JoeTerp wrote:maguskwt wrote:What's worrisome are the people who hold the fate of rafa... with what kind of football knowledge will gillett and hicks decide that rafa is not good enough? I don't mind if big mick's the one that decides... "rafa you gotta go because you don't do sensible rotation"... "i'm gonna find someone like alex ferguson"... at least I know that the owner has football knowledge and knows what he's doing and has a plan... whether i like it or not... And there's also the rick parry factor... will he support rafa when they hold the talks...how will he advice the owners? I have a feeling that parry and rafa are not in very good terms and that is potentially very dangerous for rafa....
Im going to show a bunch of Wiki quotes about Hicks and his history with dealing with management and coaches with the Rangers, he bought the club in 1998 and Jonny Oates had been the manger for 2 years already winning manager of the year in 1996:
Oates continued to lead the Rangers for several more seasons, leading them to AL West titles in 1998 and 1999. However, following a fourth-place finish in 2000 and beginning the 2001 season with an 11-17 record, Oates resigned as manager and third base coach Jerry Narron replaced him. Many fans, however, blamed Rangers management for the team's woes, saying that team management placed unreasonable expectations on Oates, especially after spending US$252 million on free agent shortstop Alex Rodriguez.
After a few years as an analyst on ESPN, Buck Showalter was hired as manager of the Texas Rangers on October 11, 2002, following an abysmal last-place season under manager Jerry Narron. In his first season with the Rangers, Showalter managed the team to a 71-91 record - again in last place; but following the high-profile, off-season trade which sent Alex Rodriguez to the Yankees, Showalter's Rangers jumped out to a surprising, early-season record of 17-9 by early May of the 2004 season. The Rangers stayed in playoff contention for most of the season, performing far better than most had predicted. The Rangers failed to make the playoffs, finishing third in the contentious AL West, though Showalter was again named Manager of the Year. In Showalter's 4 years with the Rangers, the team failed to finish better than third (of four teams) in the AL West. He was fired as manager on October 4, 2006.
more indepth on how the team did during the Hicks Era
Very results driven, but seems to give people a fair chance at proving their worth. Too bad it hasn't worked out for the Rangers though. The big thing with Hicks is hiring the wrong GMs which would be the equivalent of Rick Parry's position.
quite an interesting read
which means... rafa doesn't have that much time... I do hope that he's given at least one more full season...
If they can hire a better manager than so be it... but firing rafa without an adequate replacement available just because he's not hitting their targets won't take us anywhere... and there are very few managers better or at the same calibre as rafa...