There was clearly more going on behind the scenes with Shildt than was made public. But, yes, I was very surprised, too. So was Shildt. He thought Mo was meeting with him to give him an extension…
I would love to know how much autonomy Ollie really has. Very little is what I think. I wouldn’t be surprised at all if MO is controlling the lineup as well as game situations. Bling is right that firing Marmol doesn’t really do anything. None of this makes sense to me-they won’t spend they won’t rebuild. I think keeping all the young guys is telling. I predict a major change when MO is done after 25. In the meantime I’m ready to win these next two against the Dodgers.