"This was a very difficult move to make, and we appreciate all of the work that Ned has done to...

"This was a very difficult move to make, and we appreciate all of the work that Ned has done to develop this team into a contender," GM Doug Melvin said. "In the end, this was a collaborative decision made to put our Club in the best position for the final two weeks of the season."

Yost out in Milwaukee

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Heard about this

At the gym. Very interesting turn of events, considering Milwaukee is still very much alive in the playoff hunt. Most “shake-ups” like this occur, and there is usually a really rocky starting pattern for the interim manager, where a couple losses are to be expected before some semblance of unity is once again achieved. And with two weeks left in the season, the Brewers can’t afford to lose any games at all.

If this tactic works and the Brewers catch fire, I’ll be surprised. Because they still have to content with the Phillies who are making yet another strong September, like pretty much always.

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by royhobbs on Sep 15, 2008 11:36 PM EDT reply actions

I've come to figure out..

…reading a lot on this, that Yost was far from liked by Brewers fans. I just think it’s odd timing, if the Brewers catch fire – Melvin and Co are going to look like geniuses and they’re going to back peddle if the Brew Crew fall out of the race.

Yeah the Phillies are coming on strong and the Mets have now lost 3 of 4. Two to us and then they dropped a game to the Nats today.

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by RainDelay on Sep 16, 2008 1:18 AM EDT up reply actions

From what I've learned through the course of the season

A lot of this fan animosity seeded a lot with poor bullpen management, most notably this year of Eric Gagne. The guy at my gym also has this conspiracy theory about Bud Selig, and how with his Milwaukee connection, something seems fishy. I agree that the timing is quite head-scratching, and that if it works, Melvin and Co will indeed look like geniuses, but if they fail, they can easily point their finger at Yost.

I guess it felt like a no-lose situation for the organization; had they kept him in, there would only be more bullpen-ensuing losses to be had. Ironically, with all of the glaring problems of the current playoff contenders, I had Milwaukee slated to do the best; and now they stand a chance to not even make it in.

No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.

by royhobbs on Sep 16, 2008 9:13 AM EDT up reply actions