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Originally Posted by Antithesis
I'm with you all that the performance of the team has been staggeringly disappointing to this point in the season, but I wonder what firing Gibbons is going to do? I mean, from what I can see, the role of a manager is to manage the bullpen and set lineups. Is there someone out there who is going to be appreciably better in those areas?
I think there's a far greater argument to be made for firing AA, but even then, he needs to be given credit for a number of things:
- Getting rid of Vernon Wells and his contract
- Signing EE and Bautista to team-friendly deals
- Strong drafting
- Not panicking due to his position obviously being on the line and cashing in the Jays' prospect depth for immediate help
Not a lot of fun to watch this team right now and I can't imagine it's any fun to play for them either. Hopefully they can turn it around soon.
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The Dickey deal looks awful right now. Syndagaard(sp?) made his second start for the Mets today and he can bring it, he looks to be exactly what the Jays need right now. Losing Stroman has really hurt,but heading into the season everyone thought the bullpen would struggle and AA needed/ needs to address that. I would not be sorry to see John Farrell let go again.