My question is the same as it always is in these situations: how can a manager be the right man for the job from October through March, then suddenly become not the right man six games into the season?
I don’t mean to defend Garner, who although he was dealt a lousy hand in Detroit is very high on the list of managers whose reputation far outstrips their performance. I just have to wonder what good it does to let one guy run the team all through spring training, pick the roster, set the rules, get to know the players, then dump him because the team has a six-game losing streak.
I don’t mean to defend Garner, who although he was dealt a lousy hand in Detroit is very high on the list of managers whose reputation far outstrips their performance. I just have to wonder what good it does to let one guy run the team all through spring training, pick the roster, set the rules, get to know the players, then dump him because the team has a six-game losing streak.