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Old 04-19-2018, 09:10 AM   #2822
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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada View Post
I'm not so sure. He talks like just making the playoffs two seasons in a row was good enough. I don't think he would have been hired in the first place if during his interview process he told Treliving that his goal was to do a good enough job just to sneak into the playoffs. I think he sold the GM higher expectations and he didn't deliver. I also think Treliving is a smart man and could see a lot of the same questionable decision making as the rest of us.
That's what annoyed me the most about that article.

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“So trade deadline, we’re looking at hitting it for two in a row. That month, we get injuries, and now you’re gone. That’s how short your leash can be.”
Yeah, two in a row, but if you consider limping into the playoffs and getting swept a win, then that's an indication of something wrong.

Also, this ironic statement.

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“They want to take blame — like any good man does — and they all feel bad,” Gulutzan said.
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