Dave Trembley is headed home to Daytona Beach today, no doubt both disappointed and relieved that his tenure as Orioles manager has come to an end. Now, Juan Samuel gets to wonder how to squeeze a win out of this team, though the level of pressure won't be the same since he apparently will be a true interim.
The search likely will begin very soon for a permanent replacement, though there is no timetable. Better to let everyone clear their heads for the next few days and hope that the managerial change has an inexplicable catalytic effect on the team and results in some kind of turnaround.
It's possible, I guess. I've seen it happen before. But Dave wasn't really the problem and the things that are really the problem are still the problem, so I'm not optimistic. Did that make any sense?
If you aren't tired of reading me on this subject yet, you can check out my instant column on the Trembley firing over on the Web site by clicking here. While you're over there, check out the great package put together by Jeff Zrebiec and Dan Connolly, which includes capsules on all the possible candidates for the permanent job.
Non-related shameless plug: If you want to hear my soothing voice, you can tune in to WBAL (1090 AM) or WBAL.com for The Week in Review. I'll be debating Clarence Mitchell IV and Kendel Erhlich for a couple of hours on the issues of the day before heading to Camden Yards for the Andy MacPhail news conference at 2:30.
Sun photo by Gene Sweeney Jr.