Cardinals clinch the National League Central Division with a 9-0 victory over the Cubs.
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Cardinals clinch the National League Central Division with a 9-0 victory over the Cubs.
Joel Maddon had a .581 winning percentage while managing the Chicago Cubs. He was let go today.
I like my Tigers' chances ...
of a high draft pick next year.
Clint Hurdle had a .505 winning percentage managing the Bucs. He was let go BEFORE THE FIRST PITCH of yesterday's game.
Hurdle snapped a 20-year drought of losing seasons, and got them into the playoffs three years in a row, with a notoriously cheap owner, even by small market standards. Meanwhile, GM Bob Nutting keeps his job, despite making some of the worst trades and signings in baseball over the last three years. They're making Hurdle the scapegoat.
From Jayson Stark: https://twitter.com/jaysonst/status/...581520384?s=20
Most manager wins since 2015:
Hinch 484
Maddon 471
Francona 461
Cash 414
Melvin 406
Counsell 405
Hurdle 402
Definitely a "hold my beer" situation. 6.5 games worse is bad, but did you see how the Tigers ran away with run differential? They were like 32% worse than the Orioles, top 10 worst all-time, it appears, at -2.07 (rounded). Only 2 teams since 1950 were worse, and one of those two was the '03 Tigers. :(
Put another way, the Tigers were the only team more than 300 runs down in differential. Of the remaining teams, the Orioles were the only one more than 200 runs down in differential.
So what's worse than epically bad? Breathtakingly bad? Cosmically bad? They're lucky relegation to AAA isn't in play.
5th worst record in expansion era, whenever that is. ('03 Tigers #2 ... smelled like it too!)
Love my Tigers but it's just sad. At least I didn't suffer ill-fated hopes this year.