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Originally Posted by Ian.
I remember reading an article a while ago in the SF Chronicle which said that ownership forced Sabean to do some thing he did not want to do. E.G. the Zito signing and possibly the Rowand signing. I am sure others know more about this than I do and can verify/refute.
blah, those were both horrible signings. Brian Wilson said that Barry Zito is in the best shape of his life. I find that hard to believe.
and the thing with sebean being horrible. his first season as our GM, he signed barry bonds. The giants finished 103-59 (and missed the playoffs, FU LA!). that was 24 wins better than the previous year. But since bonds went after the homerun record earlier this decade, I think that sebean was forced into signing players with deminishing talent for cheap to surround bonds. ownership was focused on making money and setting records more than winning a world series. What I'm getting at is that I wouldn't place all the blame on sebean. Hopefully Nukeom will be a better owner.