April 30, 2002
Muser Fired:
Rob Neyer is much closer to this situation, so read his column for a Royals fan's take on the firing. According to ESPN.com, this is the first time 4 managers were fired in April. Of course, it's not really a fair comparison. Baseball seasons, for most of baseball history, didn't start until late April. And without lights, a lot of games got canceled due to inclement weather. So before 1990 or so, it would be hard to play enough games in April to get fired. I'm going to have to look through my Big Mac and see how many managers were let go after less than 30 games in a season. That's probably a better point of comparison.
Posted by David Pinto at
03:23 PM
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