Does Oakland A’s Closer Brian Fuentes’ Tirade Mean Bob Geren Will Be Fired?

Being the head coach or manager of an athletic team is quite a bipolar position in the sporting world: it’s good when the team is winning, but it’s horrible when they’re losing. 

Credit is oftentimes overly given during teams’ successes, but blame is too when failure is more dominant and frequent. 

When the losses become commonplace, the head coach shoulders culpability and is ultimately run out of town, even if it’s not entirely his fault.

It’s easy for this to be the result, because fans demand accountability from those in charge, even though assessment of head coaches is sometimes difficult. 

This is no truer than in baseball, whe...

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