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Marlins Fire Fredi Gonzalez, Jim Presley, Carlos Tosca
• A Marlins official said these were owner Jeffrey Loria's issues with Fredi Gonzalez: He went too much by-the-book, didn't follow his instincts enough, upset Loria with some strategic decisions; and his team wasn't good enough fundamentally.
• Magic coach Stan Van Gundy said on 790 The Ticket that Loria's comments about being committed to winning are ``delusional'' and he's not ``rational.'' And another Gonzalez friend, Braves manager Bobby Cox, told us before the firing that it's unreasonable for Loria to expect playoffs. ``If he wants to get extra parts and spend money, then you can say that would be reasonable,'' Cox said.
So what is realistic with this roster? ``We should be a little better than .500,'' Gonzalez said 1 ½ weeks ago, noting the bench was his worst in four years.
• One Marlins person said Hanley Ramirez, removed from a game by Gonzalez this season for lack of hustle, openly celebrated his firing.
• A Marlins player said Gonzalez seemed to ``grow progressively more tired of doing what management said'' and it won't be able to control Bobby Valentine as much.
What a dick head, I hope Hanley learns some English so he can communicate with his new manager.
On another note, Loria is a fag, Girardi did exactly what Loria wanted from Fredi and he got fired, wtf is going on here? I'm getting sick of this fucking owner we have, if he keeps this shit up he's going to fuck up this franchise and ruin the few fans they have out there.
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