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	<title>Comments on: Indians owner says no one is getting fired despite collapse</title>
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		<title>By: proftbllvr</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Sep 2012 23:04:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CLEAN HOUSE ALREADY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>CLEAN HOUSE ALREADY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</p>
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		<title>By: APBA Guy</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[APBA Guy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2012 18:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I can believe that entirely, because it&#039;s the formula used by Angelos and Wolff/Fisher for years while they figure out a way to cheaply get a contender once a decade so they can say with a straight face that they aren&#039;t deliberately tanking their teams.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I can believe that entirely, because it&#8217;s the formula used by Angelos and Wolff/Fisher for years while they figure out a way to cheaply get a contender once a decade so they can say with a straight face that they aren&#8217;t deliberately tanking their teams.</p>
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		<title>By: theghostofberniekosar</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[theghostofberniekosar]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2012 17:16:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dolan&#039;s not going to fire Shapiro or Antonetti becuase those guys are doing exactly what Dolan wants  They&#039;re making him money.

He&#039;s taking his revenue sharing cash along with his STO profits and laughing all the way to the bank.

He&#039;s never wanted a winning team, only a winning bank account.  And they&#039;re doing a great job at that.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Dolan&#8217;s not going to fire Shapiro or Antonetti becuase those guys are doing exactly what Dolan wants  They&#8217;re making him money.</p>
<p>He&#8217;s taking his revenue sharing cash along with his STO profits and laughing all the way to the bank.</p>
<p>He&#8217;s never wanted a winning team, only a winning bank account.  And they&#8217;re doing a great job at that.</p>
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		<title>By: APBA Guy</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[APBA Guy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2012 15:44:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The A&#039;s swept the Indians last week in Oakland and will be playing them again in Cleveland next week. The Indians were, by far, the most moribund, dispirited team I&#039;ve seen so far this year, with near zero life to them. And while it may be nice to say nobody is getting fired, that leaves a host of euphemisms open, such as forced resignations, lay-offs, terminations, etc. I can&#039;t believe it&#039;s all one big happy family.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The A&#8217;s swept the Indians last week in Oakland and will be playing them again in Cleveland next week. The Indians were, by far, the most moribund, dispirited team I&#8217;ve seen so far this year, with near zero life to them. And while it may be nice to say nobody is getting fired, that leaves a host of euphemisms open, such as forced resignations, lay-offs, terminations, etc. I can&#8217;t believe it&#8217;s all one big happy family.</p>
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		<title>By: blantoncollier</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2012 15:22:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Paul Dolan-

Teams arent contenders in July--they are pretenderrs. Contenders are teams fighting it out in September. I think you have had one contender maybe two in your ten years of ownership.

Ownership that wants to win invests in its club at both the big league and minor league levels. Ownership that wants to win on a budget doesnt waste its money on Derek Lowe, Grady Sizemore or Travis Hafner. They invest in core players for the long term and they dont trade Cy Young Winners for nothing. 

They also invest in scouting, player development and relationships with the fans.

Ownership that is committed to winning doesnt let the same men run the team year after year when they dont produce results. 

Paul--while Manny isnt the issue, after all he had a no talent team &quot;contending&quot; into July--you better look in the mirror. Because the teams leadership of Dolan, Shapiro and Antonetti sure are the problem. But you wont fire yourself by selling the team. So clean house, start over. 

Or do the right thing and sell the team. 

Paul---the fans have turned on the team and the fans have turned on you and your family. We dont care about the Tribe because we know you wont invest in its future. For crying out loud, you make Vernon Stouffer, Gabe Paul, and Nick Meliti, look like good owners. At least Bill Veeck cared! 

Sell the Team.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Dear Paul Dolan-</p>
<p>Teams arent contenders in July&#8211;they are pretenderrs. Contenders are teams fighting it out in September. I think you have had one contender maybe two in your ten years of ownership.</p>
<p>Ownership that wants to win invests in its club at both the big league and minor league levels. Ownership that wants to win on a budget doesnt waste its money on Derek Lowe, Grady Sizemore or Travis Hafner. They invest in core players for the long term and they dont trade Cy Young Winners for nothing. </p>
<p>They also invest in scouting, player development and relationships with the fans.</p>
<p>Ownership that is committed to winning doesnt let the same men run the team year after year when they dont produce results. </p>
<p>Paul&#8211;while Manny isnt the issue, after all he had a no talent team &#8220;contending&#8221; into July&#8211;you better look in the mirror. Because the teams leadership of Dolan, Shapiro and Antonetti sure are the problem. But you wont fire yourself by selling the team. So clean house, start over. </p>
<p>Or do the right thing and sell the team. </p>
<p>Paul&#8212;the fans have turned on the team and the fans have turned on you and your family. We dont care about the Tribe because we know you wont invest in its future. For crying out loud, you make Vernon Stouffer, Gabe Paul, and Nick Meliti, look like good owners. At least Bill Veeck cared! </p>
<p>Sell the Team.</p>
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		<title>By: number42is1</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2012 15:04:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[thats all nice but who is going to be fired on the Yankees (Girardi and Long for starters) for thier current actions?]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>thats all nice but who is going to be fired on the Yankees (Girardi and Long for starters) for thier current actions?</p>
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