$heriff Tom
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Post by $heriff Tom on Oct 16, 2006 15:13:48 GMT -5
One good thing about being home miserably sick is I get to see this stuff come over the wire. Just seconds after ESPN-News said Macha "may be fired" the little breaking news thing said he was. Liken it to the Girardi thing - success or no (sweep aside) he could not communicate. Players did not like him. In Girardi's case, the front office did not like him.
Piniella, meanwhile, takes the helm of the Cubs. Wins me $30 too, as I bet that Girardi would NOT get that job.
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Post by 9 on Oct 16, 2006 15:58:16 GMT -5
Unreal. One guy takes a team that was forecast to finish dead last and has them in the running for most of the season, will likely win Manager of the Year, and gets fired. Another takes a team that has either gagged in the first round or not made the playoffs for the past several years TO the ALCS, albeit to get swept, and he gets fired. Good to see performance counts.  |
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Post by elliejay21 on Oct 17, 2006 0:39:58 GMT -5
sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2628823Could we possibly offload Arod to the Cubbies??? Sources familiar with the situation told ESPN.com that Piniella, who is extremely close to Rodriguez, expects the Cubs to aggressively pursue the 10-time All-Star. The 63-year-old manager and the 31-year-old Rodriguez have what amounts to a quasi-father/son relationship; Rodriguez was managed in Seattle by Piniella from 1994-2000. It is that relationship -- and the tantalizing talent of Rodriguez -- that has prompted Piniella to want to explore a trade with the Yankees.
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Post by Jason Giambi on Oct 17, 2006 8:06:42 GMT -5
great, so we'll get some oft-injured pitching in return.
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Post by 9 on Oct 17, 2006 9:54:33 GMT -5
We could have the best DL in baseball history with Wood, Prior and Pavano.
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