Would you fire Atkins

[max silver]

Tell Brownie19 then to stop bickering. He seems like he's the one who can't let it go!

 

Nobody is forcing you to respond.

[thatoneguy]

If they lose this game, 100%, no hesitation.

[Grant77]

I would fire person who made the pitching change decision. I mean that with all due respect to Kikuchi.

[ilovejohnschneider]

atkins is the best gm in pro sports this thread is crazy

[John_Havok]

I would fire person who made the pitching change decision. I mean that with all due respect to Kikuchi.

 

Yeah I don’t really get that at all.

[ilovejohnschneider]

i wish i could vote no twice

[MikeM3]

Perfect time to clean house

[Assperger]

I would fire the guy who hired the hitting coach and the managers

 

Even Don Mattingly is useless. Miami made the playoff without him

[L54]

I’d fire everyone and I don’t care if Shapiro is gone too if that means we get a wholesale change

[xposbrad]

I don't see an easy fix for this team and I certainly don't see it with Atkins running the ship. The farm is atrocious and payroll is maxed. How can you keep him?

[BlueJays]

I’d fire everyone and I don’t care if Shapiro is gone too if that means we get a wholesale change

 

Well, that was a pretty big coming from you. You were okay to fire everyone except Shapiro.

[Delgalladay]

I didn’t think he should be fired last year. Now I’m firmly in the fire him camp.

[Krylian]

If he isn't fired before the playoffs are finished then Rogers is showing us that they don't care. The 3 million turnstiles is the win they were looking for.

[hanton]

Shaprio will announce additional renovations

[Masterbather]

I would fire person who made the pitching change decision. I mean that with all due respect to Kikuchi.

 

Robbie Ray and Matt Shoemaker, different manager, similar idea.

 

We all know who's pulling the strings.

[L54]

Well, that was a pretty big coming from you. You were okay to fire everyone except Shapiro.

 

Shapiro doesn’t make baseball decisions but if firing him means getting rid of Atkins down I don’t care

[Krylian]

Robbie Ray and Matt Shoemaker, different manager, similar idea.

 

We all know who's pulling the strings.

 

As long as the spreadsheet shows that it was the right move they'll keep doing it. This is modern day baseball.

[Krylian]

Atkins had been here 8 seasons. Every time I hear that it just sounds wrong.

 

As an aside, AA's teams have gone to the post season every year since 2015.

[Masterbather]

Atkins had been here 8 seasons. Every time I hear that it just sounds wrong.

 

As an aside, AA's teams have gone to the post season every year since 2015.

 

I started getting a bad stench the moment AA decided to jump ship immediately after Shapiro sunk his claws into this team. Giant red flag. Never felt good about him from the very beginning.

[Spanky99]

I'm at absolutely now, no bueno man, not enough lumber.

[jaysblue]

Shapiro doesn’t make baseball decisions but if firing him means getting rid of Atkins down I don’t care

 

I bet Shapiro makes some baseball decisions. He doesn't just make decisions on renovations lol.

[Spanky99]

I would fire person who made the pitching change decision. I mean that with all due respect to Kikuchi.

 

Atkins analytic team and game strategists, he's failed, time to take him behind the shed.

[glory]

Shapiro doesn’t make baseball decisions but if firing him means getting rid of Atkins down I don’t care

 

Yeah I'm in the same boat. Shapiro is great at dealing with ownership and the non baseball stuff, but if he's the road block between getting a new front office, then I wouldn't mind if he was gone too.

 

Although Kenny Williams is available now, so we might have to be careful what we wish for with Rogers doing the hiring.

[jaysblue]

I started getting a bad stench the moment AA decided to jump ship immediately after Shapiro sunk his claws into this team. Giant red flag. Never felt good about him from the very beginning.

 

I think Shapiro is pretty much in control of this roster and everything in terms of baseball ops. He's not just a guy doing renovations. Atkins I believe is probably a puppet as well. That's why AA didn't want to stay. He wanted to do his job and not have someone else overlooking or calling the shots

[jaysblue]

Atkins analytic team and game strategists, he's failed, time to take him behind the shed.

 

Wow, different tone now!

[TheHurl]

This is my question to anyone who says this about firing Atkins? For what direction? A more old school approach (sorry Aj Preller is back with San Diego). The offensive approach is flawed, if that is on Atkins, then fire him or bring someone else in to take over that approach and work along side him

[TheHurl]

I bet Shapiro makes some baseball decisions. He doesn't just make decisions on renovations lol.

 

Word directly from people in the know is zero player personnel decisions. Budget approval only

[Spanky99]

Wow, different tone now!

 

Well ya, I just witnessed them fail miserably? WTF?

[RobinThicc]

Who's the houston GM that got banned from baseball?

 

Get him unbanned and bring him in.

[Jimcanuck]

Shatkins overall body of work says they stay. These two playoff losses were tight and could have gone either way. Not enough to use the pitchforks.