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    Is Magowan running away?

    http://giantswin.blogspot.com/2008/05/is-magowan-running-awa...
    120 days ago in Giants Win · Authority: 20

    Now that the Giants' franchise has become a laughingstock ("Will Barry Zito EVER win another game?"), the rumors are out that Peter Magowan's thinking of "retiring" at age 66. Because it must be SO HARD and time-consuming to make these genius personnel decisions (signing Zito, Klesko, Roberts, Blownitez, Alfonzo, Durham, Tucker, trading Joe Nathan for Pierzitsky, trading for Ponson...). Still, Giants fans remain grateful that you kept the team in San Francisco and got the team out of The Stick. And the new ballpark is damn nice. How about if you did something smart and named the park after this guy? In case, you're wondering -- The source for this isn't the SF Chronicle or the San Jose Merc-News, of course. It's Mark Gonzalez of the Chicago Trib. I guess that all the efforts of hacks like Bruce Jenkins, Ray Ratto and Tim Kawakami to get in bed with Brian Sabean didn't really pay off when it comes to a big story. Kevin Gibbs at Giants Cove has already said "Sayanora" to Magowan. I can't argue with his point -- Despite his many successes, Magowen has always represented a bastion of conservative thought. It was under his guidance that the Giants squandered a golden opportunity with Bonds and, far more damningly, fell behind the learning curve of modern roster construction.