Magowan to step down?
by KCE on May 8, 2008 3:26 PM PDT
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This seems like pretty big news.
Per Kawakami and Ratto:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/sfgate/detail?blogid=22&entry_id=26359
Rumors that Peter Magowan may be ready to retire from his job as the Giants' managing general partner have been circulating for more than two weeks, but they picked up steam Wednesday night when a Chicago Tribune blog on the White Sox-Twins rain delay included a reference buried at the bottom to "a change in control coming soon" for the Giants.
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I wonder
if it has anything to do with his being mentioned in the Mitchell Report…?
Proud pappa of....STEVE HOLM!!
by UnleashTheGore on May 8, 2008 3:39 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
If true I wonder if Sue Burns would step in as MGP, or if it would be one of the other investors. My biggest fear is that Larry Baer would step in as MGP.
by Cleophus on May 8, 2008 3:41 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Best news ever?
Perhaps every time Zito chalks up another Anti-W Magowan realizes his mistake..
by positiveuphemism on May 8, 2008 3:42 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
There's a Fanshot about that story from yesterday
I find that news very interesting..
Magowan steps down, then… dun dun dun… bye bye Sabes? But that goes out the window if Rally Baer ends up in the driver’s seat.
Adopted father of the AnVil / GIANTSPACE™ returns!
by SoFa King Mike on May 8, 2008 3:43 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
omygodomygodomygod
pleeeeeeeeeaassseeeeee?
BROCK BOND LIKES HIS MARTINIS PUNCHED IN THE FACE, NOT STIRRED.
by SloIsLonelyForTheOrange on May 8, 2008 3:43 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Baer in the drivers seat is scary.
by TedWilliamsBobbleHead on May 8, 2008 3:45 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Baer is driving!
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by groug on May 8, 2008 4:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
How can that be?
I was THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME (for 3 days in 1995).
by Mike Benjamin Hit King on May 8, 2008 4:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If Magowan steps down, will E be invited to his retirement party?
Eagerly awaiting Crazy Crab Bobblehead Night on 7/18.
by Kitspool on May 8, 2008 3:51 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
If so, I’d advise steering clear of the punch bowl.
"I been waitin' a long time for this! I been waitin' since the f**kin' amateurs!" --WILL "THE THRILL" CLARK
by Josh from Hollywood on May 8, 2008 5:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
P-Mags saved SF baseball in ‘93, gave us Barry Bonds for 14 years, and built a beautiful stadium without bankrupting the city. Oh, he also replies to angry fan letters with a personal letter of his own, as well as keep the payroll up in the top half of the league for most of his tenure here. I don’t know how responsible he is for the disasters of the past 4 seasons (I still blame Sabean) but he’s built up an astonishing amount of goodwill with me.
On another note, why is everyone so terrified of Larry Baer?
by Steve on May 8, 2008 3:52 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
*cue rebuttal of Magowan “saving” SF baseball in 3…2… *
by Natto on May 8, 2008 4:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, I thought E had the speech ready to copy-and-paste. He’s getting slow on the trigger.
2008 Giants: A steaming pile of scrap!
by Goofus on May 8, 2008 4:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
After witnessing the on - field embarrassments of the past week
he may have pulled a trigger of a more explosive variety on himself.
Aaron "Swag" Rowand
by victor frankenstein on May 8, 2008 4:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
A four-game Giants losing streak should be enough to get a good rant from E posted here and an angry call to KNBR from “Salty in Clovis.”
Eagerly awaiting Crazy Crab Bobblehead Night on 7/18.
by Kitspool on May 8, 2008 4:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I hope it's good.
After a couple of years they’ve started to blur together…
Aaron "Swag" Rowand
by victor frankenstein on May 8, 2008 4:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
wonder what Salty Balty does for work?
seems to have an awful lot of time to call KNBR…...
by slojoe on May 8, 2008 6:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Quick summary for those of us who tend to skip E rants? I thought it was pretty undeniable that Magowan saved the Giants from moving to Tampa.
by Evan on May 8, 2008 6:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The quick summary
The commish wanted baseball in San Francisco and would have blocked a move to Tampa. Lurie, angry about this, had no choice but to sell to our current illustrious owner.
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by groug on May 8, 2008 11:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
i never heard that version....
is true?
by slojoe on May 8, 2008 11:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't think you can doubt
that he deserves the credit for the stadium, though. He worked that out despite tremendous pressure against it from the commissioner’s office and fellow owners. And he brought Bonds here. That’s two pretty good hash marks in his favor.
