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"It's kind of unusual that there's a guy you pick up who's won 14 games," Tigers president Dave Dombrowski told Times staff writer Marc Topkin. "It's just a situation where they're so deep with pitching, and we kind of matched up. We didn't want to trade Matt Joyce. We like Matt Joyce."

St. Petersburg Times

Emphasis mine. Perhaps Dontrelle Willis wasn't a "throw-in" after all.

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Overrated...

I’ve never seen a GM who more consistently overpaid for talent under his own control. They have four albatross contracts (Inge, Bonderman, Willis, Robertson) that were signed with pre-free-agency players!

Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.

by PaulThomas on Dec 13, 2008 11:41 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

not overrated to me

because i don’t think he’s good

Adopted Giant: Aaron King

Wearing the crown by 2011. Or at least the LOOGY hat

by baetown415 on Dec 14, 2008 12:02 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Teh stoopid, it burns!

Every day I hear about Seattle sports' failures. Every night I fall asleep to the sound of my own tears.

by Benne on Dec 14, 2008 3:05 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

Ha

At first I thought he was talking about Jon Garland.

So I guess this means it’s time to give Jackson $30-40M over 4 years.

by VictorW on Dec 14, 2008 9:58 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

He also gave up a HR to a fat pitcher

Both stats don’t mean anything, but at least this one is funny. :)

Mother---- him and John Wayne!

by MerryGoByeBye on Dec 14, 2008 10:33 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

DD: Bringing the lulz.

"And you just don't get it, you keep it copacetic..."

by Blicks on Dec 15, 2008 12:22 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

My computer fails.

DD’s biggest problem is overpaying for mediocrity.

 But then, quite a few GMs do that.

"And you just don't get it, you keep it copacetic..."

by Blicks on Dec 15, 2008 12:23 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

But does anyone do it more consistently?

Dombrowski’s a lock for at least one per fiscal year.

by BraveBronco0121 on Dec 15, 2008 12:40 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

It is amusing that he was lauded by many of us as a great GM his first year in Detroit.

And not just for what he did with the Tigers, but his track record with the Marlins.

Beyond the Boxscore // Calling BJ Upton lazy is lazy.

by Sky Kalkman on Dec 15, 2008 8:54 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

there's something that happens to these dudes when they get a budget

personally, though, perhaps one could see working for Jeffrey Loria’s FO as “GM boot camp”

OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG

by devil_fingers on Dec 15, 2008 10:54 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

not sure why that "personally" is in there

OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG

by devil_fingers on Dec 15, 2008 10:54 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

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