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11 October, 1989
To enable me to ensure the game was running properly, I sat on the sideline from the commencement of the Otis Association in 1980 thru the 1989 season and merely acted as Commish. I will give a short summary of what happened during this first decade in a wee while.
Now I am ready to get my hands dirty.
And this will be a dirty job in all the best ways.
Eventually I want to take control of my beloved, impoverished Oakland A’s. But I’m not sure I’m ready for that just yet. This will actually be the first time I’ve done GM only, and I know I have plenty to learn. So I am going to hone my skillset elsewhere first, make my mistakes and hopefully get to Oakland primed to perform the requisite miracles. Basically take a cushier job that should take me longer to stuff up...
Ahhh, decisions, decisions...
I don't want to kick off my career in the OA by cutting someone else's grass, which rules out my first choice of club. It has to be a franchise where the GM spot is vacant. It also has to be one of the teams in the Basement.
The stars align perfectly.
For the 1990 season, I will be the GM at Toronto, signing a sweet 5-year contract at $120k per. The Jays, relegated from the Skylobby in 1989 after having been promoted just two seasons prior, found a suitable scapegoat in my predecessor Ross Atkins.
Time to meet my new charges.
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