Dusty Fired

[redsfan28]

Dusty Baker out as Cincinnati Reds manager, sources say - ESPN

Well, most of us have gotten our wish. Now what?

[zodious]

Merry Christmas!!!!!!!

What next??

Step one: fire dusty
Step two:
Step three: profit

[Slyder]

sort off the main list many reds fans have used Brad Ausmus? Was a finalist for the Boston job this past season. I just know I don't want Riggleman with the way he took his ball and went home on Washington and really lack of any other real success anywhere else he's been.

[redsfan28]

Let's start listing every possible candidates that come to mind:

1) Girardi (not going to happen)
2) Bryan Price (seems like a status quo move)
3) LaRussa (if this happened, let's just call us the Cardinals)
4) Brad Ausmus (no managerial experience)
5) Riggleman (managerial experience, but quit on a good Nats team)
6) Barry Larkin (I know that this one will start a firestorm, but something tells me that he might want to give it a shot. I could be wrong though)
7) Eric Wedge (uh, no)
8) Chris Speier (Dusty's underling, don't want it)

[Slyder]

Rick Sweet- Former Louisville manager
David Bell (I think its David)- Minor League manager
Joe Morgan

[zodious]

Can we just celebrate the fact he's gone first??

[Kingdom]

This David Bell? David Bell (baseball) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


Gnarly.

[HollywoodLeo]

Dick Pole

[Kingdom]

Dick Pole

Next draft class.

[missionhockey21]

I love the idea of Larkin on the coaching staff, but is it too soon to place him in charge of the squad? I know there were thoughts of making him a player/coach toward the end of his playing days though too. I think it would be a great move for the city, but I would hate to have a bad parting with him if he wasn't ready to produce the results the organization is clearly expecting.