Cubs fan, checked standings 10 min ago. I knew the Brewers were on a losing streak, but wasn’t paying attention to the Cards. Wow, 5 game losing streak. Yep that and all star break will do it.
As a Brewers fan I will always remember Matheny for taking a pitch right in the jaw and just spitting a wad of blood and walking to first base. Never fell over, never eyeballed the pitcher.
This certainly shows that the Cards are definitely looking to win this year. It’s unusual to let a manager and the main coaches go at this point in the season. What happens during the rest of the way should be interesting.
had to be done. Players played like idiots, he tolerated it. Mabry couldn’t convince anyone to hit like John Mabry at his best.
Good. I still remember the 1982 “Suds Series” between Milwaukee and St. Louis. Bitter rivals. Brewers up 3-1 and completely choked.
Cardinals are a respectable organization and the fans are awesome. Curious to let go of the manager at this point. Why not wait until the end of the year? Tommy Pham is not going to get the Cardinals in the WS.
My guess is that Matheny has another job lined up and is leaving graciously.
The Cardinal clubhouse started to get contentious, and Matheny didn’t manage it. You can have disorderly clubhouses in some cities, but not in the Cardinal organization, and not in that ball park.
His son Tate and Diamondbacks Manager Torey Louvello’s son both play for the Portland Maine AA Sea Dogs. And both are doing pretty good, I expect to see them move up the ladder.
I’ve never understood why sports team coaches and managers get fired mid season.
Put another way, has any team which fired their manager/coach, mid season, gone on to make the playoffs? Maybe some have turned around with new management, but I can’t think of any offhand.