I know, I know, it’s old business. We’re already on to the weaknesses of our new manager.
That said, GM Rick Hahn’s firing of Renteria still intrigues and mystifies me. Obviously, with what we know now about the Tony La Russa, it’s not a stretch to think that Hahn might have hesitated to fire Renteria had he known his managerial search would get hijacked by owner Jerry Reinsdorf.
As part of his “opening statement” back on October 12, announcing the firing, Hahn said “[Ricky and I have] had conversations for literally years about how the final stages of this will go, and over the last few months and weeks, we’ve had very candid conversations about how to get to the next level, and mutually decided to part ways .