Grading our GMs: Dimitroff’s at the top, but where’s Wren?
The "D" also stands for "Don" and "dean of Atlanta GMs. (AJC photo by Johnny Crawford)
Two are in their offseasons. Two are approaching their midseasons, one with a monumental decision to make. Three of the four are relatively new to their positions; the other is Teflon Don Waddell. Today’s assignment: Assess and grade the general managers of Atlanta’s four major sports teams. We start at the top.
Thomas Dimitroff, Falcons
Start date: January 2008. Recap: Two winning seasons in two tries, one playoff appearance, no playoff victories. Major achievements: Hired Mike Smith, the 2008 NFL coach of the year; drafted Matt Ryan, the 2008 offensive rookie of the year; signed Michael Turner, who rushed for 1,699 yards in 2008.
Assessment: Has brought precision and professional calm to a franchise roiled by the abrupt departures of Michael Vick and Bobby Petrino; made the absolute most of his first NFL draft, landing three starters — Ryan, Sam Baker and Curtis Lofton — with his first three picks; the 2009 draft was less successful, given that top two picks Peria Jerry and William Moore were lost to injury; might have overreached in trying to change nearly half the defensive starters in one offseason; landed Tony Gonzalez for a second-round pick in a trade that essentially enabled the Falcons to post consecutive winning records for the first time in their history.
Grade: A big fat A.
Rick Sund, Hawks
Start date: June 2008. Recap: One winning season, one playoff series victory; the Hawks are leading the NBA Southeast in Year 2. Major achievements: Bolstered the 2008-2009 team with deft (and cheap) acquisitions of subs Flip Murray and Mo Evans; held the Hawks’ core together by re-signing Mike Bibby, Marvin Williams and Zaza Pachulia over the summer of 2009, again on the cheap, and landed the excellent Jamal Crawford to boot.
Assessment: Started rather ingloriously by seeing sixth man Josh Childress leave for Olympiakos of Greece; made up for that by landing Murray and Evans; made the correct choice upon arrival by granting coach Mike Woodson a two-year contract extension; is risking distraction and Woodson’s lingering ire by refusing to renegotiate until that contract expires after this season; took Jeff Teague with the 19th pick of the 2009 draft, and even Woodson, who’s hard on rookies, says Teague “will run this team someday”; is more a nuts-and-bolts guy than a grand visionary; knows the NBA and its workings as well as anyone, having worked in it since 1979.
Grade: B-plus for technical merit.
Frank Wren, Braves
Start date: October 2007. Recap: One winning season, no playoff appearances. Major achievements: Rebuilt the Braves’ rotation in one winter; lifted a club that had lost 90 games in his first season to 86 victories in 2009; presides over a farm system that just yielded Tommy Hanson and boasts top prospects Jason Heyward and Freddie Freeman.
Assessment: Had to follow the estimable John Schuerholz; banked on aging starting pitching in 2008 and saw his team crumble due to injury; landed Javier Vazquez, Derek Lowe and Kenshin Kawakami last winter, rendering the new rotation more durable; traded Vazquez to the Yankees for Melky Cabrera and two prospects in a deal that pretty much stumped the band; signed Troy Glaus, a career third baseman coming off surgery, to be the Braves’ 2010 first baseman; guessed wrong on the composition of the Braves’ 2009 lineup but made midcourse corrections by landing Nate McLouth and dumping Jeff Francoeur and Casey Kotchman; both he and Bobby Cox dismissed a Yahoo! Sports report of friction between the two; the next day it was announced 2010 would be Cox’s final season as manager; irked John Smoltz by not offering more guaranteed money last January and Tom Glavine by cutting him last June; gives the impression of being in too big a hurry; has no ear for public relations.
Grade: A loud and busy C-plus.
Don Waddell, Thrashers
Start date: June 1998. Recap: Two winning seasons, one division championship, one playoff appearance, no playoff victories. Major achievements: Drafted Dany Heatley with the No. 2 overall pick in 2000 and Ilya Kovalchuk with the No. 1 pick in 2001; has spent more time as an Atlanta GM than the other three combined.
