Who is the best GM in baseball history? - Page 2

Skip · 12-20-2002, 04:51 PM

I'd go with Rickey or Mack (unofficial, but puh-lease) if I had to vote ... since no one thought my hilarious GM=Greg Maddux post was response-worthy.

sweaver · 12-20-2002, 06:47 PM

Yeah. Hilarious. Heh.

SmedIndy · 12-20-2002, 11:19 PM

I'd say Hanlon, Selee, and Mack revolutionized player scouting and acquisitions. Rickey revolutionized other things.

Fuzzy Bear · 12-21-2002, 01:06 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by sweaver
Sure, times have changed. They always do. One reason they have changed is that Rickey CHANGED them. When the others do that, then we can talk about who else is the greatest.

Branch Rickey was way ahead of his time.

Integrating the major leagues was a great thing!

Destroying the free minor leagues, relegating them to vassal status is not so great!

I want to give a mention to Cedric Tallis, who was GM for the Royals during their most innovative period, and during the period that they laid the groundwork for their successful 1976-80 period.
He seems to have been forgotten.

TimmyB · 12-23-2002, 07:23 PM

Branch Rickey all the way. He was the Washington/Jefferson/Lincloln/Elvis/Sgt. Pepper's of baseball GMs. The game is the way it is today in large part because of Rickey (and probably the rest because of Marvin Miller and Curt Flood).

Ditto-ing Boomer, signing Jack Roosevelt Robinson alone puts him heads and shoulders above all the rest. Of course, even without this he would still be heads and shoulders above the rest. A true giant.

It may be a fair arguement to say that post-1975 GMs have a trickier day-in/day-out job, but no one has yet to come along to match Rickey's vision.

gyb13 · 12-24-2002, 02:10 PM

i don't think you'll be seeing too many votes for schuerholz this week...

View Poll Results: Who is the best GM in baseball history?
Bob Howsam	0	0%
Pat Gillick	1	5.88%
Al Campanis	0	0%
John Schuerholz	0	0%
George Weiss	0	0%
Lee MacPhail	0	0%
Paul Owens	0	0%
Billy Beane	0	0%
Branch Rickey	14	82.35%
other - state in thread	2	11.76%
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12-24-2002, 02:10 PM	#21
gyb13 NS Omnipresent Brasilian Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Crazy George's playground Posts: 10,903	i don't think you'll be seeing too many votes for schuerholz this week... __________________ Gustavo NDF Moderator Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. - Benjamin Franklin

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12-20-2002, 04:51 PM	#16
Skip NetShrine Vagabond Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Louisville Posts: 7,866	I'd go with Rickey or Mack (unofficial, but puh-lease) if I had to vote ... since no one thought my hilarious GM=Greg Maddux post was response-worthy.

12-20-2002, 06:47 PM	#17
sweaver Netshrine Cleanup Hitter Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: The Mountain State Posts: 8,883	Yeah. Hilarious. Heh.

12-20-2002, 11:19 PM	#18
SmedIndy NetShrine's Historian Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Zionsville, IN Posts: 10,569	I'd say Hanlon, Selee, and Mack revolutionized player scouting and acquisitions. Rickey revolutionized other things.

12-23-2002, 07:23 PM	#20
TimmyB NetShrine's Magic 8-Ball Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Where the cops speak slow and the air is nice Posts: 2,591	Branch Rickey all the way. He was the Washington/Jefferson/Lincloln/Elvis/Sgt. Pepper's of baseball GMs. The game is the way it is today in large part because of Rickey (and probably the rest because of Marvin Miller and Curt Flood). Ditto-ing Boomer, signing Jack Roosevelt Robinson alone puts him heads and shoulders above all the rest. Of course, even without this he would still be heads and shoulders above the rest. A true giant. It may be a fair arguement to say that post-1975 GMs have a trickier day-in/day-out job, but no one has yet to come along to match Rickey's vision.

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