SamusAran86
Registered Member
Wally Backman, named the Diamondbacks manager this past monday, is now out of a job... He was effectivly fired after he lied to the D-backs front office about 2 DUI arrests and a confrontation with his wife that led to other charges... The Diamondbacks found out through investigating the matter that Backmans story didnt quite fit with witness reports and police reports...
Bob Melvin, the "Bench Coach" from the WS winning 2001 D-backs has been named the new Manager today, and with him announcing Jay Bell as his bench coach (Jay Bell scored the winning run in the 2001 WS) I am a happy man... Hopefully Melvin will name Mark Grace to a position, as thats what he ultimatly wants to do is coach, and that way Steve Stone who was recently let go by the cubs can join Brenneman in the booth, or it can mark the return of Bob Brenly to the broadcast booth, who managed the D-backs from 2001-half of the 2004 season (FYI he was formerally a D-backs color analist before becomeing manager)
Its deffinetly a interesting turn of events for the organization... surely they must be the laughing stocks of baseball at the moment, but at least they corrected there mistake
Bob Melvin, the "Bench Coach" from the WS winning 2001 D-backs has been named the new Manager today, and with him announcing Jay Bell as his bench coach (Jay Bell scored the winning run in the 2001 WS) I am a happy man... Hopefully Melvin will name Mark Grace to a position, as thats what he ultimatly wants to do is coach, and that way Steve Stone who was recently let go by the cubs can join Brenneman in the booth, or it can mark the return of Bob Brenly to the broadcast booth, who managed the D-backs from 2001-half of the 2004 season (FYI he was formerally a D-backs color analist before becomeing manager)
Its deffinetly a interesting turn of events for the organization... surely they must be the laughing stocks of baseball at the moment, but at least they corrected there mistake