Two things from this page that have stood out to me:
1.) " Everyone that Crane hires to make decisions is a grade-A *******."
This is a true statement as I have a family member that was brought into the organization and worked with the scouting department as Luhnow came in and Crane was purging the Mclane from the organization. Jeff Luhnow is the textbook definition of a grade-A *******....but he got things done and done well, so he was able to get away with it. In other words, being considered a nice guy isn't a prerequisite for the job as Luhnow was not well liked inside the building and had a real weird fascination with Ivy Leaguers and putting off some really good people who committed the crime of not going to college in the NE.
**To clarify, this family member came in with Luhnow....wasn't a holdover or someone who got thrown out with the Ed Wade crowd**
2.) "Crane is getting karma for firing Luhnow"
That decision was thrust upon him by the league and Luhnow's wife knows it too...that's a very petty thing to put out there. If you argue that Crane just decided to go rogue and fire him, then you'd also have to explain why Luhnow isn't working in baseball any longer. If Crane had just decided to go fire Luhnow and blame him for the 2017 scandal, there isn't another organization out there that wouldn't have immediately scooped him up unless there was a hidden directive from the league.
1.) " Everyone that Crane hires to make decisions is a grade-A *******."
This is a true statement as I have a family member that was brought into the organization and worked with the scouting department as Luhnow came in and Crane was purging the Mclane from the organization. Jeff Luhnow is the textbook definition of a grade-A *******....but he got things done and done well, so he was able to get away with it. In other words, being considered a nice guy isn't a prerequisite for the job as Luhnow was not well liked inside the building and had a real weird fascination with Ivy Leaguers and putting off some really good people who committed the crime of not going to college in the NE.
**To clarify, this family member came in with Luhnow....wasn't a holdover or someone who got thrown out with the Ed Wade crowd**
2.) "Crane is getting karma for firing Luhnow"
That decision was thrust upon him by the league and Luhnow's wife knows it too...that's a very petty thing to put out there. If you argue that Crane just decided to go rogue and fire him, then you'd also have to explain why Luhnow isn't working in baseball any longer. If Crane had just decided to go fire Luhnow and blame him for the 2017 scandal, there isn't another organization out there that wouldn't have immediately scooped him up unless there was a hidden directive from the league.
