Cronyism! Outright cronyism! How dare the Atlanta Braves look so shallowly for their new scouting director! Rabble! Rabble Rabble!
Yes, ol’ crony loving Alex Anthopoulos has cronyed a former crony of his out of the Jays’ front office, and into what might become a cadre of Canadian Cronies down in Atlanta. Andrew Tinnish, the crony in question, has jumped ship from the Toronto Blue Jays, landing in Atlanta with his former GM, according to a report from Ken Rosenthal. I’m not sure how the god-fearin’, flag-lovin’ fans of Georgia are going to feel about this, but I’m sure many fans and media here in Toronto will be positively aghast at the blatant cronyism at play.
I wouldn’t doubt that fans of the Braves might be getting suspicious about their own franchise, too.
Is hiring Americans no longer a priority in Atlanta???
How about just continuing to employ them? According to Rosenthal, Adam Fisher, an American hired by the franchise as an assistant GM just back in September, has been let go rather than being reassigned by the heartless new Canadians in charge. Merry Christmas, Adam.
This is a shameful turn of evens, and is hardly made justifiable by the pitiful excuse that a new General Manager might actually like and value certain former employees, or by pointing out that this is a natural thing in business and speaks to the fact that Anthopoulos is viewed very highly by someone who has a long working relationship with him. No, this is clearly offensive garbage and one has to feel for the fans of Atlanta for what it portends. Is Anthopoulos only in place to do the bidding of his new club’s corporate masters — the Braves are one of just two corporate owned teams in MLB — while setting his old buddies up with cushy jobs? Where is the commitment to winning with this approach? How could Anthopoulos possibly know he’d found the right person for this job so soon, and in such a convenient place? Judging by this move, Braves fans ought to be very wary of what this regime is going to try to sell them. Clearly their priorities are not in the right place.
Former Blue Jays exec Perry Minasian had already left for a promotion in Atlanta earlier this fall — a move that was announced well prior to the hiring of Anthopoulos, but which must be looked at with new eyes given today’s odious turn of events.
Pity the poor fans at White Flight Park this year, my friends. Once the evil hand of cronyism starts twisting the fibres of an organization, little good will ever follow.
Lol
Brilliant.
Slow clap.
AA probably pretty wary after the last regime…Atlanta sites also heavily suspect informants were in the office hand delivering all the goods on Coppy
It’s only a matter of time before Josue Peley is out the door for the Sun Belt . . .
Wow, I totally forgot that the Jays organization been severely sanctioned by MLB before Shapiro came on and that’s why he decided to fire otherwise high-performing staff due to their association with that massive scandal that I guess I didn’t hear about. Thank you for making this very sincere comparison to put their decisions into perspective for me.
“Shapiro came on and …decided to fire otherwise high-performing staff”???? Fischer was involved in the sanctions? He didn’t even work for the Braves at the time. Make up facts much? The ‘hate Shapiro’ narrative is so lacking in substance that its ranters just make up some ‘facts’ to keep it in the air.
I’m sure Tinnish is a good guy but I’d be really happy if Toronto could pick up the Asst. GM that quit Atlanta, Adam Fisher, when AA was hired. I would bet he’d be an upgrade. Tinnish had been downgraded from Dir of Amateur Scouting, so I’m sure he was happy to move elsewhere.
The guy who was hired in late September had something to do with the scandal? What a scoop!
Hey! Hey everyone! I found him! I found the garbage clown!!!
Keep at it. You’ll get this sarcasm thing eventually.
swing and a miss!
Lol, awesome.
Is Lacava next? Somehow Sal the moustache snuck into Atlanta without anyone noticing after he was unceremoniously dumped from this org. Thickening plot!!!!!
I love this so goddamn much.
Johnny cracker snacker