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Moriarty9 · 01-05-2009, 05:29 PM

Managers, GMs fired across baseball
Nine fired quickly
October 26, 1998

With the World Series come and gone, teams are officially looking forward to the 1999 season and, as a result, have made some changes.

In Cleveland, manager James Riley was fired, as was General Manager Hunter Barrett was given the axe. The Indians had the worst record in the American League at 67-95 this year. It was Riley's first year as a big league manager.

The same situation played out in Oakland as the Athletics fired manager Daryl Crosby and GM Billy Beane. The A's finished third in the AL West at 74-88. Crosby was hired as interim manager in late September after Art Howe was fired. In 12 games as Oakland's manager, Crosby's team went 7-5. Beane had just finished his second year at the helm of the Athletics front office.

Across the bay, the San Francisco Giants fired GM Brian Sabean and manager Brian Brown. Sabean had been in charge of the player personnel decisions for two seasons while Brown was hired as interim manager after Dusty Baker was fired after starting the year at 14-20. Brown led the Giants to a 49-78 record the remainder of the season.

The trend also reached Arlington, Texas, as the Rangers dumped skipper Johnny Oates and GM Doug Melvin. Oates took over as Rangers manager in 1995 and finishes his tenure with a record of 327-303, winning the 1996 Manager of the Year award.

In Denver, it was Rockies manager Rafael Fernandez that was fired by Colorado GM Dan Evans. Fernandez' Rockies went 77-85 in his only season at the helm.

01-05-2009, 05:29 PM	#68 (permalink)
Moriarty9 All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 1,855 Thanks: 9 Thanked 3x in 3 posts	Managers, GMs fired across baseball Nine fired quickly October 26, 1998 With the World Series come and gone, teams are officially looking forward to the 1999 season and, as a result, have made some changes. In Cleveland, manager James Riley was fired, as was General Manager Hunter Barrett was given the axe. The Indians had the worst record in the American League at 67-95 this year. It was Riley's first year as a big league manager. The same situation played out in Oakland as the Athletics fired manager Daryl Crosby and GM Billy Beane. The A's finished third in the AL West at 74-88. Crosby was hired as interim manager in late September after Art Howe was fired. In 12 games as Oakland's manager, Crosby's team went 7-5. Beane had just finished his second year at the helm of the Athletics front office. Across the bay, the San Francisco Giants fired GM Brian Sabean and manager Brian Brown. Sabean had been in charge of the player personnel decisions for two seasons while Brown was hired as interim manager after Dusty Baker was fired after starting the year at 14-20. Brown led the Giants to a 49-78 record the remainder of the season. The trend also reached Arlington, Texas, as the Rangers dumped skipper Johnny Oates and GM Doug Melvin. Oates took over as Rangers manager in 1995 and finishes his tenure with a record of 327-303, winning the 1996 Manager of the Year award. In Denver, it was Rockies manager Rafael Fernandez that was fired by Colorado GM Dan Evans. Fernandez' Rockies went 77-85 in his only season at the helm.