I can think of things to criticize Melvin about. The end product of a series of comments like the game whispers or telephone that everyone plays in grade school with bitter Keith Law at the end, is one I wouldn't get carried away with. If you're a Keith Law believer, he can't ruin Gamel as far-fetched as that idea is, because Gamel was always worthless. Willie Randolph hasn't exactly sizzled as a manager and the fanbase and media in NY complained quite a bit about his competence. The Rays and Rangers have made their share of bad moves, but Sabean is in competition for most knucklehead moves. Part of having the success like the Rays have had is cratering your team and getting the #1 or #2 draft choice. That's what local radio bizzarro "Sparky" wants to do. Go for last place for 3 or 4 years and compete after that.