Buster Olney was on Waddle & Silvy today. He was asked whether Theo is being overhyped. Olney said about a year ago he polled about 15 GMs and asked them to identify the best GM in baseball. He said 12 of the 15 said Theo. Said he's not the most popular GM (mentioned Hendry as someone who was extremely well liked in contrast), but that even GMs who don't like Theo think he's "phenomenal at what he does." Smart, quick study, and said Theo is far more competitive than the public realizes.http://espn.go.com/espnradio/chicago/play?id=7190388
Someone should post a review of this:http://www.amazon.com/When-Theo-Met-Tom-ebook/dp/B00624EXIS/ref=sr_1_2?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1320268324&sr=1-2
With the General Managers Meetings set to begin Monday in Milwaukee, Cherington said he and Epstein were hopeful they can strike a deal in person next week."The Commissioner's Office is giving us some leeway on it if we feel like there's progress being made," Cherington said. "I think we'll give ourselves until next week. We'll see each other in person next week, at least give ourselves until then to see if there's something we can't figure out."If the Commissioner's Office has to handle the issue, Cherington said a date would be set where both sides present their case.