Is Magowan set to retire?

There have been several blog postings the past two days (from newspaper
writers) suggesting that Peter Magowan, the head of the Giants, is
thinking of retiring in the not too distant future.

Is this a good thing or a bad thing for the Giants? Or will it make any
difference at all?

Below are the links to the three blog entries:

Mark Gonzales' Blog (Chicago Tribune):
http://blogs.chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports_hardball/2008/05/...n-delay

Ray Ratto's Blog (San Francisco Chronicle):
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/sfgate/detail?blogid=22&entry_id=26359

Tim Kawakami's Blog (San Jose Mercury News):
http://blogs.mercurynews.com/kawakami/2008/05/08/red-alert-giants-swep...n-pitts


- Peter

In article <4rSUj.2967$J16.2443@newssvr23.news.prodigy.net>,
Peter Lawrence <hummbaby RemoveThis @aol.com> wrote:

> There have been several blog postings the past two days (from newspaper
> writers) suggesting that Peter Magowan, the head of the Giants, is
> thinking of retiring in the not too distant future.
>
> Is this a good thing or a bad thing for the Giants? Or will it make any
> difference at all?
>
> Below are the links to the three blog entries:
>
> Mark Gonzales' Blog (Chicago Tribune):
> http://blogs.chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports_hardball/2008/05/...n-delay
>
> Ray Ratto's Blog (San Francisco Chronicle):
> http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/sfgate/detail?blogid=22&entry_id=26359
>
> Tim Kawakami's Blog (San Jose Mercury News):
> http://blogs.mercurynews.com/kawakami/2008/05/08/red-alert-giants-swep...n-pitts

Tim heard it from Ray, who heard it from Mark, who heard it from "two
sources" he did not identify. So it's just a rumor at this stage.

However close to reality that rumor might be I think a "change in
control" would be a good thing, as the organization seems to have lost
the ability to meet its challenges head on. That they lacked the energy
to dump Sabean last year was an indication to me that they'd simply run
out of steam as an ownership group.

Of course it's possible that somebody really stupid with lots of
willpower might assume control, but not everybody can be a Steinbrenner,
so there's hope.