Olney on Potential Replacements

[Sonny76]

I'm surprised nobody mentioned Jim Palmer

[Zanetheo'sfan]

I'm surpirsed nobody mentioned Jim Palmer

Jim Palmer doesn't even want to manage...well at least the O's

[SilentJames]

Jim Palmer doesn't even want to manage...well at least the O's

Palmer has no desire to be a manager. He would've done it by now. He likes his broadcasting gig and I doubt that he would want to gie that up.

[odogs101]

No prob, can you say that we've mentioned the name in this thread? That would limit the options...

Yes his name has been mentioned already.

[SilentJames]

Yes his name has been mentioned already.

Does his name being with an H?

and end with an OILES?

Okay, that leaves us with:

-Dempsey

-Johnson

-Surhoff

-Hoiles

-Murray

-Ripken

-Bordick

[osfan83]

My money is on Surhoff.

1. Fan favorite

2. PA Favorite

3. Loves Baltimore

[Birds08]

I do think Surhoff would be a good manager, just don't think he makes sense at this point.

[TyCobb]

Does his name being with an H?

and end with an OILES?

Okay, that leaves us with:

-Dempsey

-Johnson

-Surhoff

-Hoiles

-Murray

-Ripken

-Bordick

My bets is on Murray. At the end of the season I won't be surprised if PA fires Duke and Flanagan and hires Ripken as GM.

[Fairfax Bird]

How about Bordick with Surhoff as hitting coach?

[Birds08]

My money is on Surhoff.

1. Fan favorite

2. PA Favorite

3. Loves Baltimore

4. Is fiery as hell and wears his heart on his sleeve. Definitely an old school type player.

5. Former catcher - catchers are typically strong managers

[Greg Pappas]

It's apparent that Murray would be who odogs101 is referring to.

* Former Oriole? Check

* Fan Favorite? Check

* Different Personality than Perlozzo? Check

Girardi would be ideal, but Peter likes to stay 'in-the-family'. They can spin this as a change for the better, without disrupting the 'process'. Flanagan and Murray were former team-mates and it should surprise no one that Eddie may be his guy.

[SilentJames]

4. Is fiery as hell and wears his heart on his sleeve. Definitely an old school type player.

5. Former catcher - catchers are typically strong managers

That is why I say Hoiles.

[The Wedge]

Murray could possibly be disastrous. Every report of his coaching career paints him as a prototypical "can't teach what he knows" coach. He might be the right "no guff" personality, but if they don't respect what he has to say, that personality won't get him very far.

[ChaosLex]

Murray was also terminated recently. Coincidence?

[Dr. FLK]

Murray could possibly be disastrous. Every report of his coaching career paints him as a prototypical "can't teach what he knows" coach. He might be the right "no guff" personality, but if they don't respect what he has to say, that personality won't get him very far.

That's pretty much what I was thinking. How many times has he failed as a hitting coach? This seems like a PA idea for putting fans bask in the seats. It's another "if I get names they know, the fans will come back" maneuver.