If you could run any sports team in the big 4

[Guest Still Fly]

I would have to choose these:

 

NFL: The Oakland Raiders. Al Davis needs to go so I can regain the glory of the winningest team in sports.

 

NBA: The Sacramento Kings: I would own this team so I could run it into the ground. Goodbye Bibby and Webber. Hello 15 year lottery team and NBA contraction candidate. HAHAHAHA (Sorry Kings fans I had to do it.)

 

NHL: Montreal Canadians. Another team I want to restore to their full glory.

 

MLB: Los Angeles Dodgers. Fox needs to go now!

[Guest kingkamala]

NFL: The Oakland Raiders. Al Davis needs to go so I can regain the glory of the winningest team in sports.

Regain the glory? They won the AFC title last year. Anyway my picks.......

 

 

NFL: I dunno.

 

NBA: LA Clippers, every year they have a lot of unpolished gem and they give them short term contracts.

 

 

NHL: Bruins, home team and I'd try and get them past the first round in the playoffs.

 

MLB: Boston Red Sox, try and break the curse.

[Guest gthureson]

Edmonton Oilers.

 

Only team I'd ever want to run.

 

First order of business....get rid of the McFarlane third jerseys. If you have to have 'em, have ones that look, you know, good.

[Guest Polish_Rifle]

I would want to buy the Clippers. I would hire Jeff Van Gundy as the coach and change the team's name to erase the stigma that comes with the Clipper name. I would re-sign Brand, Odom and Maggette. I would give Jermaine O'Neil an offer (6-7 million) and start Marko Jaric at the point with Maggette, Odom, Brand and O'Neil.

 

I would also relocate the team to Anaheim because the team will always be overshadowed by the Lakers in LA.

[Guest DrTom]

The only team I would want to run would be the Orioles. I'd send everyone in the Angelos family and inncer circle packing, under threat of being shot, and replace them with capable baseball people. I'd commit to rebuilding the farm system and scouting departments so that they were the best in baseball. I'd sign Mike Hargrove -- a good man and good manager in a bad situation -- to a contract extension. And I'd pay Cal Ripken whatever he demanded to be the Minor League Director and goddamn teach the old-school Oriole Way to everyone in the minors.

 

We would rise again, damnit.

[Guest alkeiper]

DrTom, have you ever read Earl Weaver's Weaver On Strategy? It's a must read for constructing a baseball team. Anyway, I'd love to run the hometown Phillies.

[Guest cartman]

Bruins - Because ANYONE can do better than the retards they got in charge right now.

 

Celtics - Ditto

 

I wouldnt want to run the Redsox, just work for them in some capacity. I think the guys in charge now are just fine.

 

Patriots have maybe the best office in sports in MY opinion. Can't mess with that.

[Guest Slingshot Suplex]

Edmonton Oilers.

 

Only team I'd ever want to run.

 

First order of business....get rid of the McFarlane third jerseys. If you have to have 'em, have ones that look, you know, good.

Good to see you have the priorities in order.

 

I would vote for you.

[Bored 0]

NFL: The Oakland Raiders. Al Davis needs to go so I can regain the glory of the winningest team in sports.

HA! "Winninest team in professional sports" is a myth that was created by Al Davis in the 1980s. Oooo wow they had the best record since the merger for a little while. How's that make them the winningest team in sports? Anyways end of rant.

[Guest Crazy Dan]

NFL- I would buy the Niners and send John York packing. And then I would hire a coach who is a proven winner in the pros. Sorry Dennis Erickson, you are a good "COLLEGE" coach, but the next few years will show you that you are in way over your head. I would also try to be like Eddie Debartalo, who was a great owner.

 

NBA - Buy the Clippers, and move them out of the LA area. I would also be willing to spend money to keep all the talent I had. The bottom line would be putting a winning team on the floor, and not how much money I could save. And Don Sterling would be have a lifetime ban against him from ever entering the arena or associating with the Clippers.

 

MLB- The Giants, just because they are my favorite team and the chance to watch 82 games in Pac Bell would be awesome. I would keep everything the same, well I might give Sabean a raise for doing an awesome job.

[Guest Vern Gagne]

MLB:Minnesota Twins. Assuming I'm the owner. I'd build a new stadium and continue to let Terry Ryan run the team. I'd open up the wallet more than Pohlad.

 

NFL:Minnesota Vikings. Not a fan, but with a new stadium, they can be a big money maker. They also have talent with Birk, Moss, and Bennett, and Hovan. I'd hire a GM who would have final say in day to day operations.

[Guest kkktookmybabyaway]

Doesn't matter to me because I'd just sell it and keep the $$$...

[HurriShane 0]

NFL: Houston Texans so I could build the team from the ground up

NBA: Chicago Bulls because they've got a bunch of young talent and they were the team of the 90's

[Guest KanadianKrusty]

MLB:Montreal Expos of course, to build a new stadium and put the team back on track, 'cause they have huge potential IMO.