Assessment: Was hired to build a roster from the ground up; the Thrashers, now in their second decade, are 28th in a 30-team league in attendance and would not qualify for the playoffs if they began today; was handed a major setback when Heatley, who was driving in the crash that killed teammate Dan Snyder, demanded to be traded; managed to pry the best two-way player in Thrashers annals from Ottawa for Heatley but couldn’t persuade Marian Hossa to re-up in 2008, forcing a midseason trade to Pittsburgh; has had spotty drafts, although Zach Bogosian and Evander Kane show great promise; has had rotten luck with goaltenders, dating from Damian Rhodes to Kari Lehtonen; faces a Hossa-like dilemma with Kovalchuk, whose contract is expiring at season’s end and whom Waddell has worked hard to keep; hope for retaining Kovalchuk wanes with every day, and his loss could spell doom for hockey in Atlanta.
Grade: D, but it drops if Kovalchuk exits.
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Still-Angry Smoltz & Vazquez Fan
January 20th, 2010
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January 20th, 2010
12:18 pm
Frank Wren Belongs in H-E-L-L.
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Bigstack O' Pancakes. It is an Irish name.
January 20th, 2010
12:26 pm
Sund getting Jamal Crawford was genius especially since he gave up nothing to get him. Dimitroff is on his way to building something special with the Falcons. The other two should be tied to a rocket and shot out of Atlanta.
Starring Henry Wilcoxon as Bishop Pickering
January 20th, 2010
12:33 pm
Oakland (AP) An all points alert has been sounded for Sund, Rick, GM Atlanta Hawks. The Golden State Warriors have charged Mr. Sund with GRAND LARCENY in the theft of Jamal Crawford for Craig (Speedy) Claxton & Acie Law IV.
Gmack
January 20th, 2010
12:35 pm
Not sure how the Falcons get an A? They had the worst defense in the league, and the offense was sporadic at best even when healthy. They fell bellow expectations this season. The Hawks on the other hand should be an A. They are exceeding expectations. The others are about right.
dan
January 20th, 2010
12:44 pm
Looks right to be. I might give Dimitroff an A- for now since I want to see how some of these defensive draft picks pan out. But he’s 100x better than Rich McKay, an overrated GM if there ever was one.
Skeezix
January 20th, 2010
12:45 pm
Mark: Yor C+ on Wren is generous. I grade him a D. Under Wren, the Braves again missed the playoffs and finshed third place in their division–and 2009 was not his first year. The Marlins beat the Braves with 1/3 the payroll (give that GM an A). He is a PR disaster and while there’s nothing wrong with deciding to let Smoltz amd Glavine go—it was the clumsy way he did it. Like you I can’t figure the Vasquez trade and worse why he’s paying Melky 2X what he was getting. He overpaid for Lowe and KK; but I give him credit for improving the pitching —but what GM wouldn’t have? He hasn’t improved the offense over this break, instead he has signed second tier guys like Glaus, Melky and Hinske. Losing Vasquez, coupled with only slight improvement in the offense, means we aren’t competitive with the Phils. I hope I’m wrong, but I see the Braves finishing third or maybe second in 2010. Baseball’s a crazy game, so I’ll never give up hope (the Phils still have to perform). What to look forward to? I am anxious to see Heyward play and more of J.J. and Tommy Gun Hanson.
jeffrey d
January 20th, 2010
12:47 pm
Frank Wren Belongs in H-E-L-L.
If it hasn’t already been claimed, I’d like to nominate this for overeaction of the day, Mark
Rowland Office
January 20th, 2010
12:47 pm
I’m not a big Wren fan, but you can’t dismiss the Jurrjens trade, which was an absolute steal. Also got Gorkys Hernandez in that deal, who was flipped to the Pirates for McLouth.
Frank Wren
January 20th, 2010
12:48 pm
I give Wren an A++.
CRACKER JACKET
January 20th, 2010
12:52 pm
When do we get to grade the AJC writers?
jeffrey d
January 20th, 2010
12:53 pm
I think a C is a little harsh for Wren. He got Jurrjens and Gorkys for a Renteria in massive,/i> decline. He’s built a rotation that looks to be one of (if not THE) best 1-5, and one that will be strong for years to come.
If he hadn’t done that and would have signed a big hitter, everyone would be complaining about how terrible our pitching staff wins. Then a lot of the Wren haters would be screaming “PITCHING WINS CHAMPIONSHIPS WREN IS AN IDOIT!!!!”
