Wacky - Ned Yost of the Brewers, Fired

by cupie on Sep 15, 2008 2:51 PM PDT

Ned Yost, of the Brewers, just got fired. Totally bizzare. Yet, i love it. It is like managing your fantasy team. If you are un-happy just put them on the bench or just plain fire them. Is the GM of the Brewers Lou Lamoriello? Is Larry Robinson going to manage the Brewers for the last two weeks? I can't wait for John Kruks's and Barry Melrose's take on this move.

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3589405

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So ehm... Yost to the M's ?

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by infant on Sep 15, 2008 2:57 PM PDT 0 recs

Barry Melrose's mullet's take:

There’s a reason he got fired this late in the season. The Brewers became a winning team in spite of Yost and not because of him. Probably a good move.

by Higz on Sep 15, 2008 3:02 PM PDT 0 recs

why the heck

is barry melrose (now the coach of the lightning) commenting on baseball?

"There's only one way to become a hitter. Go up to the plate and get mad. Get mad at yourself and mad at the pitcher." -Ted Williams

by AnaheimHalos61 on Sep 15, 2008 3:22 PM PDT up 0 recs

It was a joke.

FAIL

by Higz on Sep 15, 2008 3:43 PM PDT up 0 recs

I thought it was hilarious

Yost in the penalty box for icing and choking…

by Rev Halofan on Sep 15, 2008 4:36 PM PDT up 0 recs

Redeemed!

by Higz on Sep 15, 2008 5:18 PM PDT up 0 recs

ohh... :-)

"There's only one way to become a hitter. Go up to the plate and get mad. Get mad at yourself and mad at the pitcher." -Ted Williams

by AnaheimHalos61 on Sep 16, 2008 3:31 PM PDT up 0 recs

No matter if they were winning in spite of him or not,

you dont want a new manager heading into the last 2 weeks of the season.

"There's only one way to become a hitter. Go up to the plate and get mad. Get mad at yourself and mad at the pitcher." -Ted Williams

by AnaheimHalos61 on Sep 15, 2008 3:23 PM PDT 0 recs

Now THAT is some serious moxie.

If that works out for them, I will be totally impressed. Of course, if they do anything except win the WS, the reason will be that they fired their manager when they did.

I don’t think they did this because they are simply that stupid, so I gotta give them credit for going bold instead of letting their team continue to slide towards going home…

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by Stirrups on Sep 15, 2008 3:59 PM PDT 0 recs

based on the massive collapse last year (only trumped by the mets)

and the way this Sept was shaking out for the Brewers……it could be a smart move……..but it is after all….the Brewers….maybe the NL Karma gods are punishing them (and Bud Selig) for trying to sneak into the playoffs…….everyone knows they are still an AL team…….

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by norcaliangelsfan on Sep 15, 2008 4:39 PM PDT up 0 recs

The only issue is the timing

Ned should have been fired 11 months ago. His in-game decisions this season haven’t been any better than last season. He did a decent job with the Brewers when they were absolutely horrid, but he doesn’t appear to be cut out for managing a team that should be in contention.

Doug Melvin (GM) and Mark A (Owner) pulled out all the stops to win This Year (e.g. the Sabathia trade) since they’ve got a rapidly-closing window of (relatively) inexpensive talent. The firing now is another gamble, but they couldn’t leave Yost in charge.

Having watched both teams all year, it REALLY makes me appreciate Scioscia.

by Brew Angel on Sep 15, 2008 10:02 PM PDT 0 recs

I see that all the time

Watching the Cubs, or Dodger, or just about any team … I expect the players should at least look like they’re thinking of going first to third on a single, especially the faster guys, but it surprises me how infrequently guys take the extra base. Lots of little stuff like that.

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by scareduck on Sep 15, 2008 10:54 PM PDT up 0 recs