I don't believe that AA doesn't have a list of some sort. At least some names he has interest in, on a piece of paper. If they had a contract with the managerial end of it ending this year, he has thought about it and options have past thru his head.
I understand that he has to answer this way, out of respect to Snit, and in typical AA way trying not to give anything out, avoiding further questions.
He probably had some names rattling around his head, but my interpertation is that there was no organizational list on his desk that was the official target list of the Atlanta Braves
I respect AA's plan to be thorough and careful, but given that the likelihood of Snit stepping down has been recognized as a possibility for many months, I'm surprised there wasn't some effort to at least create a list of potential candidates. With all the managerial vacancies having occurred in recent days, there may well be desirable people already off the board by the time the Braves work through the process.
Thanks for the excellent analysis all season long! My takeaway: nobody in MLB I trust more to pick a new manager. I was surprised by how few questions the reporters asked and the topics they did not bring up. Am I expecting too much for these type sessions?
I think at this point, the explanation here is that we've learned what he will and won't answer and so most folks just don't try on the things they know he won't talk about.
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I don't believe that AA doesn't have a list of some sort. At least some names he has interest in, on a piece of paper. If they had a contract with the managerial end of it ending this year, he has thought about it and options have past thru his head.
I understand that he has to answer this way, out of respect to Snit, and in typical AA way trying not to give anything out, avoiding further questions.
He probably had some names rattling around his head, but my interpertation is that there was no organizational list on his desk that was the official target list of the Atlanta Braves
I respect AA's plan to be thorough and careful, but given that the likelihood of Snit stepping down has been recognized as a possibility for many months, I'm surprised there wasn't some effort to at least create a list of potential candidates. With all the managerial vacancies having occurred in recent days, there may well be desirable people already off the board by the time the Braves work through the process.
That’s the way it came across.
Thanks for the excellent analysis all season long! My takeaway: nobody in MLB I trust more to pick a new manager. I was surprised by how few questions the reporters asked and the topics they did not bring up. Am I expecting too much for these type sessions?
I think at this point, the explanation here is that we've learned what he will and won't answer and so most folks just don't try on the things they know he won't talk about.