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From Castrovince. Antonetti likes it where he's at:

"I hope I've been very clear how happy I am in Cleveland," Antonetti said. "I'm looking forward to continuing to build a winning team here. Hopefully I've been clear with that. That's not with respect to Seattle. That's my situation here. I'm very happy."

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So, what the plan for Antonetti? Is there a set-in-stone date he becomes GM? It’s kind of wierd that Shapiro would just walk away at that point.

by Toxicadam on Jun 18, 2008 11:06 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Shapiro has proven to be highly employable elsewhere. It’s not like the Cleveland job is the plum of baseball. Resource constraints have forced unenviable decisions on Shapiro and baseball executives recognize it. From what I’ve read about Antonetti, he’d make a fine GM for us.

by elsandito on Jun 18, 2008 11:19 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Cleveland job is the plum of baseball.

Maybe no, but It’s up there. Deepest pockets to sign FA does not equal best job. Shapiro has pointed out numerous times about how important the control Dolan gives him is a huge part of why he likes it here.

by Brick. on Jun 18, 2008 11:29 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, how’d you like to have Cashman’s job? Ya gotta feel like a bear keeper, hopin’ Hank doesn’t eat one of the reporters and crap on the rug.

"the most vehement Yankee-hating guy I know" - Jay

by mauichuck on Jun 18, 2008 11:54 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Can you imagine the reason that Antonetti takes over being Shapiro leaving for greener pastures? I would fear that team. A deep-pocketed team with an unobtrusive ownership and Shapiro at the helm? No thanks.

Steel Nick

by nickjs21 on Jun 18, 2008 12:32 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

If we can have jerseys with players’ numbers on them, why can’t we have open-collared button-downs with Antonetti’s intials on them? Cuz, you know, he’s my favorite player.

by fleerdon on Jun 18, 2008 11:51 AM EDT reply actions   1 recs

I once tried to customize a jersey online that said “Antonetti” with “GM” as the number.
Letters are not part of the “customizable” jersey function.

Antonetti, by the way, just built a house on the West Side with his Cleveland-native wife, who is playing the Amy Hafner role in this situation to much acclaim.

by The DiaTriber on Jun 18, 2008 12:14 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

does that mean Chris is gonna completely fall apart at any time now? And find an injury(s) to blame it all on at some point next year?

The 2008 Cleveland Indians: Home of the Triple Steal, Unassisted Triple Play, and not a heck of a lot more.

by westbrook on Jun 18, 2008 12:26 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Just use the number 2.

Steel Nick

by nickjs21 on Jun 18, 2008 12:32 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

What would Jhonny say?

by Buckeye Brad on Jun 18, 2008 1:27 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I swear I was going to do the same thing with “Shapiro” and “07” if things had played out differently.

by Pronk33 on Jun 18, 2008 6:23 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I have shared this thought with my long-suffering wife at least a million times. She still doesn’t get it.

by ken from alexandria on Jun 18, 2008 12:33 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Shapiro’s next job is not likely to be a baseball GM job. I think he is looking beyond that.

by palcal on Jun 18, 2008 12:16 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

maybe Shapiro wants to be commissioner

by APV on Jun 18, 2008 12:23 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

President – in 2016

"the most vehement Yankee-hating guy I know" - Jay

by mauichuck on Jun 18, 2008 12:32 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

All joking aside, the Shapiros are heavily invested in politics. I wouldn’t put it past him to get involved in some way.

Steel Nick

by nickjs21 on Jun 18, 2008 12:35 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Gammons reported a while ago that:

"It appeared Antonetti was leaning toward moving to St. Louis until Indians owner Paul Dolan stepped up, defined the succession process under which Mark Shapiro will eventually be the club president and Antonetti the GM and made other promises."

by KevinV on Jun 18, 2008 12:36 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

“other promises”?

a blank check in his first offseason as head honcho?

his own show on STO?

a pony?

You know Selig? Ombudsman.

by rolub on Jun 18, 2008 12:40 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Maybe Antonetti wants to be the next D’Arcy Egan?

by Buckeye Brad on Jun 18, 2008 1:31 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah. He can go fishing with Hafner that way.

by peter m on Jun 18, 2008 1:33 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

He gets to take the Slider costume home during road trips.

by Toxicadam on Jun 18, 2008 1:40 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I imagined him having that thing on his back seat on the way home, and gleefully looking back at it every few seconds as he speeds home. He couldn’t be up to any good.

by KevinV on Jun 18, 2008 3:29 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

Sort of, but I was going to say that he’s Ketchup in the race.

Steel Nick

by nickjs21 on Jun 18, 2008 6:16 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

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