Edgy MD wrote: I briefly saw in passing that Pedro Lopez has joined the staff as a September coach. ("Run that ball out, September!" "�Apoyarse en ella, Septiembre!" "I want to see some hustle, you lazy, good-for-nothing, autumnal lunar cycle!") I didn't see anything indicating Backman has gotten the same honor (though he did, last season, I believe). If you're looking for indicators, that's certainly one. Gary and Ron talked about this last night or the night before. Wally did not get the call this year. Ron implied that management was displeased with comments about Davis when he was first sent down, and that has a lot to do with him not being called up. [i don't specifically recall what Backman said; I think I read somewhere that he thought most of Ike's problems were in his head...I can't imagine that alone would aggravate the front office that much]