DEVELOPING: Hoyer to be named new Padres GM later today
by Dex on Oct 23, 2009 1:14 PM PDT
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SI.com is reporting the news that Jed Hoyer will be the new Padres GM and the team will announce it later today. I guess that puts to rest any hopes for Kim Ng being the new GM.
Doesn't Jed Hoyer sound like a gunslinger type of name? Moorad says it isn't, but it sure sounds like it is to me.
Hrmmmmmmmm.....
More Thoughts: To be perfectly honest, the Padres GMs that have ever made an impact in my head have been Jack McKeon and Kevin Towers. I remember Randy Smith for his hatchet job of the team and I don't ever really give him credit for bringing Trevor Hoffman on board.
I'm wanting to like Jed Hoyer, but is this the guy who's going to bring the Padres to the postseason like Trader Jack or the Kevin "Gunslinger" Towers? Or is this the guy who's going to Randy Smith the team for another season while we sit around in 4th and 5th place.
I can't wait for the announcement.
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Jed and the Hoyer Boys
The Hoyer Posse
The Jed Hoyer Gang
Yep, sounds gunslingery to me.
Isn't it enough to know that I ruined a pony making a gift for you? ◔ヮ◔
Uncommon Sportsman :: Absurdity in play
by Axion on Oct 23, 2009 1:16 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Sounds good.
Hopefully he can get some good talent for this team.
We're boned.
by maestro876 on Oct 23, 2009 1:33 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Other Breaking news!
the sky is blue and puppies are cute.
by Steve (Grey Suit) on Oct 23, 2009 1:55 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Will believe it when Darren Smith says it.
This is a terrible thing for the Padres. - Jerry Coleman
by Padres_Hobo on Oct 23, 2009 1:59 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
puppies
piss on yer rug and chew up yer furniture – nothing cute about that!
"If the Padres lose (again) and no -one is watching, does it count in the standings?" ...anonymous confucious guy
by ABY on Oct 23, 2009 6:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
"I'm a Padre at heart. Always gonna root for the Padres. Twenty-five years [with this organization], how can't you? Next year I'm gonna be rooting like a son-of-a-gun for these guys and for Blackie ... I'm gonna be rooting for the next general manager here, rooting for the city, the fans, everybody. I think a lot of San Diego." -Kevin Towers
by jodes0405 on Oct 23, 2009 6:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Randy Smith also traded for Steve Finley and Ken Caminiti
by parvulesco on Oct 23, 2009 2:00 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
good point
Still, in my head, he was the man on duty while the team got gutted.
by Dex on Oct 23, 2009 2:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
And he still works for the Padres
Scouring the Earth looking for international talent.
Wisdom can not be cultivated through ignorance of information.
by Wonko on Oct 23, 2009 2:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Also, my personal least-favorite Padres GM is
Joe McIlvaine, who traded Roberto Alomar.
by parvulesco on Oct 23, 2009 2:01 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
nah, i think that was a (HIV) positive move for the club.
by Mad_Villain on Oct 23, 2009 6:32 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
i agree
this was a great point, thanks for the AID
by happy_hero on Oct 24, 2009 1:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
they were just waiting for the booster seat to announce The Jed'i' was on board
by Duke Street Kings on Oct 23, 2009 2:13 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
The Jedi
My new favorite nickname. That is unless Hoyer totally desecrates this team this offseason.
by JollyWaffle on Oct 23, 2009 3:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Apparently his nickname has just been born.
The Jedi.
We're boned.
by maestro876 on Oct 23, 2009 5:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Darth Vader
was a jedi, then went apeshit on the republic. Lets hope Jed(i) doesn’t take 20 years to build our team with a structural flaw the size of a womp rat.
This blog has devolved into UT like, uncerebral blabber
by soulSD on Oct 24, 2009 8:41 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
call me bitter
but I thought that was funny!
"If the Padres lose (again) and no -one is watching, does it count in the standings?" ...anonymous confucious guy
by ABY on Oct 24, 2009 2:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
a Jedi is all about kickin' ass and so I cant imagine we miss at least the playoff hunt in '10
by Duke Street Kings on Oct 24, 2009 4:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
PLAYOFF HUNT
is a pretty vague term.
12 games out in July is “in the playoff hunt”
by strummer on Oct 24, 2009 4:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
not really
Homeboy throw in the towel
Your girl got dicked by Ricky Powell
by CurbEnthusiasm on Oct 25, 2009 10:28 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
jed sounds too much like zed...
now i think of that scene every time i think about the padres….
mission accomplished.
by zotzotpadre on Oct 23, 2009 8:02 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Apparently
That image is hosted by tripod. Exciting.
Wisdom can not be cultivated through ignorance of information.
by Wonko on Oct 23, 2009 10:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, I guess you're gonna have to go wake him up now, won't you?
Homeboy throw in the towel
Your girl got dicked by Ricky Powell
by CurbEnthusiasm on Oct 24, 2009 1:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
So where's this phantom announcement?
We're boned.
by maestro876 on Oct 23, 2009 8:33 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Patience my young padowan
The jedi will be here soon enough.
Wisdom can not be cultivated through ignorance of information.
by Wonko on Oct 23, 2009 10:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
jed's dead, baby, jed's dead.
mission accomplished.
by zotzotpadre on Oct 24, 2009 8:02 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
they are waiting to announce it
after the Charger game
by strummer on Oct 24, 2009 4:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
still developing huh?
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by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Oct 24, 2009 4:29 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
North County Times
says it is a done deal.
Announcement will be Monday
by strummer on Oct 24, 2009 4:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
...disappointed Blly Eppler wasn't considered more of a serious candidate...
Did it really just come down to Hoyer and Kim Ng? Perhaps Eppler is locked up in a deal too good to leave NY.
by MarshmeloMartinez on Oct 25, 2009 1:28 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Looks like it did
It might also be that Eppler wasn’t really sure he wanted to leave the situation he’s in
by TheAxManCometh on Oct 25, 2009 9:13 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
i'm interested in hearing hoyer's thoughts...
concerning his “philosophy” – I wonder if he’ll embrace the prior regime’s approach to drafting and player development, etc.
mission accomplished.
by zotzotpadre on Oct 25, 2009 11:28 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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