This morning I woke up to news my favorite soccer team, Chelsea Football Club, had sacked (to use the British phrase) their manager, Thomas Tuchel. You don’t come here to read soccer analysis, but stay with me because it got me thinking about Terry Francona.
On the heels of back-to-back wins, the Guardians’ first since Aug. 24, it may seem incongruous to ponder Terry Francona’s future. I mean, with 28 games left this season Cleveland still has a 53.5% chance of making the playoffs and 52.7% chance of winning the division, which are both quite good!
However, at the risk of repeating a Hacks joke, I think letting this be Terry Francona’s last year in charge of the Cleveland Guardians would be just fine.