New Manager Poll

[DanielVogelbach]

Fact is managers are fired all the time I don't see the issue

Kubiak was allowed to pursue other opportunities since he was operating under an interim HC. Both were a function of regime change. You think Espada would be a stupid hire, okay. You would prefer Vogelbach to manage the team, okay. Like I keep saying I don't see a problem with Espada

There are some similarities with Kubiak, but many differences, meaning it's not the same. Most importantly, you're comparing an NFL OC with an MLB manager. One is Xs and Os. The other isn't.

I never said it would be a "stupid hire" so thanks for that straw man. I even mentioned he might pile up Ws and it would be a burn on the Astros for letting the Mariners snatch him up. Did you miss that part?

My position is that it doesn't matter that much. Dan Wilson was one game away from the WS, and now he's gone. AJ Hinch is the man, and he finished 76-86. The roster is way more important than the guy filling out the lineup card. The manager never throws a pitch or swings a bat. This ain't running an NFL offense.

For all I know Espada is the best choice... the perfect fit.... I'm only working with two variables here... Astros are done with him, and hiring him creates that storyline...

Maybe the Astros will hire Dan Wilson to really make things interesting.

[Donn Beach]

Fact is managers are fired all the time I don't see the issue

Kubiak was allowed to pursue other opportunities since he was operating under an interim HC. Both were a function of regime change. You think Espada would be a stupid hire, okay. You would prefer Vogelbach to manage the team, okay. Like I keep saying I don't see a problem with Espada

There are some similarities with Kubiak, but many differences, meaning it's not the same. Most importantly, you're comparing an NFL OC with an MLB manager. One is Xs and Os. The other isn't.

I never said it would be a "stupid hire" so thanks for that straw man. I even mentioned he might pile up Ws and it would be a burn on the Astros for letting the Mariners snatch him up. Did you miss that part?

My position is that it doesn't matter that much. Dan Wilson was one game away from the WS, and now he's gone. AJ Hinch is the man, and he finished 76-86. The roster is way more important than the guy filling out the lineup card. The manager never throws a pitch or swings a bat. This ain't running an NFL offense.

For all I know Espada is the best choice... the perfect fit.... I'm only working with two variables here... Astros are done with him, and hiring him creates that storyline...

Maybe the Astros will hire Dan Wilson to really make things interesting.

Pardon me, you called it dumb

I just checked the poll results. Looks like everyone agrees with me on this one. I'm not sure if we're a direct cross-reference of the fan base. But, it just seems like it would be a dumb hire

I'm not here banging the drum for Estrada. But I don’t see anything wrong with him. That includes being let go by the Astros. What manager has never been fired? The Rays traded for home town guy Lou pineilla and fired him three years later, it happens. Again, that was because of changing GMs