report: Perlozzo ousted.
I hope these wholesale changes down in Baltimore don't affect our one particular friend.
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Source: O's fire Perlozzo
Trembley named interim manager; report: MacPhail hired as COO
By Jeff Zrebiec and Dan Connolly
Originally published June 18, 2007, 10:57 AM EDT
Sam Perlozzo was fired as manager of the Orioles this morning, according to a club source.Perlozzo, 56, a Cumberland native who called managing the Orioles his dream job, will be removed about 2 1/2 months into his second full season leading the club.
The team is set to leave this afternoon for a six-game West Coast trip that starts tomorrow night in San Diego. Bullpen coach Dave Trembley, a longtime minor league skipper who has occasionally subbed for bench coach Tom Trebelhorn this season, has been named interim manager while club executives begin the search for a long-term replacement.
In addition, ESPN's Buster Olney is reporting that the club has hired Andy MacPhail, former Chicago Cubs president, as the Orioles' chief operating officer, presumably replacing Joe Foss, who left the Orioles earlier this season. And, according to Olney, they are attempting to set up a meeting with former Florida Marlins manager Joe Girardi to replace Perlozzo.
The Orioles, who are currently in last place in the American League East with a 29-40 record and in the midst of an eight-game losing streak, are expected to announce changes this afternoon.
Trembley becomes the club's sixth manager since 1997. Including interims, only the Toronto Blue Jays (who have had seven) have had more managerial flux in the past 10 years.Perlozzo, who was signed through 2008, becomes the second consecutive Orioles manager to be fired in the middle of a contract.
Lee Mazzilli was fired in August 2005.
There apparently is no timetable for the hiring of a long-time manager but Davey Johnson, the last skipper to guide the Orioles to a winning season, and Girardi, the National League Manager of the Year last season for the Marlins who was fired after a dispute with ownership, were atop of the front office's wish list of potential replacements, according to club sources.
Perlozzo was let go after compiling a 122-164 record since becoming the interim manager of the club after Mazzilli's firing. Perlozzo had the interim tag removed before the 2006 season and directed the Orioles to a 70-92 and fourth-place finish in the A.L. East last year.
Late in the 2006 season, there was an organizational debate if Perlozzo should return, but club owner Peter Angelos felt he should be given another shot with a more talented roster. Angelos authorized the spending of approximately $80 million this offseason to overhaul the bullpen, add depth to the lineup with Aubrey Huff and Jay Payton, and acquire veteran pitchers Jaret Wright and Steve Trachsel. But Wright made just three starts and is expected to miss most of the season with shoulder problems, joining two other projected members of the rotation on the disabled list.
Huff, the highest-priced free agent addition, has not proved to be the middle-of-the-order threat the Orioles were seeking, and the revamped bullpen, most notably Danys Baez, has faltered. The 2007 Orioles have been terribly inconsistent with three separate four-game winning streaks and a six-game winning streak, but also two five-game losing skids and the current eight-game stretch that ultimately led to Perlozzo's ouster.
Sloppy play and mental mistakes have contributed to several of their close losses and hasn't reflected well on Perlozzo, who had lost the confidence of several key members of the organization, including Angelos, because of his in-game decision-making, according to club sources.Perlozzo's job security became a hot button issue following the Orioles' 6-5 loss to the Boston Red Sox on May 13.
In that game, Perlozzo removed starting pitcher Jeremy Guthrie just two outs shy of a complete game and saw Baez and Chris Ray, the supposed backbones of the bullpen, cough up the lead. Guthrie had thrown 91 pitches and was pulled from the game after catcher Ramon Hernandez dropped an infield pop-up.
Talk of Perlozzo's job security cooled late last month as the Orioles ran off six straight wins, but the club has fallen on hard times since, with each close loss seemingly pushing Perlozzo further and further out of favor with the organization and its fan base. During the nine-game home stand, which ended with a loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday that dropped the Orioles 1-8 during the stretch, Perlozzo was booed several times when he came out of the dugout to make a pitching change.His handling of his pitching staff was one factor that led to his dismissal, though team sources said that the Orioles' front office felt that the manager had also lost the clubhouse.
This season alone, veterans Jay Gibbons and Kevin Millar had gone public with their frustration over their roles with the club, which they said Perlozzo didn't define. Third baseman Melvin Mora, the longest tenured Oriole, had also criticized Perlozzo late last month after he was angered that the manager didn't tell him the night before that he wouldn't be in the starting lineup that day.
Privately, other players had also let their complaints be known to upper management, said sources. When The Sun did a story on Perlozzo's job security last month, none of the team leaders, including Miguel Tejada, Brian Roberts, Millar and Jamie Walker, stepped forward in support of their manager; instead declining to comment on his status.
Mora and center fielder Corey Patterson did finally back Perlozzo after Saturday's loss to the Diamondbacks.
"I don't want to be in the manager's shoes right now because it's kind of hard for him," said Mora. "He's doing everything he can do try to win some games. … I know Sam. He tried to put the best people out there, and nothing works out for us. There's nothing else he can do. He may have to [start] hitting and pitching." Said Patterson: "We have to find a way to come out and prepare ourselves everyday to win a game. I like Sam. He's always been fair to me. I respect him and he respects me."
Before he replaced Mazzilli, Perlozzo spent parts of 19 seasons as a major league coach with the New York Mets, Cincinnati Reds, Seattle Mariners and the Orioles. The move to promote him to the Orioles' manager was applauded at the time by players, who will now welcome the organization's seventh different manager in 13 seasons.Trembley, 55, has spent 22 years in professional baseball, including 20 as a minor league manager.
