Yost Fired, Sveum named Acting Manager; Yount bench coach, Iorg 3B coach

[BADGERJOBOB]

pretty bush league in my book and makes the entire organization look like a laughingstock. what's the point with 12 games left. is it his fault his hitters forgot how to hit? while i agree that if they did not make the playoffs, at the end of the year he should have been fired, this is useless. so long ned, you didn't deserve it like this

No its not his fault the club stop hitting but batting Hart lead-off? He has been the coldest of the cold out of all our hitters. Not bumping up CC to face the Phillies? He was our best chance for victory. The Phillies bumped two of their pitchers. Playing Hall against any right handed pitching? Not the right decision. Our chances of making the playoffs with Yost was extremely slim. Getting rid of him here likely doesn't make it any slimmer to make the playoffs. It might light a fire under the players or we go completely in the tank.

 

This year was different. Ownership and management went for it this year. Yost's decision making was preplexing.

[recte44]

I still say it should have been Don Money, but I guess he'll probably take over as 3B coach.

[Roscoe Chill]

The unprecedented timing is VERY telling on how he was perceived by the players. Of course I can't prove that, but sometimes you have to read between the lines.

 

Am I EXPECTING them to make the playoffs now? Maybe not, but I'm a lot more confident.

[BrewerTerp]

In other news, Craig Counsell, Tony Gwynn Jr. and Eric Gagne request immediate trades.

[bjkrautk]

Well, Dale can't wave guys around 3rd to get gunned down at the plate if he's in the dugout.

 

Nothing in the official announcements indicate who will be added in as the 3b coach....which makes the Kremblas dismissal even more oddly-timed.

[olsonnet]

Ned wasn't the reason for the collapse, but his poor managing during the first 5 months put us in a position where 2 weeks of bad play will end up costing us the season.

 

Still a desperate move done mostly for PR if you ask me.

[Bring Back the Stein]

What a spot for Sveum, heading into Chicago in the hottest seat of any manager in recent times. CC on the mound should help, but the starting pitching and suspect bullpen don't seem to be much balm. I wonder what his theories are on Weeks, Counsell et al?

 

I don't like the absence of Simmons, but it's not like his vast baseball experience influenced bad outcomes during this September collapse.

[jazzytrav]

I don't even know what to say. The Packers won again, and Yost is gone. I feel oddly complete.

 

Just wish they hadn't waited so long and had someone more competent than Sveum to take over. Oh well.

[thebruce44]

For all the crap Svuem takes about sending too many runners and being agressive, I think he does a lot of behind the sceans work in terms of defensive positioning and scouting. It could be argued that our defense is terrible, but I am just saying that there is a reason he was picked...although I would guess Simba was offered the position and turned it down.

[Brian the Automator]

FIRE SVEUM.

[lcbj68c]

This is horrible. Dale Svuem can't even coach 3rd base. This reeks of desperation and the only thing this solves is the the front office not wanting to have to answer to fans after the season, rather they can say, "well, we tried to go in a different direction before it was too late." Goodbye Playoffs! Goodbye 5 years of hard work and building! We had our shot. Doug Melvin had better be the next head to roll. This organization is essentially giving up and starting over 15 days early.

[homer]

Yeah I bet there's something else going on besides the crappy September record.......it will probably come out in the off season.

[recte44]

Funny, because yesterday the guys at firenedyost.com announced that they had registered iblamesveum.com

 

They must have known something, too. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif

[RU Rah Rah]

Good decision, bad timing -- unless, of course, the players really revile Ned and will suddenly feel liberated and happy.

[Roscoe Chill]

Goodbye Playoffs! Goodbye 5 years of hard work and building! We had our shot. Doug Melvin had better be the next head to roll. This organization is essentially giving up and starting over 15 days early.

 

Just curious, but what was so different an hour ago?

[fondybrewfan]

I gotta believe their is something we don't know. Perhaps he lost the team or had some verbal confrontations. It just doesn't make any sense at all. If the Brewers crappy play of late is the only reason that is pretty lame to me. Ned couldn't go out and hit for the guys.

[Dustin Block]

pretty bush league in my book and makes the entire organization look like a laughingstock ... this is useless. so long ned, you didn't deserve it like this

This season isn't lost yet. How often is a team tied for the wild card with 12 games to play? They had to make a significant change, and this is all you can do at this point. Besides, it's clear Yost wasn't going to pull the team out of this slump (remember last September?). It was inevitable.

[bucksandy34]

In other news, Craig Counsell, Tony Gwynn Jr. and Eric Gagne request immediate trades.

 

LOL

 

I heard of the firing from the kid sitting next to me in my last class. I literally ran back to my apartment to check this site. I was shocked to hear of Yost being fired, and equally shocked to hear his replacement. Wow.

[TuesdaysWithRillo]

Immediate moves that will be made:

 

1) Weeks will be benched permanently for Durham

2) Hall will be benched for Lamb or maybe Gamel

3) Shouse will only be used against lefties

4) Rivera will play more at catcher

 

Will that be enough for the playoffs?

[ReverendBrewmeister]

Some questions to kick around:

 

(1) Does the Kremblas dismissal make more or less sense now?

(2) Was Yost's dismissal a foregone conclusion (regardless of this season's outcome or not)?

(3) Was Kremblas not in future plans of the franchise whether the team made the playoffs or not?

(4) Will our minor league managers serve as interim bench/base coaches with auditions for next year?

[colbyjack]

This is horrible. Dale Svuem can't even coach 3rd base. This reeks of desperation and the only thing this solves is the the front office not wanting to have to answer to fans after the season, rather they can say, "well, we tried to go in a different direction before it was too late." Goodbye Playoffs! Goodbye 5 years of hard work and building! We had our shot. Doug Melvin had better be the next head to roll. This organization is essentially giving up and starting over 15 days early.

 

I agree that the move reeks of being desparate, but I don't think 5 years of hard-work have been thrown out the window. I mentioned this on the minor league forum the other day, but this team hasn't been built as if it's 2008 or bust. It's not like they have to start over just because Yost is no longer the manager.

[BillScottCanRake]

FIRE SVEUM.

 

Always on the cutting edge. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif

 

Curious timing, to say the least. While I'm not a big Yost fan, and I'm not upset by the timing, I never thought he'd get fired with 12 games to go.

[jeffy]

So badgerblogger was right all along, just a bit off on the timing http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif

 

 

[Team Canada]

I don't expect it to matter much (unless the players really were sick of Yost), but given that this collapse is happening every year, it's not shocking, and I wouldn't be surprised if it was Mark that got fed up and not Doug. I would also be surprised if Sveum got the permanent job.

 

Didn't Davey Johnson say he had the itch again, or was that Hargrove?

[SeriesFinale]

I am absolutely shocked.

 

If they missed the playoffs he was gone anyway, and they needed a spark so I guess now is as good as ever.