This really is insane. He’s going to make twice as much as the second-highest paid manager (Bob Melvin).
Come on man, the Rangers were +4500 to win it all. 16th best odds in baseball. Let's not act like they were heavy favorites here and he was just along for the ride. And Bochy has 4 rings while never winning 95 games. He's doing something right in October.
yeah i mean having a lineup that is 8 deep, eovaldi and montgomery, and the astros choking their absolute dicks off probably helped?
You're completely rewriting history. They weren't favored to make it out of the ALDS. They weren't some juggernaut team this year. It's ok to admit he has a tendency for his teams to overperform in October.
MLB has rules about having to interview minority candidates, right? Obviously Counsell is their manager now, but aren't they in line for some pretty significant fines here on top of the $40M they're paying Counsell?
LMAO even I thought the rangers were going to get swept by the rays in the wc get the fuck out of here
"We didn't win bc of our manager but the manager of the team that won didn't play a role in them winning" is a take.
You lost bc of Dusty but other managers can't help their team? Do managers matter or no? Pick a side.
they only matter if they're bad. a 'good' manager is just a manager with a good team that someone else built. a 'bad' manager plays martin maldonado and says that houston fans will thank him because the rookie with 23 home runs in 350 plate appearances isn't ready or soemthing
Kind of wonder if the Braves asked him about taking a discount and he said “pay me or I’m going to the beach”
His highest annual salary during his playing days was 3 million and that was a 2 year 6 million dollar deal.
Obviously different but I think it's more wild that UNC Field Hockey turned their legendary program over to a player a day after graduating and they still are the #1 team in the country
Rangers are considered one of the top landing spots for Ohtani. Imagine if they had all 3 of the MVP finalists on one team. Spoiler it’s not happening though
Went over to check out MLB trade rumors top 50 free agents and saw their predictions. Who in their right minds would give him this contract?
I think some of the deals that were handed out last year broke some brains when trying to predict this stuff. Because 12 years for Bellinger for that annual salary is weird as hell.
My dad is going through their attic and came across this. My 7th grade science teacher was connected to Showalter somehow. I want to say Showalter was married to his sister but it's been 30+ years so idk. This would have been 1990 or 1991, I was 12 or 13. I just remember him asking me to stay after class one day, reached in his desk, and pulled this out. Thanks, Teach. edit: i think he was married to Showalter's sister now iirc. He's from the panhandle area, I believe.,