Throughout this series, the underlying message is that James Click was a successful General Manager. To casual observers, that would seem obvious. His team made the World Series in the second year of his tenure and won the World Series in his third and final year.
And yet, he was effectively fired. Apparently, for right or wrong, better or worse, he was the victim of internal politics, of having a vision at odds with the other power centers within the Astros organization.
James Click was generally a minimalist in an organization known for boldness and even revolutionary change.