Fun to Watch Again

When Sam Perlozzo was fired as the Orioles Manager, it was just looking like another disappointing season.  Yes, we knew going in that the Division would be a high reach, but .500 didn’t nor did a possible third place finish.  When he left. .500 looked way out there and 4th place looked like it could be 5th.

Then Dave Trembley came on.  A long time minor league manager who had rarely sat in a big league dugout, if he ever had.  He was hired to be the bullpen coach, when Dempsey took a job with MASN.  A little over 30 games ago he became the Manager.  As I understand only the 7th in modern baseball, who never played Pro Baseball.

Right after that happened, something seemed to happen with the team.  Even with key injuries to the left side of the infield as well as injuries to non-key player, the team played with heart.  They played with emotion.  As I have said in an earlier article, they didn’t give up, playing until the last out in the last inning as if they could come back to win.  And amazing they sometimes have.

Now there’s a report that Dave Trembley will be named to be the manager of the Orioles in 2008.  From here it sure looks to be a good move.  Maybe they won’t be any better than a 4th place club again next year, a lot of that will depend on moves over the off-season.  But if they continue to move in a forward direction, It will be fun to watch again.