Thursday, June 18, 2009
Thank you, Mr. Rick Manning!
For those who missed it, Mark Shapiro was a guest in the STO television sports broadcast booth during the Brewers vs Indians series. After exchanging a few niceties and some small talk with Matt Underwood and Rick Manning, Shapiro probably wished he had made a quick exit. The kid gloves came off and Manning grilled Shapiro about set lineups, set batting orders and the general use of players. Then Rick put him on the spot with questions about roster moves and reasons why the Tribe is doing poorly. Shapiro danced as fast as he could but was unable to put an end to Manning's sharp-shooting. While Rick's blind-siding of Mark didn't turn into a full fireworks display, the show was impressive. It marked the first time any member of the Cleveland area media stood up and demanded some kind of accountability. Hopefully other members of the media will follow Rick's lead and get our message across to Mr. Dolan: No more tolerance and excuses; it's time to fire Mark Shapiro and Eric Wedge for their incompetence.
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Safe or out at home?
Is Eric Wedge's job safe or will he finally be thrown out as manager of the Cleveland Indians?
As terrible as this season has been, Wedge continues to escape responsibility for his part in the disaster. Why? Why is Shapiro still pretending Wedge is doing a good job? What will it take before he stops turning a blind eye at Wedge's incompetence? If the team goes 0-162 in 2010 will that be enough? Probably not. I'm starting to believe Shapiro and Wedge are actually the same person and that's job security at its finest.
I hope we aren't going to hear the injuries excuse again. Spare me. Spare all of us. As everyone except Wedge and Shapiro knows, (say it with me) all teams have injuries every year and to some of their best players. Yawn. It's not worth discussing any further.
What's more important is that far too often an in-game decision by Wedge is so mind-blowing it makes you wonder if he's rooting for the other team. Why, after 6+ years, isn't Wedge getting any better at knowing what to do and when to do it? Asking for some steady managerial improvement each year isn't being unfair to him. I can't think of another manager who would still have a job if he repeatedly made the same bad decisions as Wedge has year after year.
Fire Wedge and fire Shapiro. It's only common sense.
Does anyone in the Cleveland Indians organization have any?
As terrible as this season has been, Wedge continues to escape responsibility for his part in the disaster. Why? Why is Shapiro still pretending Wedge is doing a good job? What will it take before he stops turning a blind eye at Wedge's incompetence? If the team goes 0-162 in 2010 will that be enough? Probably not. I'm starting to believe Shapiro and Wedge are actually the same person and that's job security at its finest.
I hope we aren't going to hear the injuries excuse again. Spare me. Spare all of us. As everyone except Wedge and Shapiro knows, (say it with me) all teams have injuries every year and to some of their best players. Yawn. It's not worth discussing any further.
What's more important is that far too often an in-game decision by Wedge is so mind-blowing it makes you wonder if he's rooting for the other team. Why, after 6+ years, isn't Wedge getting any better at knowing what to do and when to do it? Asking for some steady managerial improvement each year isn't being unfair to him. I can't think of another manager who would still have a job if he repeatedly made the same bad decisions as Wedge has year after year.
Fire Wedge and fire Shapiro. It's only common sense.
Does anyone in the Cleveland Indians organization have any?
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