Wow went straight to ridiculous, I'm sensing sarcasm. I'm pretty content with the way things are. He has next year already guaranteed. I also believe,there is a certain date that a year is added if he's still manager, so it's never a lame duck situation.
I think John Gibbons is okay, he's not terrible, he's not the best manager ever. The player's seem to like him, and they are having some success. He seems able to make in game/in season adjustments alright. The point of the crickets comment, I think,was that the month of August made it really, really difficult to keep this thread going, without seeming borderline retarded.