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A new manager would cure the Blue Jays clubhouse dysfunction
Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2009 9:12 pm
by LittleOzzy
There are three options available for Anthopoulos to correct the obvious clubhouse dysfunction that surfaced on the final weekend in Baltimore: 1) Replace Cito Gaston and therefore, with him, third base coach Nick Leyva and batting coach Gene Tenace; 2) keep Gaston as manager and replace Leyva and, perhaps, Tenace; 3) Replace pitching coach Brad Arnsberg with someone from within the organization that knows the young starters.
As much as I like Cito, I believe Option 1, replacing the manager, is the best course of action for the Jays moving forward. Gaston has already indicated that 2010 is likely his final season as manager after which he wants to kick back and play more golf while maintaining some kind of role with the Jays. If they replace him, he still gets his $2.5 million salary for 2010 which is at least what he deserves as a belated reward for the two World Championships in the ’90s and the 11 years away from the game as manager. He could stay on as a senior advisor to Anthopoulos in whatever way he sees fit.
http://thestar.blogs.com/baseball/2009/ ... bag-1.html
Re: A new manager would cure the Blue Jays clubhouse dysfunction
Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2009 11:21 pm
by zilby
ironic how you, a big supporter of Gaston, posted this.
we need a new skipper, the game has passed him by.
Re: A new manager would cure the Blue Jays clubhouse dysfunction
Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2009 11:43 pm
by LittleOzzy
I love Gaston, he should stay and be given the chance to finish next season. We as a team owe him that.
I posted it because news is news in the offseason. We need topics on both sides.
Re: A new manager would cure the Blue Jays clubhouse dysfunction
Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2009 3:21 am
by Modern_epic
We owe him that? We owe him nothing. Anything we owed him was paid off by keeping him around two years too long the first time. The last year and a half were gravy on that; one more year out of gratitude is just being a sucker.
Re: A new manager would cure the Blue Jays clubhouse dysfunction
Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2009 5:43 am
by Mustard_Tiger
LittleOzzy wrote:I love Gaston, he should stay and be given the chance to finish next season. We as a team owe him that.
No we don't.
Re: A new manager would cure the Blue Jays clubhouse dysfunction
Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2009 8:24 pm
by zilby
Mustard_Tiger wrote:LittleOzzy wrote:I love Gaston, he should stay and be given the chance to finish next season. We as a team owe him that.
No we don't.
he shouldnt stay. if the players are upset with them, and we dont play well over a whole season, he doesnt deserve to come back.