I heard this during the Cubs game last night, and it made me sad.
Walt Jocketty, baseball’s second-longest-tenured general manager, has parted ways with the Cardinals. Bill DeWitt Jr., the team’s principal owner, and club president Mark Lamping made the announcement at Busch Stadium on Wednesday afternoon. […]
Jocketty was hired on Oct. 14, 1994, with the charge of reviving a franchise that had not made the postseason since 1987. The Cardinals won the National League Central in 1996, and though it struggled somewhat in the ensuing three seasons, the 2000 campaign began one of the most successful periods in the team’s history.
In total, the Cardinals made seven postseason trips in 13 seasons with Jocketty as general manager, winning two National League pennants and the 2006 World Series. The club went 1,117-968 with Jocketty at the helm — a .536 winning percentage.
It’s a parting of ways because of personalities, not performance. Let’s hope they don’t lose LaRussa because of it.
That’s
National League Central Division Champion Chicago Cubs
to you.
I suspect LaRussa will be gone as well… to manage wherever Jocketty ends up as GM.
How will Cardinals ownership respond? My prediction is with Girardi as manager, cutting payroll and putting lots of prospects on the field and a first time GM in the front office.
Cardinals fans deserve better.