The hilarious failure of the 2015 Washington Nationals has cost manager Matt Williams and his entire coaching staff their jobs. Despite the team enjoying the sixth-highest payroll in MLB, a division with three abysmal teams, and Bryce Harper turning in one of the greatest single seasons to have ever been recorded by any player, the franchise is sitting at home for the playoffs.
I mention all of this on this Orioles blog because the name of Orioles legend Cal Ripken Jr. is being bandied about in the preliminary part of the hiring phase for a new manager.