[Dilbert San Diego]

I never understand certain things.

One such is, why was successful manager Joe Girardi let go? He took a team that wasnt really expected to be a contender, to within a game of the World Series.

Dusty Baker won consecutive division titles in Washington, but that achievement got him fired.

I don’t understand how successful managers/coaches in sports, sometimes are inexplicably terminated.

Time will tell, but if Aaron Boone does not make it to within a game of the world series, or make the world series itself, won’t that indicates that firing Joe Girardi was a mistake?

[TBP]

At the very least, it will indicate that they picked hte wrong successor (which, IMO, they did.)

[buckalfa]

"I don’t understand how successful managers/coaches in sports, sometimes are inexplicably terminated.

Yet total failures like Bryan Price are retained by the hapless Cincy Reds. I guess being an obedient yes man to the front office is more important than winning.

[JohnBrowdie]

Dusty Baker won consecutive division titles in Washington, but that achievement got him fired.

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dusty baker refused to embrace analytics. ergo, dinosaur. thus, the unemployment line.