Championshiporbust Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 One of the baseball managers that I always feel bad for is Buck Showalter, the manager of the Baltimore Orioles. He was a manager with the New York Yankees in the beginning of the 90s dynasty before being fired in 1995 after their American League Division Series loss. Then, in 1999, the Arizona Diamondbacks have a good season, but lose the NL Division Series to the New York Mets. He has taken the Baltimore Orioles to the postseason in 2012, 2014, and 2016, but never won a championship with the Orioles. The 2018 Orioles have a bad record. Should Showalter leave the Orioles and manage a win-now team that could give him a championship to enhance his legacy? https://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/24/sports/on-baseball-showalter-is-left-on-the-outside-looking-in.html https://www.northjersey.com/story/sports/columnists/bob-klapisch/2017/02/27/klapisch-showalter-still-searching-for-a-championship/98485410/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buck_Showalter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
playmaker8267 Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 I think if you're willing to entertain the original question, the better question is how many "win-now" teams would be willing to dispose of their current manager in favor of Showalter. I would wager two, at most: Atlanta and Milwaukee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beekay414 Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 18 hours ago, playmaker8267 said: I think if you're willing to entertain the original question, the better question is how many "win-now" teams would be willing to dispose of their current manager in favor of Showalter. I would wager two, at most: Atlanta and Milwaukee. Zero percent chance we'd hire Showalter over Counsell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramssuperbowl99 Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 Friendly reminder that Buck Showalter is both a terrible manager and an idiot. http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/17720945/when-buck-showalter-used-zach-britton-orioles-wild-card-loss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Championshiporbust Posted June 17, 2018 Author Share Posted June 17, 2018 20 hours ago, ramssuperbowl99 said: Friendly reminder that Buck Showalter is both a terrible manager and an idiot. http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/17720945/when-buck-showalter-used-zach-britton-orioles-wild-card-loss Maybe that's why George Steinbrenner and Showalter parted ways in October 1995. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devils1854 Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 On 6/15/2018 at 10:04 PM, playmaker8267 said: I think if you're willing to entertain the original question, the better question is how many "win-now" teams would be willing to dispose of their current manager in favor of Showalter. I would wager two, at most: Atlanta and Milwaukee. Snitker isnt getting fired after the season they are having so far, and Id venture to say that if he were let go, we would promote Ron Washington. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beekay414 Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 Yeah, he pretty much blows... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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