Rococo4 wrote:what is taking so long. make a decision, jesus

stevemc wrote:

Rococo4 wrote:what is taking so long. make a decision, jesus

Ok, fine! I'll order the salad for lunch. Geez!

If Middleton’s investigation of Kapler’s worthiness of another season leading the Phillies' on-field ops were a football field, it would be in the red zone because a decision is expected any time now — maybe later on Monday, Tuesday feels like a realistic target, Wednesday at the latest. Philadelphia sports fans saw 10 sacks at Lincoln Financial Field on Sunday afternoon. Will they see one more across the street at Citizens Bank Park this week?

There are a number of ways to interpret the unusual length of this drama. When the season ended eight days ago, it seemed almost a fait accompli, at least from the outside, that Kapler would be let go. But the longer this thing has gone on, the more it feels like Middleton has heard some things that might prompt him to at least consider sticking with Kapler.

On the other hand, however, maybe the delay is simply Middleton being Middleton. He is a thorough, meticulous planner and detail master, a methodical decision maker who’ll make that one extra phone call, have that one extra conversation, seek out that one last opinion to make the best call he can for his team. Maybe what looks like dithering is not dithering at all. Maybe he’s just doing things his way because, after all, this is his team, and this is his decision.

SixerLed3 wrote:

If Middleton’s investigation of Kapler’s worthiness of another season leading the Phillies' on-field ops were a football field, it would be in the red zone because a decision is expected any time now — maybe later on Monday, Tuesday feels like a realistic target, Wednesday at the latest

BigEd76 wrote:Apparently Middleton is asking for player opinions of Gabe

Shore wrote:

BigEd76 wrote:Apparently Middleton is asking for player opinions of Gabe

"Do you suck, or is it the manager?" "It's not you? Interesting."

Rockinghorse wrote:Yeah, I don't think he'll get much support.

Rockinghorse wrote:Yeah, I don't think he'll get much support. They probably like that he isn't all in their business, nor does he call them out publicly. But the genius act can only last so long when all the in-game moves don't lead to wins. Players probably tire of that, same as we do.

Rockinghorse wrote:Yeah, I don't think he'll get much support. They probably like that he isn't all in their business, nor does he call them out publicly. But the genius act can only last so long when all the in-game moves don't lead to wins. Players probably tire of that, same as we do.

Shore wrote:

Rockinghorse wrote:Yeah, I don't think he'll get much support. They probably like that he isn't all in their business, nor does he call them out publicly. But the genius act can only last so long when all the in-game moves don't lead to wins. Players probably tire of that, same as we do.

If only he was the kind of manager who made moves that won games! You know, like....

JonHeyman
Gabe Kapler still hasn’t heard from bosses regarding his job. Expectation remains that a resolution will come this week though. Owner John Middleton has been surveying the players. GM and his staff support Kapler, fans seemingly not as much. Close call, it seems.