Poll: Fireable Offense?

[Enjoy Terror]

It's not black and white. The manager doesn't do one thing and then serve a penalty based on its outcome. Buck Showalter made a poor decision but he carries this team farther than he drags it backward. Surely someone remembers the carousel of managers leading up to Buck's hire. You do not want to go that way.

[fansince71]

Could you post a link to someone in the media saying Buck should be fired for this?

No he cant cause its totally made up.

[LookitsPuck]

It's not black and white. The manager doesn't do one thing and then serve a penalty based on its outcome. Buck Showalter made a poor decision but he carries this team farther than he drags it backward. Surely someone remembers the carousel of managers leading up to Buck's hire. You do not want to go that way.

Agreed.

But it sucks that Miley and Jimenez decisions are the last 2 that have screwed the O's.

Buck needs to: learn how to have a quicker hook and have a sense of urgency.

[25 Nuggets]

It's not black and white. The manager doesn't do one thing and then serve a penalty based on its outcome. Buck Showalter made a poor decision but he carries this team farther than he drags it backward. Surely someone remembers the carousel of managers leading up to Buck's hire. You do not want to go that way.

Some teams have done that kind of knee-jerk reaction before and more often than not, they pay for it in spades.

[25 Nuggets]

Agreed.

But it sucks that Miley and Jimenez decisions are the last 2 that have screwed the O's.

Buck needs to: learn how to have a quicker hook and have a sense of urgency.

He did have a quick hook for Tillman tonight. Which was the right decision.

[isestrex]

Who are you clowns going to get who is better?

Themselves, obviously

[lovetoaster]

It's not black and white. The manager doesn't do one thing and then serve a penalty based on its outcome. Buck Showalter made a poor decision but he carries this team farther than he drags it backward. Surely someone remembers the carousel of managers leading up to Buck's hire. You do not want to go that way.

Well said.

[Tbone83]

No, Buck should absolutely not be fired.

However, tonight is a major tarnish on his rep. There is really no way around it- this may be the worst night of his career.

[LookitsPuck]

He did have a quick hook for Tillman tonight. Which was the right decision.

Agreed.

[TINSTAAPP]

We were a beaten down franchise with no pulse. He came in and changed the culture. Great clubhouse. I have never thought we underachieved. He gets credit for that.

Do you know that among all 30 MLB teams, the Orioles had the second most number of players who were named to an All-Star at some point in their careers only behind the Boston Red Sox. http://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/MLB/2016-misc.shtml Contrary to what people think, this team has a lot of talent. A good number of managers would have been able to win games with this roster over the last several years.

[O's are Legends]

I'm so tired thought the title read fire the offense. That in itself wouldn't be that bad of a idea.

[O's84]

If this poll isn't 10-1 in favor of "no," I'll be disgusted. Buck has done a Grade A job of managing this team since he took over, and one bad inning is not grounds to even think about firing him.

For the record, even though I started a Buck needs to go thread... I did vote no in this poll. I do question if we'll ever be able to win a WS with him but who are we going to get better over the regular season?

[OsFan1987]

Buck had one last shot to save face and bring in Britton when we desperately needed a double play and instead let Ubaldo throw a meatball.

Zach Britton, the ERA record holder and greatest ground ball pitcher EVER...

I can't get over it.

[lovetoaster]

No, Buck should absolutely not be fired.

However, tonight is a major tarnish on his rep. There is really no way around it- this may be the worst night of his career.

Agreed. The decision blew up in our faces and deserves to be second guessed. But to suggest that it is a fireable offense is a little absurd, IMO.

[notyourbuddy]

Baltimore is in no position to be firing good managers because of a single boneheaded mistake.

The odds of the Os attracting a better manager to take over is probably non-existent. We ain't NY or LA.