 

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Yep. I just hope Cleveland can find a way to stop the Cub juggernaut but they are just so good they seem like the rare 'best team' that wins the WS
Yup. They may not sweep the post-season, but the fact that they have no holes means that they will not beat themselves.

The Giants were a good team. But they had one MAJOR weakness (#weaklink??) and one non-strength. They were good enough to potentially win it all, but they would have needed help.

The Cubs don't need help.
 

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Well, if Francona gets props for getting 2 teams to win the WS, La Russa did it too, and the second team he won 2 with. Francona can still pass him.
The A's were on a 15 year draught. The Cards were what, maybe 10 years?

The Sox were at 80+ years and the Tribe is at almost 70.
 

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Typical White Sox fan...

For real. I almost remember 1983 more fondly than 2005, because I was a kid and hadn't yet become more of a Giants fan. They didn't even win a playoff series, but they won the ALWest (they were in that division then) by 20 games. "Winning Ugly" was the motto, they had godawful unis that now are retro cool, and a ton of personality including a Cy Young winner, Carlton Fisk and Harold Baines, and Ron Kittle was ROY
 

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I know he's had enormous pocketbooks to work with, but is Theo Epstein the best GM ever?

Well TECHNICALLY he's not a GM anymore, Jed Hoyer is. :D

And frankly, their last regime acquired a lot of the young talent they have now, like Bryant, Rizzo and Baez.

Getting Maddon though was huge. I'm sure Theo had a lot to do with that.
 

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Well TECHNICALLY he's not a GM anymore, Jed Hoyer is. :D

And frankly, their last regime acquired a lot of the young talent they have now, like Bryant, Rizzo and Baez.

Getting Maddon though was huge. I'm sure Theo had a lot to do with that.
Nope. Hoyers first move was trading for Rizzo.
 

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This season was stressful as shit, and overall kinda shit, but damn I miss Giants baseball already.
 

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I wondered why I didn't remember this thread. It was Yom Kippur...just like it will be tonight.

Timing.
 

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