Re: Grady Little to be Fired- ESPN
I think we all knwe this was going to happen. The only question I had is why they even waited a whole week to put his head on the guilotine. Was there ever any doubt? He made a call that arguably cost the team a chance at going to the World Series, he blamed the loss on the ghost of Bill Buckner and when all was said and done he put the last nail in his own coffin when says that he wasn’t even sure whether he wanted to continue as manager of the Red Sox.
I thought they were going to go get him in the clubhouse right after Game 7 of the ALCS. There have been worse managers, but there haven’t been a lot of worse decisions by a manager. Hes good but that call would have haunted him forever as Soxs coach.
The question now is who do you hire to manage that team? It’s not like the team is in disarray. You still have a very good team. The first question that needs to be asked in the interviewing process is, “Do you know when to pull out pitchers when the World Series is on the line? Are you going to earn your paycheck or are you going to leave it up to the pitcher?” If the guy can answer those questions correctly, they’re already moving in the right direction.
I think we all knwe this was going to happen. The only question I had is why they even waited a whole week to put his head on the guilotine. Was there ever any doubt? He made a call that arguably cost the team a chance at going to the World Series, he blamed the loss on the ghost of Bill Buckner and when all was said and done he put the last nail in his own coffin when says that he wasn’t even sure whether he wanted to continue as manager of the Red Sox.
I thought they were going to go get him in the clubhouse right after Game 7 of the ALCS. There have been worse managers, but there haven’t been a lot of worse decisions by a manager. Hes good but that call would have haunted him forever as Soxs coach.
The question now is who do you hire to manage that team? It’s not like the team is in disarray. You still have a very good team. The first question that needs to be asked in the interviewing process is, “Do you know when to pull out pitchers when the World Series is on the line? Are you going to earn your paycheck or are you going to leave it up to the pitcher?” If the guy can answer those questions correctly, they’re already moving in the right direction.
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