The Atlanta Braves announced the firing of Manager Fredi
González today, ending yet another underachieving chapter in the story of the
Atlanta Braves franchise. The Braves are 9-28 as of Tuesday morning. González
was 434-413 (.512 pct.) in his sixth season as the Braves’ manager.
González filled the huge shoes of Hall of Fame Manager Bobby
Cox in 2011. In spite of inheriting a wealth of talent, the Braves only reached
the postseason twice, in 2012 and 2013, being eliminated in the Wild Card Game
and the National League Divisional Series, respectively. The last three
seasons, inclusive of 2016, have been nothing short of disastrous in Atlanta.
The Braves are the only Major League team that can
confidently remove any thought of playing in the postseason, with single digit
wins in the middle of May. Its talent has completely eroded and gone
undeveloped. While the Braves’ front office did González few favors with some
of its player transactions, González did little to help himself with a series of
questionable lineup, rotation, and in-game decisions.
Interim manager Brian Snitker is the next man up. Expect
more of the same throughout the duration of this already-lost 2016 Atlanta
Braves season. Insanity is doing the same thing and expecting a different
result. That the Braves have been the most successful franchise in the National
League in the last quarter-century yet only have one World Series championship
to show for it appears to be a product of insanity.
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| Only a visit from Milton to the Braves headquarters can right this ship. |
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