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Criticism of the Columbus front office is warranted

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There’s a strange narrative coming from the front office and even some of the local media about criticisms from both the fan base and the national media. Jarmo Kekalainen and John Davidson took it on the chin when they were forced to end the Babcock relationship before the season even started. They issued apologies and expressed regret. But since then, as the temperature was cranked up by both the Elvis and Jiricek fiascos, they’ve resigned to a more defensive posture.

After Aaron Portzline of The Athletic published an article exposing Jiricek’s frustrations with his treatment by the team, John Davidson took to 97.