Get yer popcorn ready! Phillies news conference today at 1pm. John Middleton with the pair of losers, Matt Klentek and Andy MacPhail. I'm sure they will discuss the Gabe Kapler firing but also their own situations.
How will MacPhail justify the "If we don't, we don't" stupid comment over the summer? How will Klentek walk back his recent endorsement of Gabe Kapler (" I think Gabe is doing a really good job!:). What excuse does Klentek make for now addressing pitching both before the season and at the All-Star break?
As Angelo Cataldi said on his WIP Morning Show today, wouldn't it be great if Middleton sat down and surprised everyone by firing both Klentek and MacPhail on live television? Seeing them escorting out of Citizens Bank Park by Security? Good riddens! That will never happen but it would be much deserved!
I want to hear explanations and will probably get a bunch of lies. But I also want plans on where the Phillies are going in the future. Will they be aggressive again spending money on free agents? Will the new manager have experience and be a disciplinarian? What message can MIddleton give the fans to give them hope?
How can I, as a loyal fan, trust Klentek not to repeat the same mistakes? Will he admit to his mistakes? Has he learned from his mistakes? Will there be more of a mix of analytics and old-school baseball?
Will this usually weak media ask hard questions or throw softballs to the three? This is a very rare opportunity to catch the hierarchy of the Phils all together. I'm hoping guys like Zelecki, Salsbury, Marcus Hayes and Howard Eskin ask probing, difficult questions.
The fans deserve to know.
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