players have to make a change themselves because Ned doesn’t realize it has to occur.

I’m probably in the minority, but I still think Gagne will be alright. Give him a week or two to pitch and hopefully luck will swing back into his favor and he’ll reel off a few saves in a row.

The bigger story here, though, is that Ned is too incompetent or too stubborn to make a change- again- and the players have to basically make it themselves.

Well it’s at least nice to see him agreeing with all the talk about his struggles and wants to make it easier for the team. Now if only Ned listened to that lil interview as well as get over the idea you need a “closer”.

Gage put it all in a nice small box for us last night by demonstratin 3 qualities we will never see out of Ned. Humility, Honesty, Accountability. Yes, Gagne has been a huge disappointment thus far and yes I am pissed. However, I am willing to give the man a chance to go fix it because of the 3 items above and the fact that we already spent the $10 Mil.

Ned on the other hand deserves no such rope. He has had 5 years to demonstrate any one of these 3 qualities and/or demonstrate any significant managerial skillsand has failed to do so. Gagne demonstrated for us as clearly as ever why Ned must go. For me it is that simple.