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RockaFowler

(7,429 posts) Fri Sep 26, 2014, 04:23 PM Sep 2014

Kirk Gibson was just fired from Diamondbacks

Boy they can't keep any of their managers at that team
Almost as bad as the Marlins

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Diamondbacks manager Kirk Gibson has been relieved of duties. With 3 games left, D-Backs have worst record in MLB.

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Kirk Gibson was just fired from Diamondbacks (Original Post) RockaFowler Sep 2014 OP

New GM, new manager Auggie Sep 2014 #1

It's La Russa's El Supremo Sep 2014 #2

Yeah, okay ... I'm sure this was done to benefit Stewart, Auggie Sep 2014 #3

Shit! I forgot about the '88 World Series. El Supremo Sep 2014 #4

Auggie

(31,192 posts)

1. New GM, new manager

Reply to RockaFowler (Original post)

Fri Sep 26, 2014, 05:01 PM

Sep 2014

It's Stewart's team from here out.

El Supremo

(20,365 posts)

2. It's La Russa's

Reply to Auggie (Reply #1)

Fri Sep 26, 2014, 05:12 PM

Sep 2014

Alan Trammell is gone too.

Auggie

(31,192 posts)

3. Yeah, okay ... I'm sure this was done to benefit Stewart,

Reply to El Supremo (Reply #2)

Fri Sep 26, 2014, 07:53 PM

Sep 2014

and that he'll have say in the matter of who works for him.

El Supremo

(20,365 posts)

4. Shit! I forgot about the '88 World Series.

Reply to Auggie (Reply #3)

Fri Sep 26, 2014, 09:07 PM

Sep 2014

Stewart was taken out of game 1 and lost game 5. LaRussa was the A's Manager. Gibson hit his famous homer in game 1 off Eckersley.

Maybe LaRussa should hire Walt Weiss as manager!

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