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Baseball Musings
September 15, 2008
Braun on Yost

Ryan Braun told the press Yost never lost the team. He's also clear on why the team made the move:

"I was really surprised at the timing of it. I at least thought they'd let the season play out and see what happened, but they felt like they needed to make a decision. Obviously, I have a lot of belief in upper management and ownership, the direction they see us going."

Braun agreed the move was part of the team's win-now mentality, which was a way to combat the season slipping.

"There's no way you make a move like this unless they felt that way," Braun said.

This was a wake-up call from the front office. I don't buy the Sabathia near-no-hitter whining as a reason for the team doing poorly, since Melvin was just as guilty as Yost. If that was the reason, the GM should go too. The front office needed a drastic move to get the team's attention. We'll see if this is the right move.


Posted by David Pinto at 07:29 PM | Management | TrackBack (0)
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I seriously doubt we'll ever see if this is the "right" move. We'll see how a few baseball teams play over two weeks. That will tell us pretty much nothing about whether this was a good move or not.

We'll see if the Brewers win enough games to cause the media to applaud Melvin for his decision. That's what we'll see.

Posted by: Vegas Watch at September 15, 2008 08:57 PM

So let's just recap that last 24 hours of Milwaukee baseball. First they lose both games of a double header and suffer a 4-game sweep to the team directly chasing them for the wild card. That blew their lead which once looked locked up. Meanwhile the Cubs are using their stadium and their locker room and celebrating a no-hitter, which they're still all moping about not getting two weeks ago.
Then they lose their manager.
All I can say is Damn.

Posted by: chris at September 15, 2008 11:43 PM

Obviously, I have a lot of belief in upper management and ownership, the direction they see us going.

he went on "Which is why I signed that contract for about half of what I'm going to be worth so I can play on a team that's going nowhere."

Posted by: Bandit at September 16, 2008 07:32 AM
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