If Yost were to be fired after the season, whom would you choose as a replacement?

[Brian the Automator]

If your players are playing like they should be thrown under the bus, then throw them under the bus! They make MORE than enough money to deal with a fair critique.

The problem was that Valentine would go behind players backs to the media without talking to them first

As far as Howe goes, he was basically a puppet for Beane when he was the manager in Oakland. I don't think he'd be a BAD manager, but not quite the upgrade I would want if I were in the market.

[madtowndrunkard]

If the Yanks fire Torre, I'd go after him....otherwise I'd want Frank Kremblas.

 

 

Girardi is a solid choice but I think he's replacing Torre.

 

Someone suggested Tony LaRussa. Is there a chance he's fired? If by some chance he's available I'd take him over every candidate I've heard yet. LaRussa isn't leaving St. Louis so I see no chance of that happening...but it it does and we don't go after him - then I'll be the first to put up a fire Doug Melvin thread.

[jakesdaddio]

What about Cecil Cooper? I'm not joking. He's the bench coach for Houston. Otherwise, I think I'd vote for Kremblas. It seems that guys that get sent down to Nashville always come back on fire. He must do something right!@!

[M Skjellyfetti]

I personally wouldn't be able to stand LaRussa managing the Brewers. If one thinks that Ned Yost is bad at bullpen management/overuse, imagine having Mr. use 5 bullpen guys in an 11-4 victory managing us. The starters would stay fresh, I guess....

[BREWCREW5]

I for one hope the Brewers hire a manager with a winning track record...one that has won a championship would be even better. I really dont want any former Brewers, including Cooper, Gantner, Yount or Paul Moli.

[Fatter than Joey]

For track record -- I really like Mike Hargrove -- assuming of course he has regained his passion.

[JohnBriggs12]

Kremblas deserves to be the number one consideration. He's 229-187 (.550) since taking over at Nashville in 2005 and is emminently more qualified to be a major league manager than Yost was in 2003. Yost minor league managerial record was 197-223 (.469) and he never managed above Class A.

 

Sure Yost was a third base coach for successful Atlanta teams. But third base coaches do not make decisions. Managers do.

[aracko]

Kremblas has really an overwhelming amount of talent in the minors. I think that has alot to do with this .550 record. While I think it would be good for the young guys to have a familiar face, I really want to see someone who has won before - even if it was as a player. I dont think Kremblas ever even played baseball on a MLB level, has he? I am really shooting for the attention grabber - someone who will speak his mind even if its not popular opinion. Someone who is NOT a former Brewer.

 

Rick Henderson is going to make a great manager one day. I dont think there is a person alive who loves the game as much as he does. There is nothing he has not done and his baseball IQ is off the charts. He does not have much experience which would be a flaw, and I could see him as potentially not being the easiest guy to get along with as a bench coach.

 

I know it wont happen. Rickey would be too big for Milwaukee. What an amazing guy.

[JohnBriggs12]

"Kremblas has really an overwhelming amount of talent in the minors"

 

He has from time to time but he's also gotten a lot of mileage out of career minor leaguers such that fill most AAA rosters. He's now winning with a rotation of veteran non prospects, Dickey, DiFelice, Pettyjohn and so on, and playing guys like Anderson and Barnwell.

[PKBadger]

Plus, you have to remember that if Frank Kremblas was hired, he would have an overwhelming amount of talent in the MAJORS at his disposal.

[TheCrew07]

Kremblas has really an overwhelming amount of talent in the minors

I don't really agree with that notion. He's had some great players come through, but other than Hart, most of them didn't play a full season for him at AAA, though some did at AA. He's won with what I would qualify as "less than spectacular on paper" starting pitching and lineups. Maybe that's Kyles, maybe Kremblas, maybe both, but I've always been of the opinion that he's won more than he should. His teams have generally had a couple of stars, and all the rest journeyman, and he's faired very well.

 

While I think he'd adjust over time, he's more of a small ball manager, which I'm not sure would fly very far around this board. His teams have always done well scoring runs and he pushes his players hard to become smarter players. I like him and would support him, but I'm pretty easy on coaches.

[Brian the Automator]

The problem with Kremblas, is that he's very much a known party animal. Now, I don't know if this would end up being a hindrance to the team, but it's definitely something worth noting.

[GormanHarvey]

Rick Henderson is going to make a great manager one day. I dont think there is a person alive who loves the game as much as he does. There is nothing he has not done and his baseball IQ is off the charts. He does not have much experience which would be a flaw, and I could see him as potentially not being the easiest guy to get along with as a bench coach.

 

I know it wont happen. Rickey would be too big for Milwaukee. What an amazing guy.

Please tell me you are kidding.

[Brian the Automator]

Rick Henderson is going to make a great manager one day. I dont think there is a person alive who loves the game as much as he does. There is nothing he has not done and his baseball IQ is off the charts. He does not have much experience which would be a flaw, and I could see him as potentially not being the easiest guy to get along with as a bench coach.

 

I know it wont happen. Rickey would be too big for Milwaukee. What an amazing guy.

Please tell me you are kidding.

Rickey would take Rickey to the playoffs.

 

[GormanHarvey]

http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/laugh.gif

[aracko]

I am still sticking to it - Ricky Henderson.

 

I wish Tommy Lasorda were 15 years younger.

 

Davey Johnson or Charlie Manuel?