Ricciardi became GM in Nov, 2001. This the the 4th manager JP has hired. The whole team is JP's and has been for a number of years.
The last few weeks, with this whole Whitt issue, which immediately came after the Adam Dunn issue, has just revealed to me a lack of accountability which seems to have pervaded the whole Blue Jay culture. They are ALWAYS a victim on circumstance; if this player hadn't been hurt they would have been fine, or this player hadn't been a clubhouse cancer, or if these guys had hit for their average, if the manager had played small ball in stead of waiting for the big hit - lots of excuses, very little accountability. And it seems that it is all a reflection of how Ricciardi handles himself.
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