Tim Bogar

[Guest sharpie]

Your new interim manager of the Texas Rangers after Ron Washington resigns for personal reasons.

Joining the ranks of former Met managers.

[ashie62]

Rangers were horrible and Washington had been on a short leash from day one due to cocaine history.

Good luck to Tim and a prayer for Ron's health.

[seawolf17]

Short leash? Only four managers in MLB had been with their teams longer.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Interim managers named in September usually have next to no shot to take the job on a more permanent basis, that's why they're interim guys in September.

But congrats to Bogar.

[Edgy MD]

seawolf17 wrote: Short leash? Only four managers in MLB had been with their teams longer.

Yeah, but I kinda get what he means. I don't know from cocaine, but Wash is a guy I never got the idea was taken very seriously as an appointment, but then surprised everybody by succeeding --- kinda like Jerry Manuel, only better, or at least more successful. Then he succeeded some more

Wash is a good baseball character and probably a good teacher though I didn't think much of his game management. He was also like Joe Torre in that he looked more broken down at the end of his playing career than he did 20 years later as a manager. I mean, tell me this guy doesn't look like he's in his 50s and knows what the inside of a prison looks like.



Whether or not this appointment means anything for Bogar, he's clearly on the manager track.

[Frayed Knot]

I heard something about Bogar possibly being on Houston's list for next year and beyond so, if nothing else, this is a trial run for him.

[Frayed Knot]

While we're on the subject, DBacks GM Kevin Towers is sacked in the first of what will probably be many moves under Arizona's new Capo di Tutti Tony LaRussa
Towers said to be "evaluating the opportunity" to take another position within the organization.

[G-Fafif]

Ron Washington played for the Tidewater Tides as a loaner. Was never a Mets farmhand, but frolicked among them for a season back in time. Hope all works out for the most successful manager in Texas Rangers history.

[Edgy MD]

Looks like it'll get worse before it gets better for Ron Washington.

Wash appears have resigned under the cloud of a sexual assault investigation, supposedly involving a female reporter. Without mentioning any such accusations he has made a statement today appearing to acknowledge infidelity.

[ashie62]

To his wife of 42 years.

[Frayed Knot]

Frayed Knot wrote: While we're on the subject, DBacks GM Kevin Towers is sacked in the first of what will probably be many moves under Arizona's new Capo di Tutti Tony LaRussa Towers said to be "evaluating the opportunity" to take another position within the organization.

Dave Stewart -- the former hurler, not the Eurhythmics member -- named Arizona GM.
Joins Jerry DiPota, Billy Beane, and Ruben Amaro Jr. as former players who are current GMs

[Edgy MD]

[Frayed Knot]

I have no idea who that is.

[Edgy MD]

He realizes that. That's why Brewers GM Doug Melvin is making that sour face. He's very proud.

[Frayed Knot]

He may be proud, but that doesn't make him a former ML player
(and, yes, my previous post did not specify ML player when listing current GMs but I think that was pretty much implied)