Why a terrible decision. Illitch is going to run the team into the ground before he dies.
It wasn't an Ilitch decision, he wanted him gone. It was everyone else. And that's good. Still not happy with how he fired Dombrowski. Avila has the right to choose his guy.
What's wrong with Ausmus? I've heard nothing but good about him.
Everyone blames him for poor bullpen management and inflexibility, and some of that is fair. But really he was dealt a hand he couldn't win with this year. 1 good starting pitcher and mostly ineffective bullpen pieces. He's not great, but he's not as horrible as Tigers fans would have you believe.
If we fix the pitching and they still suck next year, then get rid of him. But I attribute the failure this year more to Dombrowski's inability to replace Scherzer and Porcello and poor bullpen signings than the manager.
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Everyone blames him for poor bullpen management and inflexibility, and some of that is fair. But really he was dealt a hand he couldn't win with this year. 1 good starting pitcher and mostly ineffective bullpen pieces. He's not great, but he's not as horrible as Tigers fans would have you believe.
Astros/Yankees at Royals
Rangers at Blue Jays
Cubs/Pirates at Cardinals
Mets at Dodgers
Some pretty interesting teams in the playoffs this year.