My boy ain't fat, he's just big boned. Big bat, too.
by Roger on May 9, 2008 6:50 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
E hasn't been around for a while it seems...
Ever since something happened he’s gone.
The Basil Fawlty Moderating Strategy:
"We could run a nice blog here if we didn't have all these members getting in the way."
by WalrusMan on May 8, 2008 8:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I still want to know what happened to DocB
My boy ain't fat, he's just big boned. Big bat, too.
by Roger on May 9, 2008 6:50 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Seriously. Anyone seen him on any other boards?
by Evan on May 9, 2008 7:31 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes
He still posts on the Giant’s message board. Try this:
http://www.forums.mlb.com/n/pfx/forum.aspx?tsn=578&nav=messages&webtag=ml-giants&tid=97207
Your 2011 SF Giants: the 2008 Augusta Greenjackets!
by Lyle on May 9, 2008 9:29 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Currently residing in our "Where are they now ?" file...
There was also this guy “Grant” who would occasionally post clever stuff. What ever happened to him?
2008 Giants: A steaming pile of scrap!
by Goofus on May 9, 2008 1:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Reading the archives, I’m actually sort of excited for the upcoming tongue-lashing.
by Steve on May 8, 2008 6:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
because baer is an evil bastard
it was baer that leaked doofus’s tax probs
it was baer that got krug fired
it was probably baer that pushed to get zito signed
if baer takes over, this team will end up like the niners
by bacci40 on May 8, 2008 7:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
what???
When I read this comment, I read “goofus” in the first line and was astonished that they were coming after the Lunatic Fringe in this manner. Then I remembered whom we are dealing with, and I wasn’t so surprised. Then I learned how to read.
I got one word for you: "youneverknow"
by senorvegas on May 10, 2008 5:57 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Tim Kawakami + referencing throwaway line on a White Sox blog = skepticism alert.
That rumors have been circulating for weeks is cool. But I have a hard time believing this actually means things are heating up.
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on May 8, 2008 4:12 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
The White Sox blogger is either a Chicago Trib or Sun-Times Writer who used to write for the Merc and apparently has good contacts within the Giants organization. Better contacts than any Bay Area writer, apparently. So this info is probably legit.
Eagerly awaiting Crazy Crab Bobblehead Night on 7/18.
by Kitspool on May 8, 2008 4:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
was
it Mark Gonzolez? Isn’t he a beat writer for the White Sox now?
by tyrannoman on May 9, 2008 8:57 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, it was him.
Eagerly awaiting Crazy Crab Bobblehead Night on 7/18.
by Kitspool on May 9, 2008 9:42 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He probably does still have quite a few contacts with the Giants, then. He was quite respected when he wrote for the Mercury News.
by tyrannoman on May 9, 2008 11:21 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well that changes things a bit
I didn’t realize the guy was so legit.
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on May 9, 2008 11:56 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
2 quit?
"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.
by BaronVonCurrentEvents on May 9, 2008 12:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
seriously, someone HAS to pay for the Zito contract with their job.
by WTF on May 8, 2008 9:16 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Does Baer even have an ownership stake? IANAL, but I’m pretty sure you need an ownership stake in order to become a Managing General Partner, since, well, you’d need to be a Partner in the first place.
I have set Dave Roberts free; if he comes back, it was meant to be.
by hometownboy on May 9, 2008 5:25 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I’m pretty sure he’s picked up some ownership as some of the other partners have “cashed out”.
2008 Giants: A steaming pile of scrap!
by Goofus on May 9, 2008 1:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He’s listed as a “Principal Partner” on the Giants website (one of 27!)
All-Father Watch: 1.40 ERA, 1.03 WHIP, 18 Ks in 19 1/3 IP
by EliminateMe on May 9, 2008 2:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
There’s no doubt in my mind that Magowan is being forced out here. Owners don’t “retire.” There are plenty of owners older than Magowan. They die as owners and leave the team to their spouses or kids like Harmon Burns did. Not only that, but Magowan is a lifelong Giant fan who has his dream job. If you ever wondered if it was Sabean or Magowan who was responsible for the Zito contract, this is all the evidence you need. Sabean gets a new contract, and Magowan gets forced out.
Brian Sabean's new dad: Firm believer in corporal punishment
by rxmeister on May 9, 2008 10:32 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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