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Jim Bowden Resigns

bmfc1 Mar 01 2009 08:17 AM

Bad day for the Mets and the NL East, but a good day for the Nationals, as moron Jim Bowden "resigns" as GM. In a classy move, he blames the media. Here's a happy website: http://firejimbowden.blogspot.com/ Let's hope that Omar doesn't hire him as an adviser.

cooby Mar 01 2009 10:41 AM

I wish resigns and resigns didn't look so much alike. I get them mixed up all the time in my head.

cooby Mar 01 2009 10:44 AM

BTW, how reliable is a source called Fire Jim Bowden Blogspot? I'll go ask my cat.

Kong76 Mar 01 2009 10:45 AM

I thought the latter was re-signs, but I'm pretty low on the English totem pole in the pool.

cooby Mar 01 2009 10:49 AM

Me too :)

smg58 Mar 01 2009 11:41 AM

Bowden had demonstrated enough incompetence to be fired before the story about the prospect who lied about his age broke. The unfortunate thing for the Nationals is that they could have had somebody better in place before the offseason started, and now the successor has to deal with a ridiculous glut of outfielders and first baseman and inadequacy nearly every place else.

Edgy DC Mar 01 2009 02:31 PM

I don't think he's the one to blame for the state of the Nats. Ownership has him under some serious constraints. They've gone back on most of their promises to the city, including stuff like paying rent.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Mar 01 2009 03:26 PM

He's the one to blame for a lot of their on-field difficulties, at least. He put together a roster with no fewer than 5 starting OFs and 3 first basemen, while securing less adequate pitching than a two-bit ad agency. Additionally, for a "rebuilding" team, he's got a suspiciously-unstocked cupboard in the minors (2-3 of the majors' top 100 prospects, with none in the "sure thing" category). Considering he's ostensibly had full ops control for the last presidential term, you can lay a good amount of their travails at his soon-to-be-vacated doorstep.

Edgy DC Mar 01 2009 03:32 PM

Yeah, I don't think he's had full ops control. And while he has a lot of outfielders and firstbasemen, he got most of them on the cheap.

Frayed Knot Mar 01 2009 03:33 PM

="cooby"]I wish resigns and resigns didn't look so much alike. I get them mixed up all the time in my head. Bowden reigned in Washington after he was resigned but no more now that he's resigned.