He had served the past four years as a manager in the Orioles' minor league system.
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Source: O's fire Perlozzo
Trembley named interim manager; report: MacPhail hired as COO
By Jeff Zrebiec and Dan Connolly
Originally published June 18, 2007, 10:57 AM EDT
Sam Perlozzo was fired as manager of the Orioles this morning, according to a club source.Perlozzo, 56, a Cumberland native who called managing the Orioles his dream job, will be removed about 2 1/2 months into his second full season leading the club.
The team is set to leave this afternoon for a six-game West Coast trip that starts tomorrow night in San Diego. Bullpen coach Dave Trembley, a longtime minor league skipper who has occasionally subbed for bench coach Tom Trebelhorn this season, has been named interim manager while club executives begin the search for a long-term replacement.
In addition, ESPN's Buster Olney is reporting that the club has hired Andy MacPhail, former Chicago Cubs president, as the Orioles' chief operating officer, presumably replacing Joe Foss, who left the Orioles earlier this season. And, according to Olney, they are attempting to set up a meeting with former Florida Marlins manager Joe Girardi to replace Perlozzo.
The Orioles, who are currently in last place in the American League East with a 29-40 record and in the midst of an eight-game losing streak, are expected to announce changes this afternoon.
Trembley becomes the club's sixth manager since 1997. Including interims, only the Toronto Blue Jays (who have had seven) have had more managerial flux in the past 10 years.Perlozzo, who was signed through 2008, becomes the second consecutive Orioles manager to be fired in the middle of a contract.
Lee Mazzilli was fired in August 2005.
There apparently is no timetable for the hiring of a long-time manager but Davey Johnson, the last skipper to guide the Orioles to a winning season, and Girardi, the National League Manager of the Year last season for the Marlins who was fired after a dispute with ownership, were atop of the front office's wish list of potential replacements, according to club sources.
Perlozzo was let go after compiling a 122-164 record since becoming the interim manager of the club after Mazzilli's firing. Perlozzo had the interim tag removed before the 2006 season and directed the Orioles to a 70-92 and fourth-place finish in the A.L. East last year.
Late in the 2006 season, there was an organizational debate if Perlozzo should return, but club owner Peter Angelos felt he should be given another shot with a more talented roster. Angelos authorized the spending of approximately $80 million this offseason to overhaul the bullpen, add depth to the lineup with Aubrey Huff and Jay Payton, and acquire veteran pitchers Jaret Wright and Steve Trachsel. But Wright made just three starts and is expected to miss most of the season with shoulder problems, joining two other projected members of the rotation on the disabled list.
Huff, the highest-priced free agent addition, has not proved to be the middle-of-the-order threat the Orioles were seeking, and the revamped bullpen, most notably Danys Baez, has faltered. The 2007 Orioles have been terribly inconsistent with three separate four-game winning streaks and a six-game winning streak, but also two five-game losing skids and the current eight-game stretch that ultimately led to Perlozzo's ouster.
Sloppy play and mental mistakes have contributed to several of their close losses and hasn't reflected well on Perlozzo, who had lost the confidence of several key members of the organization, including Angelos, because of his in-game decision-making, according to club sources.Perlozzo's job security became a hot button issue following the Orioles' 6-5 loss to the Boston Red Sox on May 13.
In that game, Perlozzo removed starting pitcher Jeremy Guthrie just two outs shy of a complete game and saw Baez and Chris Ray, the supposed backbones of the bullpen, cough up the lead. Guthrie had thrown 91 pitches and was pulled from the game after catcher Ramon Hernandez dropped an infield pop-up.
Talk of Perlozzo's job security cooled late last month as the Orioles ran off six straight wins, but the club has fallen on hard times since, with each close loss seemingly pushing Perlozzo further and further out of favor with the organization and its fan base. During the nine-game home stand, which ended with a loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday that dropped the Orioles 1-8 during the stretch, Perlozzo was booed several times when he came out of the dugout to make a pitching change.His handling of his pitching staff was one factor that led to his dismissal, though team sources said that the Orioles' front office felt that the manager had also lost the clubhouse.
This season alone, veterans Jay Gibbons and Kevin Millar had gone public with their frustration over their roles with the club, which they said Perlozzo didn't define. Third baseman Melvin Mora, the longest tenured Oriole, had also criticized Perlozzo late last month after he was angered that the manager didn't tell him the night before that he wouldn't be in the starting lineup that day.
Privately, other players had also let their complaints be known to upper management, said sources. When The Sun did a story on Perlozzo's job security last month, none of the team leaders, including Miguel Tejada, Brian Roberts, Millar and Jamie Walker, stepped forward in support of their manager; instead declining to comment on his status.
Mora and center fielder Corey Patterson did finally back Perlozzo after Saturday's loss to the Diamondbacks.
"I don't want to be in the manager's shoes right now because it's kind of hard for him," said Mora. "He's doing everything he can do try to win some games. … I know Sam. He tried to put the best people out there, and nothing works out for us. There's nothing else he can do. He may have to [start] hitting and pitching." Said Patterson: "We have to find a way to come out and prepare ourselves everyday to win a game. I like Sam. He's always been fair to me. I respect him and he respects me."
Before he replaced Mazzilli, Perlozzo spent parts of 19 seasons as a major league coach with the New York Mets, Cincinnati Reds, Seattle Mariners and the Orioles. The move to promote him to the Orioles' manager was applauded at the time by players, who will now welcome the organization's seventh different manager in 13 seasons.Trembley, 55, has spent 22 years in professional baseball, including 20 as a minor league manager.
He had served the past four years as a manager in the Orioles' minor league system.
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