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Post by claycc on Apr 19, 2018 7:50:42 GMT -5
Price has been fired.
From the Reds Facebook account:
The Cincinnati Reds today announced they are replacing manager Bryan Price and pitching coach Mack Jenkins.
Effective immediately, bench coach Jim Riggleman will serve as the interim manager, Class AAA Louisville manager Pat Kelly will be promoted to serve as interim bench coach, and Class AA Pensacola pitching coach Danny Darwin will join the Reds' Major League staff.
Later in the year, the team will conduct a thorough managerial search for a permanent replacement.
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Post by Rodneck on Apr 19, 2018 9:07:57 GMT -5
Fuck yes. Good start. This might not make an immediate impact in W-L's but it is the first step in the road to recovery.
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Post by claycc on Apr 19, 2018 16:37:37 GMT -5
Yeah, Price has shown that he's clueless with so many of his managerial decisions. He had to go. He should've already been gone. Every day that went by was one day closer to the point where the front office couldn't blame this clusterfuck on anyone but themselves. And they are not free from that judgment now, as it stands.
Now, maybe they'll have someone in the dugout running things like he realizes that he doesn't have infinite resources available on the bench and bullpen. Maybe they'll have someone in the dugout who will not play veteran backups with no upside, when you have kids with a little promise and a need playing time riding the bench.
They could have called up Senzel. What good does that do when the manager would probably sit the kid half the time in favor of dead weight like Pennington or Gosselin?
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Post by Rodneck on Apr 19, 2018 22:14:45 GMT -5
Clay I feel the exact same way. This is the first step towards the front office finding self consciousness. That the big picture is dominantly all their fault. Hopefully they are a quick study.
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Post by flaredleg on Apr 19, 2018 22:56:26 GMT -5
It's a red letter day! Price had to go sooner rather than later, total moron. Some folks are best left coaches and not managers, Price is one of them. At least this shows the FO has a slight pulse. I was beginning to wonder if Bernie from Weekend at Bernies was running the show.
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Post by brad on Apr 20, 2018 7:29:16 GMT -5
I like the promotion of Darwin too. Castillo, Mahle, & Romano all had tremendous success at AA under him.
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Post by Rodneck on Apr 20, 2018 8:24:48 GMT -5
I like the promotion of Darwin too. Castillo, Mahle, & Romano all had tremendous success at AA under him. That was one of my first thoughts. We been last place in ERA since last year.
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