Who Most Deserved to be Fired this Week?

by Justin Bopp on Oct 4, 2009 6:02 PM EDT Comment 5 comments

FILE - In this Feb. 25, 2007, file photo, Toronto Blue Jays general manager J.P. Ricciardi keeps an eye on the action during spring training baseball in Dunedin, Fla. The Blue Jays fired Ricciardi on Saturday on Oct. 3, 2009, ending an eight-year tenure marked by an inability to get past the Yankees and Red Sox and into the playoffs. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Frank Gunn, File)

4 months ago: FILE - In this Feb. 25, 2007, file photo, Toronto Blue Jays general manager J.P. Ricciardi keeps an eye on the action during spring training baseball in Dunedin, Fla. The Blue Jays fired Ricciardi on Saturday on Oct. 3, 2009, ending an eight-year tenure marked by an inability to get past the Yankees and Red Sox and into the playoffs. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Frank Gunn, File)

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Surprising, expected, or otherwise--these guys were either fired or should be. One is at least a year early, but why not get the ball rolling, eh? Defend your pick or insult others below.

*I do realize it's a bit late for a weekend poll, but the polling widget wasn't letting me save on Friday for some reason. I'll get next week's up a little earlier.

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J.P. Ricciardi

77 votes

Eric Wedge

13 votes

Kevin Towers

5 votes

Cryonic Technicians at Alcor Life Extension Foundation

52 votes

The GM who brought in Betancourt as a defensive stopgap

148 votes

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Omar Minaya and Jerry Manuel

by James Kannengieser on Oct 4, 2009 7:18 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

+infinity

LOL, I came over here for the express purpose of leaving that same comment, but you beat me to it.

www.twitter.com/willDavidian

by All Shook Down on Oct 4, 2009 8:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Easy call

Desecrating corpses is a worse crime than any baseball official has committed. Even Cam Bonifey. (And that it’s the remains of the Splendid Splinter himself doesn’t help.)

As a fan of a team that had a less than successful year, I’m just glad it’s over at last. (What, playoffs? If you must, I guess. I’m gonna watch some Hockey or something.)

by kirbyk on Oct 4, 2009 8:47 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs