Well, he is fat, and IMO he's not a great GM. He's not terrible, either. He is just in a bad situation...he wanted to keep the team intact thinking we could make a run and he has to sleep in the bed he made. If he tries to make wholesale changes at multiple positions, he's basically admitting he was wrong in his assessments of our overall talent, and that would be damning. Regardless, I am glad that he didn't make a trade just to make one (getting ripped off in the process) At least we got cash for Mo and although I don't love the Wheeler trade, it isn't terrible.
I've heard rumors they have asked Biggio to step aside before the season is over. Maybe his retirement will be before season's end?
More like they have so many holes they don't know where to start improving, so they just and wait for the offseason. It is just amazing how quickly a team can go such down hole since Hunshicker left. Don't give me the crap that Pupura's great GMing brought us to a world series, he stumbled into one. By far the worst GM in all of sports.
It's amazing how Hunsicker gets all the credit for building a World Series team, yet he gets none of the blame for the demise of the farm system. (which is the way it is because of drafting from 1999 to 2003)
He's done absolutely nothing to distinguish himself, sans the Loretta and Lee signings, but "worst GM in all of sports"? Man, Hunsicker and Morey really had/have us spoiled. There are tons worse out there; one is the GM of the Orlando Magic (unless he's finally quit or been fired).
Not mention the basketball GMs in Portland, New Orleans, and the baseball GMs in Kansas City and Toronto.
...while at the same time trading away pieces of that same farm system which he was failing to replenish at the drafts.
I thought that he would have been a better fit in San Fran, with the way he likes to watch those balls go my him.
hmm, let me take a stab at AB's routine.... "making a post to count up post counts on a Biggio comment" smart "making a ridiculous rumor that the Astros WANT Biggio to step aside before the season ends..." stupid problem solved (yea i just added that, its an AB trademark )
I think a big part of it is that no one was complaining about the farm system or Hunsicker destroying it until the Astros tanked this year. It sounds a lot like a blame game. This offseason, the argument for trading for Jennings was that we needed a #2 SP and have plenty of guys in the farm that can replace Hirsh and Willy T, for example. No one talked about this as a looming crisis until Purpura started getting crap for this season.
People are pissed because they traded Garnett but int the process, they had to do this deal. KG was not going to win them nothing, and more than likely was going to opt out of his deal next season. So they got a future star in Al Jefferson, as well Gerald Green who could be a star still hold my doubts, 2 1st round picks, and salary cap relief next season. As bad as of a GM Isiah least he isn't afraid to make moves to "try" and improve his team. He has know idea how to run a salary cap though. Pupura goes by lets just stumble our way and see what happens. The only deal he has made he has got raped on by trading Willy T, and potential prospects in Bucholz and Hirsh for Jennings. If he couldn't find a team that was willling to get equal value or better value move on. I stand pat that he is the worst GM in all of sports, the GM for the Lions could be a close 2nd.
