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Email a copy of 'Brewers Name David Stearns General Manager' to a friend
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rct
Wow, only 30 years old. Hope it works out. If nothing else, credit to the Brewers for being bold and trying something new.
hozie007
There is no way a 30 year old should be the GM of any major league team. Talk about being in over your head. I don’t care if he went to Harvard, Yale or the school of hard knocks, you need to have experienced or been a close eye witness to the ups and downs of business and baseball to understand how to avoid the big “uh ohs”. Speaking of which, uh oh, I think I just got jelly on my pajamas.
ilikebaseball 2
Both Joe Daniels of the Rangers and Theo Epstein of Red Sox and now Cubs were both 28 when they were given the GM title. They both have done well for themselves. I generally agree with your sentiment but there are always exceptions and the Brewers feel the same about this guy.
Steve Adams
Jon Daniels, Andrew Friedman and Theo Epstein were all hired at 28. Alex Anthopoulos was barely 32.
Stearns is widely respected and has worked for the commissioner’s office as well as four other Major League teams before being appointed to this post. The Brewers clearly didn’t feel he will be over his head after multiple waves of interviews, each of which Mark Attanasio said lasted more than three hours.
basquiat
There are teams of people who prepare candidates for interviews professionally. Good interviews don’t always translate into good results.
ilikebaseball 2
Yes but that can happen to any candidate, regardless of age, which is the topic that started this conversation.
basquiat
Considering the Indians records in 2011 and especially 2012 (94 losses), one has to wonder at the wisdom of the Brewers’ confidence in this guy. Sure, he has an Ivy League pedigree and is ‘adored’ by his colleagues. But he was still in college 8 years ago.
basquiat
Let’s look at this from the owner’s point of view. These whiz kids are making money for the owners. I’m not sure they are producing quality baseball across the board. You see more and more players who cannot execute fundamentals at the major league level and these bad habits continue as long as the player’s individual stats are up. Too many baseball fans equate the game with fantasy leagues. The dollar is the driver.
ilikebaseball 2
Did the kids get off your lawn yet? Kreiky mate, how does the Whiz Kids equate to the game lacking fundamentals and too many fans equate the game with fantasy leagues, sure you’re in the right location grandpa? NFL rumors is right next door.
RunDMC
I hope he takes his first paycheck and gets a suit from somewhere other than Men’s Warehouse. Man, what am I doing with my life?
New Law Era
Cool. Super young but that’s great. Hopefully for young fans out there who dream of one day being in the bigs as a GM, it will further reinforce just how key education is.
I’m also a fan of the baseball sense here. Considering that this year’s Astros team was a few years in the making, it’s easy to see how this guy probably had a big role in the success. Best of luck.