I have been wondering what long term impact this unorthodox decision will have in the community of "baseball men" in relation to the image of the Brewers franchise. Below are 2 quotes from the fraternity - and there's got to be some bite from every major league mananger on the topic - that, of course, have Ned's back. But I think this is going to be a negative scar for a longer time than we think. I wouldn't be surprised if Doug voluntarily stepped down either to divorce / absolve himself of the situation in good standing. At the bare minimum, for MA to hire another 'top tier' manager it's going to take an extra year or a bigger figure on the contract to assuage concerns the prospective manager might have about his job security. Ron Gardenhire: "Yeah well, you know, I tell you, that's nuts. That's crazy. I don't know. Here's a guy who's done a pretty good job. I don't want to go there. I hid in the bathroom. I know that." Bobby Cox: "I just think it's awful. I'm flabbergasted. I've never heard of anything like that. They can say what they want, but he turned that entire organization around. "He got them dressing and playing like professional athletes, with a lot of enthusiasm. They've only got to win a few more games and they're in [the postseason]... Now, it's all taken away."