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Originally Posted by JayP
I don't recall Riccardi ever saying "I'm responsible ... I put the team together."
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Go to
http://tsn.ca/mlb/ and listen to the "He's Back" audio clip on the right hand side.
Quote:
Originally Posted by JayP
All the GM can do is put the team together and hope for the best. As best I can tell, it's hard to blame JP for every good hitter on the team turning into crap as soon as they throw on the Jays uniform. I think that's a coaching issue which is why the changes were made now. If the team still stinks the rest of the way then I think JP goes.
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IMO: If one or two people are in a slump, then fine. When the WHOLE TEAM has a noticeable power drain (except possibly one or two examples), and a noticeable change in attitude when batting (see link below), then it comes down to coaching. If JP had input in or actually chose who the batting coach was or what philosophy they were using, then it is obvious that JP can definitely share in the blame.
http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Baseball/M...60621-sun.html