see ya, Lou. my biggest HOPE is that Piniella is replaced by Girardi... Why? So, that we can return to being an also-ran in the NL Central? return? laughable. you must have missed that whole 'playoff run' this year. 'also-ran' is a complimentary term when used here. obviously you like the managing and performance of this team as it stands. sorry, i simply do not. Girardi is one of the sharpest baseball minds in the game, and a true leader who bleeds Blue. see Marlins. Florida. 2006... So, you give Lou no credit for getting us to the playoffs, but yet put full blame on him because Ramirez/Lee/Soriano magically forgot how to hit? Right, that makes sense. And yes, return makes perfect sense. Last year we were last place, this year we were in first. Thus, return. And what the hell does "see Marlins. Florida. 2006.." mean What am I supposed to see? A sub-.500 team who finished in 4th place? what happened to the Banedon post? couldn't respond, and logged back in. regardless, Clint Hurdle? how does Clint Hurdle equate to a Joe Girardi point? Merely pointing out that a successful team doesn't mean the manager was great. I didn't make my point very well, and didn't have the energy to repost in a way that made sense, so I deleted the post. :P Thought I got it before it was seen.