Branch Rickey
January 20th, 2010
1:11 pm
ONE-THIRD of Braves’ 2010 payroll ($29 mil) is tied up in an average pitcher (Derek Lowe) and a 38 year-old third baseman (Chipper Jones) with diminishing fielding and hitting skills. This money should have been used to attract much younger talent, players in their prime or with an upside. Third place at best !
Jack in Macon
January 20th, 2010
1:12 pm
Agree and disagree about Wren. Agree about his deft ear to public relations and how he publicly handled Smoltz and Glavine. Do I think it was the correct decision their career was over in Atlanta? Absolutely yes! But, it could have been handled better… Glad to hear Glav will be back with the organization and hope the same will be true for Smoltz one day. Having said all that, the way he handled the situation had nothing to do with the team’s performance.
Disagree about the job he has done as a GM respective to the duties a GM is responsible for. First of all I get so tired of people that think Wren or anybody else can just go out and spend all the money it takes to build a championship team. There is something called economic reality… But I guess you are one of those that think we ought to give everyone free government controlled health care… Don’t worry we’ll just price more money and tax the rich!!! Why worry about double-digit inflation… Ask Jimmy Carter…
What I like most about the moves he has made is he has not mortgaged the future with our young talent. I think he saw the mistake JS did in the Tex trade and is trying to not make that mistake again. I have been a die-hard Braves fan since ‘76 and I want to see us as a team similiar to the Cardinals, Phillies year-in-and-year-out; and to do that we need to develop superior minor league talent to either play for us or to make smart trades with. I can live with us maybe being competitive in the Wild Card race this year because we have some great young talent now (Mac & Escobar) and in the wings that’s going to make us a team that can compete each year. I give Wren a B++ for now and if Glaus pans out and we stay healthy then its an A.
PS: Hell no to Dammon to your partner in crime Schultz!!!
oldfart
January 20th, 2010
1:12 pm
Too early to tell yet on Dimitroff. Letting almost all of the defensive vets go to free agency being my harshest criticism.
Face it, Ted doesn’t own the Braves anymore and Wren’s hands are tied by having to please corporate suits much more than his boss faced at least until the end of his tenure as GM. That being said I still can’t condone trading away one of your best starting pitchers from the previous season just to save a buck. His actions during this and last year’s hot stove league seasons have been luke warm at best. Mediocre bats at best on a team desperately needing them, I know this gets back to the hands tied thing but someone must realize you have to spend money in order to make money.
I think we’ve had enough time with Waddell to know it ain’t getting any better. Delta is ready when he is.
Matt
January 20th, 2010
1:21 pm
Waddell=F for “futility”. We are in the third cycle of the infamous “five year plan”. Agreed, ownership has MUCH to do with the team, but the ASG have only owned the Thrashers for the latter part of their existence and Fraudell’s moves from beginning have not worked. (See Damian Rhodes, Marian Hossa, Curt Frazier, etc.)
the real Old Gold
January 20th, 2010
1:21 pm
Not Wren.. I know that much.
Not Don Waddell
January 20th, 2010
1:22 pm
All I can think of when I think of Don Waddell is Elgin Baylor. Poor Clippers fans had to sit there and watch that bumbling pile of steaming garbage steal their money for years.
The fact that the Thrashers are 28th in attendance means that Waddell has been stealing Atlanta’s money. The guy is a complete joke and an imbecile. It is absolutely criminal that he has a job anywhere. It makes me sad that the Spirit continues to spit in our faces and claim that it’s raining.
Waddell is an abomination.
Not Don Waddell
January 20th, 2010
1:26 pm
Remember how the Spirit concocted the myth that Kari Lehtonen was the next Patrick Roy. I do not know anything about hockey, but every time I saw Lehtonen play, thought I was just not able to comprehend his greatness.
It finally took three years for Waddell to admit that the whole thing was a charade and Lehtonen was not a competent NHL goalie, much less the second coming of Hasek.
