Don't scapegoat the hitting coach when the offense is for the most part made up of pretty bad players. Other than our 2-5 hitters is any other hitter on the entire team that good? Thinking like that led to us getting rid of a perfectly good hitting coach last year and I'd really prefer not to chase off another one because he's saddled with crappy ballplayers.
Nah, they probably could if they just went to them and said that they're simply not going to re-sign them. Benchings would probably help in that department too. It's a scummy move, though (except for Soriano, who just plain deserves it).
Jesus, just send Shark back to Iowa if you don't want him in games, having him tag along on road trips like a [expletive] mascot isn't going to make him any better. Headless chickens could run this team better, I swear.