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What are the Indians' chances of staying in the race in the AL Central? Pay attention to the Tigers, because how the Tigers play may have a bigger bearing on the Indians' chances than how the Indians play. And that's not a roster that is going to win many games or sell many tickets. The roster next year is going to look a lot like the roster this year. So in all likelihood, even if the Indians change managers after this year.

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However, the problem for Alomar, who has never managed at any level of professional baseball _ which doesn't necessarily mean he can't be successful at it in the major leagues _ is that he'll be facing the same problems that got Acta fired: The minor league system has no major league-ready impact players to promote to the big league club, and ownership won't spend any money to sign free agents to fill holes on the roster. Naming the popular Alomar as Acta's successor would be one obvious way to get some much-needed good PR. So there's that, and there's also the fact that Tribe officials know they are going to absorb a lot of bad PR in the off-season. I'm sure Indians officials are worried they could lose Alomar to another team as a manager. He's already interviewed for a couple of big league jobs in the last couple of years, and could get interviewed again this winter. Alomar is viewed as a manager-in-waiting either in Cleveland or for another big leaague team. I WOULD be surprised if he's fired and the Indians didn't hire his bench coach, Sandy Alomar Jr., to replace him. I would not be surprised if Acta is fired.

He'll likely meet with General Manager Chris Antonetti within a day or two of the last game of the season Oct.

As the schedule got tougher in the second half of the season, the Indians collapse began.Īcta won't have to wait long to learn of his fate. That was due mostly to a favorable schedule. It's actually amazing that Acta had the Indians in first place for over a month in the first half of the season. I don't think Acta deserves to be fired, because the roster he was given this year was a flawed roster from day one of the season, and has remained so all year. For one thing, it's a way to deflect the blame away from the front office. It's not unusual for teams to fire managers after seasons like this. I could see it going either way, but with a stronger possibility that he is fired than he is not. What is the best advice you’ve ever been given?Īlways fights for what you love, and never give up, hard times don't last long.With 10 days left in the season, the biggest question surrounding the Indians is the future of Manny Acta. What is your greatest non-athletic talent? What are you interested in studying in college? I can definitely say Kevin Durant because he has a reason for everything, either it’s why he plays basketball or just his number, also he’s a great all around player.

Who is an athlete you look up to and why? I love basketball because It shows off my personality and it’s something that will get my family out the city. What do you love about the sport you play? My dad actually got me into basketball which was when I was about 12 maybe 13 years old. How/When did you get started playing your sport? I can definitely say last year when I hit a halfcourt shot.

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