Buff,
I agree that's what Buddy said. If Whaley was completely against the EJ pick it wouldn't have happened. Everyone in the FO knew Buddy was stepping down. Buddy was the GM at the time, he is supposed to be the face of the organization. I would expect nothing less than him owning the choices coming off the board.
Either way, this is the team we have. I will support them all the way to an early tee time.