Indians Fire Acta

[RKMeibalane]

Indians Fire Acta With Six Games Remaining (http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/8432168/cleveland-indians-fire-manager-manny-acta-6-games-remaining-season)

And it begins. How long until Ozzie Guillen and Bobby Valentine are canned?

[JB98]

Playing Lillibridge at shorstop last night was the final straw.

[RKMeibalane]

Playing Lillibridge at shorstop last night was the final straw.

At least that kid who cried over him will be happy.

[Chez]

Playing Lillibridge at shorstop last night was the final straw.

Thanks. I needed a good laugh!

[tstrike2000]

I don't really know if Acta is a good manager or not, but he didn't exactly have a stellar ball club to work with.

[LITTLE NELL]

What a country, wins the series against the Sox and gets canned.

[SOXSINCE'70]

That's what you get for taking 2 of 3 from the White Sox.:D:

Bad,bad Manny.:D:

[TommyGavinFloyd]

It's funny how quickly these regimes fly by these days. Seems like they just fired Wedge and were hyping up how good of a choice Acta was.

[slavko]

They had a nice run and fell off the table this year. That's a signal to management. I'm not talking about RV, of course.

[thomas35forever]

What a country, wins the series against the Sox and gets canned.
Gotta love 'murica.

[doublem23]

Gotta love 'murica.

Yeah Acta's lead the Indians to 2 90-loss seasons in 3 years, shoulda kept him for life!!!

[The Immigrant]

Gotta love 'murica.

That's what I say!

[PKalltheway]

Indians Fire Acta With Six Games Remaining (http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/8432168/cleveland-indians-fire-manager-manny-acta-6-games-remaining-season)

And it begins. How long until Ozzie Guillen and Bobby Valentine are canned?
Bobby V should be gone once the season ends.

Ozzie? I'd say he's 50/50. Who knows what Loria is thinking.

One BIG one I'm curious about: Ron Gardenhire. Here's a link to the ownership giving Gardy and GM Terry Ryan the "vote of confidence" early in the season: http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Twins_owner_has_100_percent_confidence_in_Terry_Ry an_Ron_Gardenhire050712

I really don't know what to make of that. I'm unsure if all "votes of confidence" are made equal, but typically they don't bode well once they occur.

[Boondock Saint]

I don't really know if Acta is a good manager or not, but he didn't exactly have a stellar ball club to work with.

That's what I was thinking. Between Hafner and Sizemore being perpetually injured and their GM continually trading away their best pitchers, he had a ****ty hand dealt to him.

[palehosepub]

Scoscia seemed untouchable before this season but the Angel's management has to be really disppointed after spending so much $ and finishing third.

[Bucky F. Dent]

I think Valentine quit a long time ago.

[A. Cavatica]

Marlins could do worse than Manny Acta.

Oh wait, they already have.

I think both Guillen and Valentine get their walking papers the day after the season ends.

[WLL1855]

I never have understood the logic of firing a manager with just a few games left in the season. Are teams worried the news would get lost in the shuffle as the playoffs were spinning up?

[RKMeibalane]

I never have understood the logic of firing a manager with just a few games left in the season. Are teams worried the news would get lost in the shuffle as the playoffs were spinning up?

I think it happens for two reasons:

1. It prevents the normal speculation that ensues as soon as the last out of the season is recorded, and allows everyone to enter the off-season knowing that they'll have a new manager next season.

2. On a more personal note, it affords players, coaches, and other members of the organization close to the manager a chance to say goodbye, as people frequently go their separate ways once the season ends and may otherwise not have a chance to do so.

[Viva Medias B's]

Bobby V will be gone by the end of next week and right back on the BBTN set to analyze the playoffs.