Tigers fire Brad Ausmus

[RedOctober3829]

The #Tigers announced today that the contract of manager Brad Ausmus will not be extended beyond the 2017 season

 

[Mike Greenwall]

After reading Cannonball's synopsis of the Tigers year, it doesn't surprise me he got canned. But now? With 10 games left? What's the rationale of that?

 

[LogansDad]

Maybe they think the fans like him, and will buy more tickets to give him a great send off over the next 2 weeks?

Or they are the Tigers.

 

[E5 Yaz]

I wouldn't be surprised to see him in the Red Sox organization next year

 

[Sad Sam Jones]

I'm surprised this didn't happen sooner. He basically dared the team to fire him last year before they started playing better. Ausmus doesn't seem that bright, and for at least the past few months, they've been an unprofessional team on the field and in the dugout (multiple cases of throwing at opponents, players fighting in the dugout and interacting with opposing fans, Ausmus himself making arguments and challenges that seemed pointless). Seems like the definition of "losing the team". Why announce this with 10 games left though? The timing makes me think he forced the issue, but then why keep him around for the end of the season? After all, isn't this Gene Lamont's lot in life?

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[E5 Yaz]

IAfter all, isn't this Gene Lamont's lot in life?

I wonder what the record is for the most times (or for most teams) being an interim manager

 

[santadevil]

I'm surprised this didn't happen sooner. He basically dared the team to fire him last year before they started playing better. Ausmus doesn't seem that bright, and for at least the past few months, they've been an unprofessional team on the field and in the dugout (multiple cases of throwing at opponents, players fighting in the dugout and interacting with opposing fans, Ausmus himself making arguments and challenges that seemed pointless). Seems like the definition of "losing the team". Why announce this with 10 games left though? The timing makes me think he forced the issue, but then why keep him around for the end of the season? After all, isn't this Gene Lamont's lot in life?

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I think it may have been forced by his comment yesterday about where a player is going to possibly hit in the lineup next next year

Ausmus said that he didn't know, you'll have to ask the manager

 

[Clears Cleaver]

I'm surprised this didn't happen sooner. He basically dared the team to fire him last year before they started playing better. Ausmus doesn't seem that bright, and for at least the past few months, they've been an unprofessional team on the field and in the dugout (multiple cases of throwing at opponents, players fighting in the dugout and interacting with opposing fans, Ausmus himself making arguments and challenges that seemed pointless). Seems like the definition of "losing the team". Why announce this with 10 games left though? The timing makes me think he forced the issue, but then why keep him around for the end of the season? After all, isn't this Gene Lamont's lot in life?

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Well, brad went to Dartmouth and is very very bright. Grew up with him (as did several other SoSHers) and know him well enough to say that he's also arrogant enough to get blown up a bit in the job. He mocked advanced statistical analysis and got out managed a lot. His teammates loved him but he never seemed to click as a manager. DD hired him in Detroit. And he interviewed for Sox job in past. But I think his disdain for statdata would hurt him with Henry.

If I was Brad I would get out of Detroit and head back to SD and live happily there

 

[Mugsy's Jock]

Not cool to fire a Jewish manager on Rosh Hashanah.

 

[Sandwich Pick]

I wonder what the record is for the most times (or for most teams) being an interim manager

It seemed like Jerry Narron was often an interim manager.

 

[Doug Beerabelli]

Well, brad went to Dartmouth and is very very bright. Grew up with him (as did several other SoSHers) and know him well enough to say that he's also arrogant enough to get blown up a bit in the job. He mocked advanced statistical analysis and got out managed a lot. His teammates loved him but he never seemed to click as a manager. DD hired him in Detroit. And he interviewed for Sox job in past. But I think his disdain for statdata would hurt him with Henry.

If I was Brad I would get out of Detroit and head back to SD and live happily there

I think he'd be a very good broadcaster. Not sure if he's ready to give up on the managing thing yet.