April 11, 20197 yr [MEDIA=twitter]1116152098696114176[/MEDIA] Are we not in April of year two of a rebuild with a team expected to approach 100 losses again?
April 11, 20197 yr Whether it is fair or not, I would not be shocked if Don is fired during the season.
April 11, 20197 yr Author Whether it is fair or not, I would not be shocked if Don is fired during the season. That would be horrible PR I think. Let him finish the contract.
April 11, 20197 yr That would be horrible PR I think. Let him finish the contract. If this team really would have a new manager next season, I'm not against to have a new one now.
April 11, 20197 yr 17 minutes ago, SilverBullet said: [MEDIA=twitter]1116152098696114176[/MEDIA] Craig was a real fan.
April 11, 20197 yr If this team really would have a new manager next season, I'm not against to have a new one now. I agree with this especially if it is a rookie manager like Jorge Posada. No reason to delay the learning experience.
April 11, 20197 yr Author If this team really would have a new manager next season, I'm not against to have a new one now. Which is why they should have dumped Don last offseason. Doing it during the season brings out a lot of criticism because Don isn't great but firing him now is putting the blame on him when the real blame is on how poor this team is, regardless of who the manager is. I mean can a better manager really get this team to many more wins?
April 11, 20197 yr Which is why they should have dumped Don last offseason. Agreed. Since they didn't, I'd rather they do it in-season than after the season though. I don't personally care about the criticism because that's coming regardless always.
April 11, 20197 yr I agree with this especially if it is a rookie manager like Jorge Posada. No reason to delay the learning experience. Yeah, just like the rookie players, the rookie manager needed every minute on the field to grow to a good manager.
April 11, 20197 yr Which is why they should have dumped Don last offseason. Doing it during the season brings out a lot of criticism because Don isn't great but firing him now is putting the blame on him when the real blame is on how poor this team is, regardless of who the manager is. I mean can a better manager really get this team to many more wins? I still think it's a bad decision for Don to come to Miami, maybe he thinks it's a big challenge for him …I believe it would be a difficult job whomever takes it.
April 11, 20197 yr If they have no intention of keeping him after the season, better to get it over with. I don't believe they have any intention of signing him to a new deal.
April 11, 20197 yr Whether it is fair or not, I would not be shocked if Don is fired during the season. If they have no intention of keeping him after the season, better to get it over with. I don't believe they have any intention of signing him to a new deal. Even if just for the optics of keeping a manager through the contract, I think they'll just let Mattingly ride it out and then ride off into the sunset after the season. That said, regardless of when he's let go (whether in season or after when his contract is done), the press will be like "MARLINS GET RID OF ANOTHER MANAGER". Either way, this will be Mattingly's last season here. I don't at all see them retaining him. The only question is when and who will replace him (some think Hillman is in line).
April 11, 20197 yr I don't think a team should make decisions based on optics or criticism. If it is best for the team to get the new guy in sooner (which it is) then you do it.
April 11, 20197 yr Author I don't think a team should make decisions based on optics or criticism. If it is best for the team to get the new guy in sooner (which it is) then you do it. [ATTACH]2855._xfImport[/ATTACH]
April 11, 20197 yr Author To be fair, Mish knows this team and organization quite well... he probably just means demoting a few guys and calling some up just in terms of sealing a few more winnable games. I don't think he's implying a big shake up or any expectations of true success.
April 11, 20197 yr he probably just means demoting a few guys and calling some up just in terms of sealing a few more winnable games Indeed
April 11, 20197 yr I'm not sure how firing Mattingly would generate any worse PR than trading away all of the guys they have traded the last two seasons. Jeter/Hill would sell it by using buzzwords like "sustainability" and "culture" and "vision" and "fit".
April 11, 20197 yr I'm not sure how firing Mattingly would generate any worse PR than trading away all of the guys they have traded the last two seasons. Jeter/Hill would sell it by using buzzwords like "sustainability" and "culture" and "vision" and "fit". By itself it doesn't, but reports would be "Marlins let another familiar face go, blah blah blah".....death by a million cuts kind of thing.
April 11, 20197 yr Don might be the greatest guy but he has no managerial pedigree, i think he's to soft and doesnt know how to handle the BP, Dodgers got rid of him because of it. Only reason why he's managing is because Loria loved ex-Yankees I bet if Loria didn't hire him as manager he wouldn't be managing right now. Jeter should let him finish the season anyways the Marlins are not going to get better with a new mngr
April 11, 20197 yr the Marlins are not going to get better with a new mngr This isn't the point of making the change. It is to give the next guy a head start on experience which is important especially if it is a rookie manager.
April 11, 20197 yr This isn't the point of making the change. It is to give the next guy a head start on experience which is important especially if it is a rookie manager. that's a valid point but then we go back again why he wasn't let go in the off season then
April 11, 20197 yr that's a valid point but then we go back again why he wasn't let go in the off season then He should have been but you still make the change in-season, it was a mistake but you can still make up for some of it.
April 11, 20197 yr He should have been but you still make the change in-season, it was a mistake but you can still make up for some of it. I guess on the flip side, you can use the argument "we expected improvement this year, and we weren't seeing it, so we made a change," which you can't in the offseason.
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