Until you’ve been residing within the deserted subway tunnels in Cincinnati, you’ve certainly heard by now that the Cincinnati Reds have employed Terry Francona to be their subsequent supervisor. Loads of folks have chimed in on it. Right this moment a few of the Redleg Nation writers submitted some shorter ideas on the hiring. Over the subsequent few days we’re anticipated to get some longer kind items from just a few of our writers, too.
John Ring
Shocked by the hiring of Terry Francona and can give credit score to the Reds for that. Shifting shortly, on this case, was value it. Francona’s resume speaks for itself. That is the Reds greatest hiring since Jack McKeon. Gamers (I’d suppose) could have lots of respect for him and will perceive he’ll name them out on gaffes and base working blunders. The strain is now on Krall and Possession to do their half. I hope Francona clears out the present teaching workers and fills the positions with baseball folks he trusts. The one concern I’ve—apart from Krall and Possession— is his well being. I’m trying ahead to a optimistic off season. For this hiring, I give the Reds an A-
Jim Walker
Hiring Terry Francona as David Bell’s replacment stands out as the greatest Reds optimistic transfer because the Joey Votto extension method again at any time when (2013?). It might even be the Reds most seismic transfer since Dusty Baker was introduced in to be supervisor forward of the 2008 season.
Solely time will inform if the possession will again up this transfer with an improved roster. Nevertheless, no less than the Reds ceiling has been doubtlessly raised by hiring Francona since he has a report of getting probably the most from the gamers out there to him which for no matter causes didn’t appear to be persistently occurring for David Bell.
Doug Grey
On the record of issues that I personally felt have been the explanations that the Cincinnati Reds weren’t doing lots of profitable currently, the supervisor was fairly far down the record. That’s to not say that I felt David Bell was all that good of a supervisor, however it’s me saying the issues have been excess of bullpen usages and batting orders and getting picked off 37 instances or regardless of the quantity was.
Two ideas went via my head after the preliminary “No method the Reds landed Francona” have been two very reverse ideas. The primary one was a superb one within the sense that it’s powerful to examine a supervisor of Francona’s stature taking the job with out being informed forward of time that the entrance workplace/possession would commit cash and or sources to bringing in additional gamers which can be wanted.
The opposite one was mainly the 25-year-old thought that this was hopefully not one other Ken Griffey Jr. transfer, the place possession determined to go massive on one individual and consider that they didn’t have to do the rest and the profitable would simply occur since you added that man to the group. Let’s all hope this thought was simply the PTSD of being a 40-year-old Reds fan who was within the fifth grade the final time the staff superior within the playoffs.
Mary Beth Ellis
Properly that was fairly the puff of white smoke.
Josh The Pilot and I have been ending dinner in the course of California and as we rose from the empty wine glasses and uneaten greens, I checked my telephone and the whole lot was completely different.
“We should name him Tito now,” I stated.
How… how did this occur? What did the Reds provide him? Fiona?
What issues me probably the most is that I’ve been on the opposite aspect of the nation for the previous ten days. I fluttered a handkerchief from the deck as I sailed off through Delta, shouting, “I’ll be again in two weeks! Don’t be attention-grabbing within the meantime!” and the Reds waved again, all “It’s the offseason, foolish! Go and be completely happy!”
Instantly:
*Reds lose TV broadcasting*
*Pete Rose dies*
*Terry Francona employed*
Apparently I have to give up Cincinnati if the Cincinnati Reds are to do something in any respect. However most of all I’m wondering about these two traces from the piece I wrote above: “Possibly the Reds don’t have the brand new man nailed down but. I’m most amused by the probably that they don’t have a brand new man in any respect.”
Maybe this explains the extremely bizarre timing of Bell’s departure. Was Nick Krall burning the boats? Does he have it in him to do such a factor?
There’s a whole ebook behind this hiring course of, and if I don’t get to write down it, I jolly properly wish to learn it.
