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Majority of Voters in BCB Tracking Poll Think Ken Macha Should Be Fired Before Tomorrow

Over 50% of BCB readers think Ken Macha should be fired today.
Over 50% of BCB readers think Ken Macha should be fired today.

This week's poll was open from Monday to Tuesday at noon and received 213 responses. Here are some of the notable results:

  • 52% of voters think Ken Macha should be fired before the Brewers resume play tomorrow. 16% think Doug Melvin should be fired.
  • Macha's approval rating is back down to 22%, down 12% from two weeks ago.
  • 62% of voters think Trevor Hoffman should continue to get occasional save opportunities.
  • 60% of voters think the Brewers should trade Rickie Weeks if they can get the right offer.

Follow the jump for the full results.

What should the Brewers do with Trevor Hoffman?

Response Votes %
Reinstall him as closer 8 4%
Give him occasional opportunities 133 62%
Continue using him in mop up duty 29 14%
Trade/release him 43 20%

Should the Brewers be looking to trade Rickie Weeks before the trade deadline?

Response Votes %
Yes, they should take whatever they can get for him. 10 5%
Yes, but only if they're blown away by an offer. 127 60%
No. 76 36%

Should Cecil Cooper have his number retired by the Brewers?

Response Votes %
Yes 97 46%
No 58 27%
Undecided 58 27%

Do you approve of the job Doug Melvin is doing as General Manager of the Brewers?

Response Votes % Prev* Diff
Yes 103 48% 53% -5%
No 57 27% 22% +5%
Undecided 53 25% 25% n/c

Do you approve of the job Ken Macha is doing as Manager of the Brewers?

Response Votes % Prev* Diff
Yes 46 22% 34% -12%
No 142 67% 43% +24%
Undecided 25 12% 23% -9%

Do you approve of the job Rick Peterson is doing as Pitching Coach of the Brewers?

Response Votes % Prev* Diff
Yes 56 26% 36% -10%
No 90 42% 28% +14%
Undecided 67 31% 36% -5%

Do you approve of the decision to sign Randy Wolf to a three year deal?

Response Votes % Prev* Diff
Yes 116 54% 51% +3%
No 62 29% 30% -1%
Undecided 35 16% 19% -3%

Do you approve of the decision to sign Doug Davis to a one year deal?

Response Votes % Prev* Diff
Yes 125 59% 59% n/c
No 70
33% 26% +7%
Undecided 18
8% 15% -7%

Should Ken Macha or Doug Melvin be fired before the Brewers resume play on Thursday?

Response Votes %
Both should be fired 28 13%
Melvin should be fired 6 3%
Macha should be fired 83 39%
Neither should be fired 96 45%
* - There wasn't a tracking poll last week, so in all cases where a previous result is listed, it refers to two weeks ago.