I'm on my way, I'm making it
I've got to make it Show, yeah
Hello to John Gibbons, farewell to Carlos Tosca, turn the page on another chapter in Blue Jays history. The airwaves were filled with analysis and accusations after the firing of Carlos Tosca yesterday afternoon. So break out your reading glasses; there’s a lot of links to digest today:
The Firing
The Star: Jays toss Carlos Tosca
The Sun: Tosca: he’s outta here
MLB.com: Blue Jays dismiss manager Tosca
The Globe & Mail: Curtain drops on Tosca’s sad opera
ESPN.com: Jays fire Tosca after fifth straight loss
Baseball Primer readers sound off
The Firee
Are pinstripes next for Carlos? Maybe, if Joe Torre thinks Tosca would be a good coach.
The Columnists
Rich Griffin: Ricciardi classless in firing -- if you think the article will just get you all riled up if you read it, you’re probably right.
Bob Elliott: Tosca not the one to blame -- ditto on the riled-up thing. Predictably, Elliott also wins the pool by being the first local writer to stump for Ernie Whitt as manager.
Tom Singer: High hopes, low results cost Tosca: “J.P. Ricciardi could not have expected Tosca to be stalking the Yankees, but neither did he accept him being six lengths behind the Devil Rays.” Nicely put.
The New Guy
The Star: New Jays boss a survivor
The Notes
Sun notes: Justin Miller returns to the rotation, etc.
MLB.com notes: Kevin Cash on the ball that was rolling foul.
Star notes: How to clear waivers after the July 31 deadline.
Oh Yeah, the Ballgame
Batista, Jays struggle vs. Yanks -- more wonderful news: Batista is off to see a specialist about growing back pain
Bruisin’ in the Bronx
The Dynamic Duo
Almost forgotten in all the excitement: the Expos roughed up Roger Clemens yesterday. Way to go, ‘Spos!
Greg Maddux finally gets the 300th victory of his first-ballot Hall of Fame career.
We’ve pretty much trampled the Tosca firing to death hereabouts, so let’s try a different tack: what should we expect from the Jays through the end of the season? Better play? Different lineups? Different bullpen management? How will John Gibbons do in his trial managerial session?
We’ll start to learn the answer to that last question this afternoon, as the Jays try to avoid the four-game sweep at Yankee Stadium that they themselves inflicted on the Bombers last year. And look who’s pitching for the Yankees in Gibbons’ first game as manager: none other than E______ L_____.
https://www.battersbox.ca/article.php?story=20040809085415999