tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12133335.post755770824926933407..comments2024-02-13T06:56:14.486-05:00Comments on Walk Like a Sabermetrician: Mid-Season Managerial Changes, 1982-2008phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18057215403741682609noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12133335.post-18221934303859851862009-08-12T00:52:31.560-04:002009-08-12T00:52:31.560-04:00There have been three recent attempts to post a co...There have been three recent attempts to post a comment for this blog entry. It might be a spammer, but if it is, he's the most persistent I've seen here. Whoever it is, the posts I get to see are completely unintelligible and filled with symbols that my computer does not display properly. So if it's a real person with a legit comment, I'd love to see it, but you're going to have to put in some format I can read.phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18057215403741682609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12133335.post-26814605829747204372009-06-16T12:52:25.936-04:002009-06-16T12:52:25.936-04:00A couple of miscellaneous factoids I had intended ...A couple of miscellaneous factoids I had intended to include, but forgot about:<br /><br />* The Yankees made mid-season changes in three consecutive seasons (1988-90); the Mariners in three straight and four out of five (1983-86, 88).<br /><br />* In 1986, four of the seven AL West teams made changes, plus Dick Howser had to resign in Kansas City as mentioned in the main post. Only Gene Mauch (CAL) and Bobby Valentine (TEX) made it through the season.phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18057215403741682609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12133335.post-63032406515405102702009-06-15T23:42:45.940-04:002009-06-15T23:42:45.940-04:00I tried to tackle this question some while ago: ht...I tried to tackle this question some while ago: http://www.hardballtimes.com/main/article/do-teams-improve-by-firing-their-managers/David Gasskonoreply@blogger.com