05-11-2009, 09:29 PM
I'd love to see a Ryno/Maddux combo taking on the managerial and pitching coach duties.
That said, I don't believe I'd be satisfied with any manager who takes over this team, to be perfectly honest. In the grand scheme of things, if the players aren't mentally tough enough or motivated to win here of all places, it will be next to impossible for any manager to straighten them out. I think we, myself included, put too much into who is running things in the clubhouse, and we get distracted away from the poor organizational structure at times. Ricketts needs to come in here and re-evaluate the entire organization from top-to-bottom. That's what happened in Boston, and that's what needs to happen here.
That said, I don't believe I'd be satisfied with any manager who takes over this team, to be perfectly honest. In the grand scheme of things, if the players aren't mentally tough enough or motivated to win here of all places, it will be next to impossible for any manager to straighten them out. I think we, myself included, put too much into who is running things in the clubhouse, and we get distracted away from the poor organizational structure at times. Ricketts needs to come in here and re-evaluate the entire organization from top-to-bottom. That's what happened in Boston, and that's what needs to happen here.