Firings watch.

I love the fall season. Fall is a great time for philosophy.

For example, Mike Shildt out as manager of the St. Louis Cardinals.

John Mozeliak, president of baseball operations, said the move was made due to “philosophical differences.” Mozeliak added that it was a baseball decision, related to the direction he and ownership intended to guide the major-league team and not anything beyond the ballpark.

Shildt was 252-199 in a little over three seasons, and the Cardinals have made the postseason each of the past three years. They won 17 straight games this year, made it to the wild card game, and lost to the Dodgers.

In other news, the Yankees fired Phil Nevin and Marcus Thames. Thames has been the hitting coach for four seasons, and Nevin has been the third base coach since 2018. Also out: P.J. Piliterre, assistant hitting coach.

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One Response to “Firings watch.”

  1. pigpen51 says:
    October 16, 2021 at 9:43 pm

    A strange coincidence is that both Phil Nevin and Marcus Thames had been Detroit Tigers at one time or another. And both had been well liked, while they were here.
    Of course, in New York, service time is seldom a long term prospect, so Marcus Thames, a pretty good power hitter while in Detroit, getting 4 years as a Yankee did alright. And he will land somewhere, along with long time coach Nevin.