I remember going to a couple of games last year and watching our midget defenders get physically manhandled by everyone they faced. I know nothing about hockey, but thought it odd that everyone on Atlanta’s side of the program with a ‘D’ beside their name was listed at 5′10″, and all the players for the other team with ‘D’ beside their names were listed at 6′4″ or taller.
who cares
January 20th, 2010
1:28 pm
Does anyone REALLY watch the NBA any more? After all they are thugs who care nothing about the fans. As for Hockey, no it will not doom hockey in Atlanta. Most in attendance are there to see their hometown teams-Rangers/Devils/Islanders/Bruins/Flyers/Blues/Black Hawks and Red Wings. Yes there are Thrashers fans when the otehr SE teams come to town and of course wanting to see the Penguins and the west coast teams that come in once a yr. Of course, if the rink was up in the cobb area, I think they could get more sellouts during the week. GM wise-they can only spend what their bosses tell them. Liberty Media is not spending a BOAT load of money b/c they are a DENVER based company. In my opinion, they are loyal to their customers who are ROCKIES fans. I am not a fan of Mr. Wren, but maybe he is not given a Steinbrenner sized budget, but a LORIA sized budget. Remember him? Former Expos owner who dumped them to own the Marlins. As for the Hawks-who cares!?ratings for that sport is way down, but the ratings for America’s most wanted are up since the new line up of criminals appear to be current and former NBA players!
AndyC
January 20th, 2010
1:33 pm
Atlanta still has a hockey team? Really?
All I'm Saying Is...
January 20th, 2010
1:33 pm
Good stuff, Bradley.
Agree with you on TD and Rick Sund.
I’d give Wren a B+ for all that you typed plus he
(a) inherited a lousy roster thanks to “Short-Term” Schuerholtz who was always trading prospects towards the end of his tenure for players that he could not sign long term; and
(b) could not be faulted for Bobby’s refusal to play Prado over KJohnson and dogged insistence of playing Francoeur instead of Diaz
And, I know you have to hedge your bets as you still need access to the guy in case he pulls off a miracle but any reasonable person would have to give Don Waddell an ‘F’ as he is the sole constant and, Snyder tragedy or not, the Thrashers terrible track record after over a decade cannot be explained away. How he maintains his job is an ongoing mystery worthy of my favorite detective Columbo, the late, great Robert Parker’s Spenser, and that Murder She Wrote chick.
ccrider
January 20th, 2010
1:46 pm
Mark: You have to bump Wren up to at least a “B” for acquiring Jurrjens for an aging over the hill Shortstop in Renteria, McLouth for players that would never start here, Infante for a pitcher that will never be more than a AAA pitcher, and though many don’t like the Vazquez trade; Wren acquired a very useful or tradeable player in Melky Cabrera, a potential top notch bullpen lefty in Dunn, a young pitcher, who Callis at Baseball America thinks is the #3 prospect and most likely pitcher to be a NO. 1 starter in our minor league system, and at the same time replaced Javier Vazquez with Tim Hudson, a pitcher with much better career numbers at $2.5 million dollars less, which helped to sign Glaus and Hinske.
That at least deserves a B!
Big B CH 99
January 20th, 2010
1:46 pm
I agree w/ the person that said Waddell must have incriminating pictures of somebody to have kept his job this long.
Personally I think an F for him would be way way way too generous. I think an F – to the infiniti would be appropriate (F ——————————————————————————), & a percentage grade of – 100 %.
I know that building a franchise for scraps is insanely difficult but U would think that after 10 yrs if he was ever gonna have them amounting to something it would’ve already happened.
polskidawg
January 20th, 2010
1:47 pm
Thomas Dimitroff, Falcons – B+: it’s too early to offer an A. Second draft produced little, though it still as potential to help in 2010. Baker needs to move to right tackle and TD needs to find a left tackle for 2010. Jettisoning dead weight (Brooking, Hall, etc).
Rick Sund, Hawks – ?: a truly beautiful game has been reduced to a dunk-fest. By the way – how many steps is considered traveling these days?
Frank Wren, Braves – B: putting your personal bias aside, Mr Bradley, Wren has made more than a few good moves. Reconstructing a pitching staff is far more difficult than mentioned, the jettisoning of dead weight (Smoltz, Glavine, Francouer, Kotchman, etc) and the PR hit that ensued, deft trading (including Vazquez – twice) even when the results may not be apparent now – these things make the grade AT LEAST a B. Is the man a egoistical jerk? Could be.
Don Waddell, Thrashers – F+: Hey, at least a made a handful of good trades in the early days (Audette, Kozlov, Savard). That’s about it.
