The dreaded "vote of confidence"

McClatchy has given Dave Littlefield his vote of confidence for next season. It seems that 98% of the time in the sports world, this means that the executive being talked about will be canned by the end of the week. That's probably because only bad GMs need votes of confidence. Still, I really doubt that's the case here. K-Mac is not fazed by the obvious:

Obviously, there's one piece that we have not accomplished, and that's to win. And Dave would tell you the same thing. His job is not done successfully until we win. But I think we're starting to see what I think is the framework we need to do that. We're pretty well set at most every position. I think it's a job that's been successful in some areas, and there's still a ways to go in others.

If there is logic behind that statement, I can't really find it. In the notebook today, McClatchy tells Dejan that payroll will remain about the same. While McClatchy is busy making his rounds, you can't help but wonder where Ogden Nutting, the Puppet-Master, is pulling the strings from.