Comments on: A look back at the Schuerholz years. http://umpbump.com/press/2007/10/12/a-look-back-at-the-schuerholz-years/ In-your-face baseball commentary Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:48:13 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Zvee http://umpbump.com/press/2007/10/12/a-look-back-at-the-schuerholz-years/comment-page-1/#comment-53375 Zvee Fri, 12 Oct 2007 23:26:53 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/a-look-back-at-the-schuerholz-years/#comment-53375 Good work Danny O. My only complaint is that you made Wainwright sound like a mediocre journeyman...you and I both know he is a STUD in the making - just look at his 2nd half numbers this year. I think the Drew deal was great for Atlanta, but they gave up a lot (Wainwright) to get him. Good work Danny O. My only complaint is that you made Wainwright sound like a mediocre journeyman…you and I both know he is a STUD in the making – just look at his 2nd half numbers this year. I think the Drew deal was great for Atlanta, but they gave up a lot (Wainwright) to get him.

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]]> By: BigDintheMT http://umpbump.com/press/2007/10/12/a-look-back-at-the-schuerholz-years/comment-page-1/#comment-53374 BigDintheMT Fri, 12 Oct 2007 19:13:17 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/a-look-back-at-the-schuerholz-years/#comment-53374 Danny O - great post. Though you make it sound like Schuerholz was more up and down throughout his career as GM. He was certainly more than that. I think more than anything, which you hinted at various times, was Schuerholz's ability to draft, sign and use prospects like no other in his diamond (read: field). For the good and for the bad, he always kept the farm system stocked and traded when he needed to. But remember the baby Braves chock full of homegrown talent that won the division just a few years back? True enough, a lot of the credit has to go to the Braves scouting department - mostly the director whose name escapes me right now - but Schuerholz deserves much of the credit as well. I would like to point out, too, that it is actually Bobby Cox who was the greatest GM - yes, GM - in Braves history. Taking the rains in 1986, he said give me five years to rebuild and we will compete. 1991 - five years later - well, see above. He had accomplished his GM duties and headed for the field (still wearing spikes to this day), handing over the rains to the ever-competent Schuerholz. Danny O – great post. Though you make it sound like Schuerholz was more up and down throughout his career as GM. He was certainly more than that. I think more than anything, which you hinted at various times, was Schuerholz’s ability to draft, sign and use prospects like no other in his diamond (read: field). For the good and for the bad, he always kept the farm system stocked and traded when he needed to. But remember the baby Braves chock full of homegrown talent that won the division just a few years back? True enough, a lot of the credit has to go to the Braves scouting department – mostly the director whose name escapes me right now – but Schuerholz deserves much of the credit as well.

I would like to point out, too, that it is actually Bobby Cox who was the greatest GM – yes, GM – in Braves history. Taking the rains in 1986, he said give me five years to rebuild and we will compete. 1991 – five years later – well, see above. He had accomplished his GM duties and headed for the field (still wearing spikes to this day), handing over the rains to the ever-competent Schuerholz.

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]]> By: Amy http://umpbump.com/press/2007/10/12/a-look-back-at-the-schuerholz-years/comment-page-1/#comment-26029 Amy Sat, 29 Sep 2007 12:13:44 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/a-look-back-at-the-schuerholz-years/#comment-26029 No, Coley. Cole Hamels is a phreak. No, Coley. Cole Hamels is a phreak.

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