Does Melvin get a free pass this year?

[Lefty]

I was wondering if the Diamondbacks are not competitive this year does Melvin a get a free pass or could he be fired?

 

[green machine]

He shouldn't get a free pass unless he's playing young players and they are not producing.

My complaint with BoMel is how he handles the younger players, like CJ.

 

[Espo]

I think Melvin should be on a short leash. Plus he is the old guards choice for manager. I think Josh Byrnes will want to get his own guy in here same with Morad. I think that Melvin could easily be the first manager fired. It's not like they are running a prospect filled lineup out there like the Marlins. They are running an older lineup out there and I agree with Greenmachine, Melvin mishandles young players. He seems to pull Jackson any chance he gets. I hated what he did with him last year by not playing him on a regular basis once he was called up. He isn't going to develop if Melvin keeps benching him in crunch time.

 

[Ryanwb]

Melvin is pissing me off.....

 

[MaoTosiFanClub]

Yeah, the press conference after the game yesterday when Melvin kept raving about the team's effort and attempted to justify losses with what-if's was very McGinnis-esque.

 

[Ryanwb]

I hate cheerleader coaches..... Melvin is a Bob Brenly clone. We need a firey pissed off manager *cough* like Wally Backman.

I'm just glad they didn't sign Grady Little.

 

[devilfan02]

I hate cheerleader coaches..... Melvin is a Bob Brenly clone. We need a firey pissed off manager *cough* like Wally Backman.

I'm just glad they didn't sign Grady Little.

I disagree that Melvin is a Brenly clone. While Brenly might fall under the category of a "cheerleader coach", he is not anything like Melvin. He was much more outspoken on his teams performance and also against opponents and/or umpires. Melvin just sits on his bucket, stares at the clock in center field, and then repeats the same stupid postgame comments. The guy is horrendous and needs to go

 

[Espo]

Melvin doesn't deserve to get a free pass past tonight. This is rediculous.

 

[AZZenny]

Melvin is on a short leash, I suspect, and games like this just keep chopping away at it.

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Can't come soon enough.

 

[ajcardfan]

Melvin is on a short leash, I suspect, and games like this just keep chopping away at it.

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Can't come soon enough.

Yeah, he's definitely losing any extra leash he started out with. This home stand has been a bummer and attendance has been horrible. They can't play sub-.500 ball at home and have Melvin keep his job going into next year.

 

[BC867]

2 BOB's gone . . . 1 to go

Once upon a time, a BOB (Brenley, that is), despite managing the D'backs to a World Championship (with the help of two superstar pitchers), was let go.

He had diffuculty communicating directly with his ballplayers. They would read about what their Manager thought about them in the newspaper. He was more comfortable with the Press than with the team.

Then, another BOB (Bank One Ballpark) left the scene when Chase Bank (formerly Chase Manhattan) took over. In the words of our Bank One branch manager, "Those people in New York have no idea what goes on in Arizona."

Two BOB's gone . . . one to go.

I'm getting tired of reading about MELLLL-vin and his "a little" comments to the Press. Our pitching is a little off. Our hitters are a little slow. Our fielding is a little weak.

His lethargy is dragging down the team. And, as we all know, he doesn't know how to prepare young players to excel.

Two BOB's gone . . . one to go.

By the way, I don't agree with those who say that we should have kept Wally Backman. Neither extreme is going to produce long-term success. Not a Manager who snoozes through a season. And not an alcoholic abuser.

The answer, as in most cases, lies in the middle. A leader, in control of both his team and himself. One who knows when not to put his players into a frenzy, but also knows when to light a fire.

I know that Bret Butler is earning a reputation as a good Manager in our Minor League system. But is that because he's growing into a solid Manager, or one who is an excellent hitting/baserunning/bunting coach?

What are your opinions?