Mark Bradley
January 20th, 2010
1:51 pm
I say again: I wavered on Frank Wren. But I’ve been less impressed with this winter’s moves than last. I could be alone in that, though.
wxwax
January 20th, 2010
1:54 pm
Dimitroff has a hole in his game.
His otherwise excellent record is marred by his tendency to draft players with a history of injury.
If he continues to do so the Falcons will never be consistently at the top. Each year the most successful NFL teams are also the healthiest ones.
If Dimitroff continues to draft players with a history of being injured, the Falcons are unlikely to stay healthy and will struggle each year.
NoleRick
January 20th, 2010
1:56 pm
Cool experience today Falcons fans. I was having lunch at our local Urban flats here in downtown Orlando, and I look up to see Thomas Dimitroff. Of course I had to tell him I am a huge Falcons fan and thought he was doing a good job.
Just thought I would share my exciting moment, because no one else in my office really didnt see the big deal…lol
PaulieOldSchool
January 20th, 2010
1:57 pm
Wren is a “D” ’cause I don’t see his vision of Braves’ 2010 coming to fruition. Waddell is a clear “F”.
Like an earlier poster said, he’s had YEARS to do a decent job and hasn’t managed to yet. If Kovy isn’t signed, Waddy needs to be riding the sticky vinyl of the Hound of out town the next day!
PullitzerPrize
January 20th, 2010
2:00 pm
All four GMs are flawed. The Thrashers GM has improved the club. Had we not lost Danny Heatley years ago, the Thrashers would have won a stanley cup with superstars Kovulchuk and Heatley. Dimitrof is a horrible GM. He let go talent last year that would have given the Falcons a superbowl championship win this season. We lost three players who should have been resigned. Those players would have enabled the Falcons to go undefeated this year. The three players who should have been resigned were Rod Coleman, Lawyer Malloy and James Foxworth. Those three guys would have strengthed two areas. 1) Pass Rush 2) shut down corner and shut down safety abilities. Keeping those three would have given us the second best shut down cornerback behind Revis of the Jets. In addition, having Coleman on the otherside would mean fewer double teams for John Abraham. This is why it has looked like the Falcons are without a pass rush. When we had both coleman and abraham playing together the Falcons had one of the most potent pass rushes in all of pro football. That is what Dimitroff busted up by getting rid of those guys. Rick Sund has done a marvelous job with the Hawks this year. The Hawks are currently sitting atop of their division in first place. No complaints at all with the Hawks GM. The Braves GM on the other hand stinks. He ruined a team that was destined to be a dynasty. He got rid of Adam LaRoche and Vasquez (TWO CORNERSTONE PIECES). Without those two the Braves are an ordinary team (.500). With those two players it makes us a championship calibre team. I was going to get braves season tickets this upcoming year, but with LaRoche and Vasquez gone, I wont bother get them again. Frank Wren should step down, surrender his position and apologize to the fans for ruining the Braves. Go Hawks!
Clusters' baby mama
January 20th, 2010
2:00 pm
You know, that Sonny likes to make out like him and Jeff is a couple of angels. Well, they ain’t. Leastwise, Sonny ain’t. Where’s my check for the baby?
Mama Clusters
January 20th, 2010
2:01 pm
You leave my Sonny alone, you gold-digging hussie.
Richard Simmons
January 20th, 2010
2:02 pm
Mmmm I like me some Frank Wren, he’s an A+ in my book.
gdawginkalamazoo
January 20th, 2010
2:02 pm
Every GM should be required to go through the “Matt Millen School of General Management” located at the University of Michigan Saginaw campus. That might help these Atlanta guys get a better grip on their careers. Courses include “How to lose 80% of your games and keep your job”, “First Round draft picks – choosing the same position 4 times in a row”, “Bad Apples – Charles Rogers”, “Mercury – How to choose a real GM car” “Wide Recievers – Why you can never have enough of them”, “How to converse with owners – What Mr Ford? Of course it will get better”.
OSCAR
January 20th, 2010
2:07 pm
86th
indianman
January 20th, 2010
2:13 pm
the braves and falcons and hawks are grade are a
Tyger
January 20th, 2010
2:18 pm
Rick Sund is riding off BKs shine.
Wren is an idiot.
Who is Waddell.
Dimitroff couldnt do worse, it was impossible.
