Phils’ Middleton overruled MacPhail, Klentak to fire Kapler PHILADELPHIA (AP) — John Middleton runs the show in Philadelphia. The Phillies managing partner made that clear Friday, a day after manager Gabe Kapler was fired despite resistance from Team President Andy MacPhail and general manager Matt Klentak. “A CEO’s responsibility is to ensure an organization achieves…
DetailsWhich managerial opening is the most desirable? As we wait for tonight’s NLCS to kick off — a preview on that will be up later this morning — let’s talk about all the managerial openings, shall we? With the Dodgers giving Dave Roberts their vote of confidence last night — and none of the remaining…
DetailsMLB Rumors: Curt Schilling Interested in Phillies Manager, Red Sox Coaching Job Former MLB All-Star pitcher Curt Schilling is reportedly interested in interviewing to become the Philadelphia Phillies manager or Boston Red Sox pitching coach. Bob Nightengale of USA Today reported the three-time World Series champion would “love” to get involved in the game again,…
DetailsBaseball’s top salaries are declining, as evidenced by smaller qualifying offer Last offseason was marred by a lack of spending and perceived interest in several of the sport’s biggest stars. Even beyond the fact that teams weren’t pursuing once-in-a-gen stars Bryce Harper and Manny Machado, the league’s biggest spenders like the Los Angeles Dodgers and…
DetailsChampionship Series OMNICHATTER! This thread is here to fill all your LCS needs. Source: http://www.baseballthinkfactory.org/newsstand/discussion/championship_series_omnichatter
DetailsHow They Were Acquired: The New York Yankees’ ALCS Roster While the Astros had to fight off the Rays in Game 5 on Thursday, the Yankees have been waiting around since Monday after finishing off a sweep of the Twins. This well-rested roster also gets back center fielder Aaron Hicks, who has been on the…
DetailsMike Shildt Says Fly Balls Not Traveling As Far in Playoffs The beginning of the season was met with a juiced ball conspiracy. The end of the season has been greeted with more speculation about changes to the baseball. Jay Jaffe discussed whether the balls used in the playoffs are different from the homer-happy balls…
DetailsGiants To Interview Gabe Kapler The Giants are set to interview ex-Phillies manager Gabe Kapler for their vacant managerial position, according to MLB Network’s Jon Heyman. Add Kapler’s name to a growing list of known candidates for the San Francisco job, which includes internal options Ron Wotus and Hensley Meulens, as well as Royals quality…
DetailsDeurne Spartans @ Borgerhout Squirrels With the baseball season in the Netherlands almost over, I went to Antwerp, Belgium to attend game one of the Belgium Series, a best of five series for the championship of Belgium. Borgerhout Squirrels hosted reigning champion Deurne Spartans. As both clubs are located near Antwerp Airport, the series is…
DetailsThe ‘purge’ Brodie Van Wagenen, other GMs should fear “This year the managers, next year the GM purge.” These were the words of a top official from an AL team shortly after learning Gabe Kapler had been fired by the Phillies. Eight teams are pursuing a new manager, more than one-quarter of the league. Just…
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