Buck Showalter back to the Show?

[weams]

 

[mdbdotcom]

Ausmus will get paid for two more years before he replaces Hyde.

[TINSTAAPP]

I look forward to 120 pitch outings from Shohei Ohtani a year after coming off Tommy John surgery. 

[HowAboutThat]

Any one of those managers would represent a huge step back.

I have strong feelings about Washington too. No...

[TommyPickles]

I would love to see Buck become the manager of the Angels.

There was an MLB.com article recently about Bruce Bochy becoming the "Latest and perhaps last manager to reach 2000 wins."  They mentioned that one of the people who could theoretically also get to 2,000 was Buck.  He currently has 1,551 and is 63 years old.

[DrungoHazewood]

17 minutes ago, TommyPickles said:

I would love to see Buck become the manager of the Angels.

There was an MLB.com article recently about Bruce Bochy becoming the "Latest and perhaps last manager to reach 2000 wins."  They mentioned that one of the people who could theoretically also get to 2,000 was Buck.  He currently has 1,551 and is 63 years old.

There are 11 managers in all history with 2000+ wins.  Four of the 11 (36%) are/were active in the 2010s.  If anything it seems like 2000-win managers have become more likely recently.  

Also, Terry Francona is only 3-4 good years from 2000. Mike Scioscia is nearly tied with Francona, each about 100 wins ahead of Buck.  If all three of those guys were to get there we'd have 50% of all 2000-win managers active in about a 15-year period.  

[TommyPickles]

9 minutes ago, DrungoHazewood said:

There are 11 managers in all history with 2000+ wins.  Four of the 11 (36%) are/were active in the 2010s.  If anything it seems like 2000-win managers have become more likely recently.  

Also, Terry Francona is only 3-4 good years from 2000. Mike Scioscia is nearly tied with Francona, each about 100 wins ahead of Buck.  If all three of those guys were to get there we'd have 50% of all 2000-win managers active in about a 15-year period.  

Yea. It was mlb.com’s click baity title, not mine. That’s why I put it in quotes.

 

 

[TonySoprano]

My guess is it will be Maddon, and that's why the Angels fired Ausmus.   5 other openings to fill including San Diego, Cubs, Pittsburgh, SF, and KC.   Will Philly and the Mets also make a change?

[mdbdotcom]

Just now, TonySoprano said:

My guess is it will be Maddon, and that's why the Angels fired Ausmus.   5 other openings to fill including San Diego, Cubs, Pittsburgh, SF, and KC.

I'm expecting Philly to be open, as well.

[Hallas]

Imagine lucking into unquestionably the best player of the decade, and who could be in the argument for greatest player ever, and still managing to put together a 90-loss team, and then blaming your first year manager for it.

[mdbdotcom]

1 minute ago, Hallas said:

Imagine lucking into unquestionably the best player of the decade, and who could be in the argument for greatest player ever, and still managing to put together a 90-loss team, and then blaming your first year manager for it.

Big difference between blaming him and just wanting Maddon.

[Hallas]

Just now, mdbdotcom said:

Big difference between blaming him and just wanting Maddon.

True.  But reports are that they decided before Maddon became available.  It’s certainly possible that they expected maddon to be available.

[Tx Oriole]

1 hour ago, mdbdotcom said:

Ausmus will get paid for two more years before he replaces Hyde.

Replaces Hyde? 

[mdbdotcom]

Just now, Tx Oriole said:

Replaces Hyde? 

That's how they do. Hire an inexperienced manager for the rebuild and bring in someone with more experience when it's time to win.

[Tx Oriole]

2 minutes ago, mdbdotcom said:

That's how they do. Hire an inexperienced manager for the rebuild and bring in someone with more experience when it's time to win.

Oh I see.