Cecil34
January 20th, 2010
2:22 pm
Sonny C –
I wrote years ago on DOB’s blog that for some reason under Bobby Cox the Braves go to spring training and don’t do anything they should be doing – i.e. getting in shape, learning and refining their skills, trying to improve and focus on baseball, etc. You do get a lot of golf and fishing, some drinking and chasing, and it always seemed Bobby was alright with that.
Then they come out in April and look horrible, and dropping games that they would love to have back in September. And guys looking all winded and worn out because they were basically playing themselves into shape in April.
Cox just doesn’t seem to emphasize spring training. It is just one long vacation – man, I would love to do that….
Cool guy
January 20th, 2010
2:25 pm
i agree with Richard Simmons, Wren makes my mouth water…..A+
Sonny Clusters
January 20th, 2010
2:28 pm
When we was little we asked Bruce Benedict for an autograph and he just walked on past us like we was not even there. Little did he know one of us was going to be on the Braves and the other would make second shift at an early age. We always remembered that slight. That was bad public relations. Now, on the other hand, Frank Wren has rebuilt the pitching and castoff some old guys that had run out of gas and was both suffering from a bad attitude towards the organization. Fixing the team where it could compete for a pennant would seem to us to be good public relations. JS and the boys should let Wren do his job. 3 times in a row is a habit- a habit of being out of the playoffs.
James
January 20th, 2010
2:35 pm
I understand Vasquez had to go, but I can’t believe who we traded him for. I like LaRoche, but it seems like a lot of people don’t. Why is that?And Wren, I haven’t decided on him yet. If this roster manages playoffs, I guess he has to be a genius. If they flop, he will look like a complete idiot.
Sonny Clusters
January 20th, 2010
2:40 pm
Five game series has been the undoing of Bobby Cox’s division champs more than once. That, and having Bobby play everything by the book so the other manager can dictate the Braves lineup when he pencils in the pitcher. That, and not being able to play for a run. That, and sticking with players that aren’t producing instead of trying to find a hot hand. That, and probably some more stuff. Same old same old. Let’s hope Wren shakes some stuff up and we see something different.
Mark (a different one)
January 20th, 2010
2:42 pm
Agree with Dimitroff and Sund. Waddell is an F. Plain and simple. It should stand for fired.
Wren to be is a B or B-minus. Baseball is not the instant roster rebuild sport like some of the others. The minors where thin, and his hands were more tied than new GMs in other sports. He did a great job the first year in addressing pitching, and the Vazquez trade may be viewed in the same light as the Downing for Smoltz trade down the line. When the key to a trade is a 19 year old, single A pitcher, you have to wait for results.
What I don’t understand is the rush to get rid of Soriano and Gonzales. All four pitchers in this swap out of setup man and closer are quality pitchers, however, there is a significant age difference.
Bookie
January 20th, 2010
2:45 pm
Considering LaRoche’s contract with Arizona, sure wish we’d have signed him instead of Glaus.
Sonny Clusters
January 20th, 2010
2:47 pm
Cecil34, they always have a nice tan and some golf trophies when they get to Atlanta. But, they can’t bunt, hit behind a runner, throw to the cutoff, or work a count. Other than that, nothing needs fixing. The injuries at the beginning of the season might be avoided if they did some running and some stretching and ate more Dairy Queen. We was thinking the approach to Spring Training may need to change. Somebody reported Bobby was on the way to his car last spring because Frank said or did something Bobby didn’t like. We don’t know if that happened or not, but if we was GM, Spring Training would produce some well conditioned, fundamentally sound ballplayers much like the bloggers on this blog.
Jim
January 20th, 2010
2:53 pm
Wren is the most arrogant person on God’s green earth, his performance should be rated as F minus.
Cecil34
January 20th, 2010
2:58 pm
The Braves were playing Colorado I think in April last year and Jeff hit a triple, and after he eased into third, huffung and puffing, he looked at the Rockies third baseman and said “this is the hardest I’ve run in a month” – that told me all I need to know, right there.
1eyedJack
January 20th, 2010
2:59 pm
Winning is not a sometime thing; it’s an all time thing. You don’t win once in a while, you don’t do things right once in a while, you do them right all the time. Winning is habit. Unfortunately, so is losing. – Vince Lombardi
Pete
January 20th, 2010
3:07 pm
Come on…………Waddell gets a pass here.
The poor guy doesn’t even know who owns the Thrashers.
Does anyone ??