Randy Smith may have gotten the better of the Astros in the Caminiti deal, but he effectively ruined the Detroit Tigers with boneheaded moves.
Looks to me like a case of dad helping his son out. I sure wish Purpura's father was the GM or president of a team like the Devil Rays or the Braves.
Dude i think this guy gets off on trading brad ausmus, he did it 4 or 5 times, maybe he can come here and do it again.
I agree and so do the all sport radio pesonalities. I rather take my chances with Steve Phillips from ESPN than Randy Smith.
Dammit man, you forgot about Phil Plantier and Craig Shipley, not to mention Pedro A. Martinez..... Drayton holds the key to this whole situation. Hun managed to hold him at bay somewhat, but obviously didn't want to fight that battle for very long. I imagine that Brian Cashman has the same feelings on occasion. My hope is that while Pupura has been a failure, Drayton will see how his involvement has also led to the failures of the past couple of years. Hopefully, he will bring in someone he can trust and give him more authority.
Hun wasn't interested in spending loads for Pettite/Clemens... that was Drayton. Hun was more interested in not re-signing Biggio 3 years ago in favor of Burke/Lane... Drayton axed that. Hun did a lot for the organization by finding some good bargains which translated into success (Carl Everett, Backe, Lamb, trading back for Ausmus)... but lets not pretend that he was flawless. And the bottom line is that Drayton will always be in charge as long as he owns the team... and given that there are far worse owners in sports for teams that are in a similiar market as Houston, it isn't all that terrible of a tradeoff.