[Guest Flyboy]

New Orleans Saints. Simply because it wouldn't take that much to get them to the promise land.

 

Fuck the other sports.

[Guest gthureson]

Edmonton Oilers.

 

Only team I'd ever want to run.

 

First order of business....get rid of the McFarlane third jerseys.  If you have to have 'em, have ones that look, you know, good.

Good to see you have the priorities in order.

 

I would vote for you.

Well, I've always been of the opinion that no team performs well when they feel like a bunch of jackasses on the ice.

 

Take the purple and gold Kings as an example of that. Wouldn't have mattered who played for them, those were losers jerseys.

[Guest Zero_Cool]

NHL: Chicago Blackhawks...I'd give the fans their homegames on tv instead of even blacking out espn televised events. I'd pump some money into the team for once.

 

NFL: Green Bay Packers...being from Chicago, I would consciously make them a lousy team, complete with bringing in Danny Wuerfel and making him the starter over a benched Brett Favre!

 

NBA: Miami Heat...I'd try to trade away the big money deals and start from scratch. If you don't think there is anyone stupid enough to take my wastes on cap space, just remember that the Boston Celtics traded for Vin Fucking Baker. Also, I would fire Pat Riley, as he blows and makes every game his team plays boring as fuck. I'd just go from there.

 

MLB: Montreal Expos...it would be a challenge to stay in the city and then get the team to be popular...no more 9000 people there for Tony Gwynn's 3000th hit.

[Guest razazteca]

Dallas Cowboys - 1st I would get a real GM because Jerry Jones has not been doing the job well, damn his fetish for the running QB. I would have a 5 year plan that would start out with building up the Offensive Line with Tight Ends and Fullback who can block and receive. Find a veteran QB with an accurant arm and develop the RB into the multi-talented skilled player like Faulk/Holmes. Draft WRs who are not injuried proned and will stay with the team at least 5 years.

[Guest alkeiper]

New Orleans Saints. Simply because it wouldn't take that much to get them to the promise land.

 

Fuck the other sports.

Not even the Connecticut Lady Huskies?

[Guest CanadianChris]

MLB: Montreal Expos...it would be a challenge to stay in the city and then get the team to be popular...no more 9000 people there for Tony Gwynn's 3000th hit.

I was at that game. I had a day off, and I heard on the radio there were a ton of seats still available, so I hopped in the car and went. Got a great seat right behind home plate.

[Guest Bosstones Fan]

My Chicago Cubbies. No other team is worthy.

[Guest DrTom]

DrTom, have you ever read Earl Weaver's Weaver On Strategy? It's a must read for constructing a baseball team.

Actually, I was completely ignorant of the fact that he had a book until you mentioned it. I always loved Weaver's reliance on "pitching, defense, and the three-run homer," and his contention that sacrifcing was foolishly giving up an out. I'll have to look into that book.

[Guest Edwin MacPhisto]

I'd want to run the Mighty Ducks, just to see if I could get all the players to quack in unison at key moments and use the flying V.

[Guest Space_Cowboy]

The Portland Trailblazers - I'd get the players to get me some of the good weed they're always getting suspended for, then i'd trade practiacally the lot of them, keep the younger players (not that's there's many of them) and two or so of the current stars and build from there, there's enough name value to get rid of in exchange for some decent players who aren't a bunch of primadonna crybaby assholes who'd rather bitch over playing time rather than win games. I'd also be sure to stop overspending on overpriced, overrated, over-the-hill 'stars', so there's no more Shawn Kemp's clogging up the roster in the future. The bring in a roster of star players in hopes of winning a championship strategy isn't working, so it's time to take out the trash.

 

I'd also find out how they convinced Orlando to take Shawn Kemp off their hands, they must have had incriminating evidence on the whole organisation to pull that off, Orlando couldn't be dumb enough to actually 'want' to take Kemp.

[Guest the no selling Pencil]

I'd Take

 

NFL:Indianapolis Colts-Manning,James and Harrison then i would build a young solid defense around Freeney.

 

NBA:Chicago Bulls-Young Talented team with Curry and Chandler also try to persuade Scottie to home back to bring the leadership they need

 

NHL:Rangers-All that money is too hard to resist just need to focus more on defense than on all big name scorers

 

MLB:St Louis Cards:Great Team always a solid fan base and some great young talent

[Guest gthureson]

Next in line with my Oilers regime would be to take away all the Brian Swanson's and Ethan Moreau's from Craig MacTavish, forcing him to put guys like Jani Rita and Jarret Stoll into the lineup and see what they've got.

 

I'd also put Dan Cleary on waivers however many times it took for someone to pick him up.

[Guest Flyboy]

New Orleans Saints.  Simply because it wouldn't take that much to get them to the promise land.

 

Fuck the other sports.

Not even the Connecticut Lady Huskies?

No, because I couldn't get them anywhere. Geno Auriemma is doing a great job and I think he would continue it. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

 

But, if being a coach for a Huskies raised my chances of tagging Taurasi... then, that's another story.