O's officials breaking the news to Perlozzo
Orioles front office officials are meeting this morning with Sam Perlozzo and are expected to fire the manager, according to a club source, report Sun reporters Jeff Zrebiec and Dan Connolly.
Perlozzo, 56, a Cumberland native who called managing the Orioles his dream job, will be removed about 2 ½ months into his second full season leading the club. The team is set to leave this afternoon for a six-game West Coast trip that starts tomorrow night in San Diego.
Bullpen coach Dave Trembley, a longtime minor league skipper who has occasionally subbed for bench coach Tom Trebelhorn this season, will be named interim manager while club executives begin the search for a long-term replacement.
ESPN's Buster Olney is reporting that Andy MacPhail, the former president of the Chicago Cubs, has been named the Orioles' new chief operating officer and that Baltimore is arranging a meeting with ex-Florida manager Joe Girardi. MacPhail and Girardi were with the Cubs' organization at the same time. MacPhail was team president and Girardi played as a catcher. MacPhail won two world championships with Minnesota in 1987 and 1991.
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Davey Joshnson and Joe Garardi are both no nonsense guys...that is what the O's need....someone who does not care what everyone else thinks but that does what is right for the team and can bring them to life and make them win again...if you aren't playing cause you are in a slump...oh well....if you need a lecture....or a pat...or whatever it takes...they are not afraid to ruffle feathers if need be.....I always go back to Earl Weaver....he was perfect...for a baseball mgr.....and the now days basball players need more guys that are in charge of them and their attitudes of 2007..as much as a good baseball person...with stratigies and pitching handling...butt kicking if necessary....someone who is the boss.....and takes no crap...his way or the highway....
Posted by: Craig | June 18, 2007 12:32 PM
I feel the Oriole short comings go beyond the dugout. Mid inning relievers were picked and paid well except they forgot to be consistent with salary paid. This was the start of our "Problems" in continuance with our lack of 300 hitters and 75 RBI men.
Posted by: Dan Gister | June 18, 2007 3:26 PM