Sveum thanked and excused for his service by the Brewers
2008-10-17 19:59
by Bob Timmermann
The Milwaukee Brewers gave GM Doug Melvin a contract extension through 2012, and Melvin used the opportunity to tell interim manager Dale Sveum that he's not under consideration for the job permanently. And hitting coach Jim Skaalen was fired too.
Poor Brewers. What did they do to deserve that lot of candidates? Maybe it's just the Dodger fan in me, but I could only chortle when I saw that list of retreads.
3 Jim Tracy Job Acceptance Checklist
1) Eric Gagne on board (although a free agent)
2) Guillermo Mota on board (also a free agent)
3) Cesar Izturis contract up in StL
4) Alex Cora contract up in Boston
Jim Tracy Job Acceptance Checklist
1) Eric Gagne on board (although a free agent)
2) Guillermo Mota on board (also a free agent)
3) Cesar Izturis contract up in StL
4) Alex Cora contract up in Boston
That's harsh.
Maybe the owners have problems with consonant clusters*.
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consonant_cluster
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