Talking about what's on Everybody's Mind...
...the status of O's skipper Sam Perlozzo.
The fact of the matter is that Perlozzo is not entirely to blame for the Orioles woes. Sure, he has made some boneheaded decisions, such as removing Jeremy Guthrie from the May 13th game against the Red Sox with one out in the 9th after only 92 pitches, and allowing Denys Baez to remain the setup man for way too long. Is Sam Perlozzo the perfect manager? Maybe not.
But there are two distinct things to remember when discussing his job status as to why this is not his fault:
Injuries: 3/5 of the projected starting rotation (Kris Benson, Jaret Wright and Adam Loewen) are on the shelf, and only Loewen may ever wear and Orioles uniform again. Steve Trachsel, Brian Burres and Jeremy Guthrie have done yeomen like work to pick up the slack. Problem is that the bullpen got overtaxed while Burres and Guthrie were stretching out their arms as starters. Also, don't forget Ramon Hernandez was on the shelf for most of April, too.
The Front Office: Perlozzo can only deal with the hand his dealt as far as personnel. The front office improved the pitching, but gave no help to the offensive situation. While Jay Payton and Aubrey Huff were adequate additions, neither player scares anybody with the stick. Combine that with the lack of power production from Miguel Tejada and Jay Gibbons and its amazing that the offense has scored as many runs as they have. That's not Perlozzo's fault. It may not even bey the fault of Mike Flanagan and Jim Duquette, since those personal decisions are made at a higher level.
The one thing to remember about Perlozzo's job status is this: what is accomplished by firing him now? You wind up with a placeholder manager through the rest of the season, then need to go about hiring a new manager when it will be impossible to get the kind of "name" manager that Angelos will demand come in and work for him. It's not going to happen.
Hopefully, the offense can turn it around and save us from further discussion of the issue.
The fact of the matter is that Perlozzo is not entirely to blame for the Orioles woes. Sure, he has made some boneheaded decisions, such as removing Jeremy Guthrie from the May 13th game against the Red Sox with one out in the 9th after only 92 pitches, and allowing Denys Baez to remain the setup man for way too long. Is Sam Perlozzo the perfect manager? Maybe not.
But there are two distinct things to remember when discussing his job status as to why this is not his fault:
Injuries: 3/5 of the projected starting rotation (Kris Benson, Jaret Wright and Adam Loewen) are on the shelf, and only Loewen may ever wear and Orioles uniform again. Steve Trachsel, Brian Burres and Jeremy Guthrie have done yeomen like work to pick up the slack. Problem is that the bullpen got overtaxed while Burres and Guthrie were stretching out their arms as starters. Also, don't forget Ramon Hernandez was on the shelf for most of April, too.
The Front Office: Perlozzo can only deal with the hand his dealt as far as personnel. The front office improved the pitching, but gave no help to the offensive situation. While Jay Payton and Aubrey Huff were adequate additions, neither player scares anybody with the stick. Combine that with the lack of power production from Miguel Tejada and Jay Gibbons and its amazing that the offense has scored as many runs as they have. That's not Perlozzo's fault. It may not even bey the fault of Mike Flanagan and Jim Duquette, since those personal decisions are made at a higher level.
The one thing to remember about Perlozzo's job status is this: what is accomplished by firing him now? You wind up with a placeholder manager through the rest of the season, then need to go about hiring a new manager when it will be impossible to get the kind of "name" manager that Angelos will demand come in and work for him. It's not going to happen.
Hopefully, the offense can turn it around and save us from further discussion of the issue.
Labels: Orioles
posted by Brian Griffiths at 8:46 PM
3 Comments:
Don't get me started on the Orioles...The BoSox debacle two Sundays back STILL pisses me off.
Something has to be said about the leadership and charisma of a manager.
Perlozzo is in over his head. Of course as long as he remains Angelos' yes man, his job will be safe through this season at least.
Idiot Perlozzo just doesn't learn. That hard head cost us another game. Is Baez blackmailing Perlozzo or something?
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