Firing of Cooper Is Too Little, Way Too Late

Our Astros blog Crawfish Boxes weighs in on the firing thusly:

Does this really do anything for the team itself? I doubt it. Ed Wade and Drayton McLane have watched the magical point in the season where firing their manager could perhaps help the team rally to glory weeks ago. The front office has also now sunk a few million with the contract extension they offered him in April. Maybe it’s because I’m just down on the Astros in general right now, but I just don’t care that we fired Coop. I would have a month ago. I would have jumped for joy and swung from rafters shouting the good news, but it’s too late.

This just feels like a symptom of the greater issue that plagues this franchise: a complete lack of willingness to be bold.

[…] At the end of the day, and in spite of the fact that I think Coop is one of the worst managers alive, this move has me confused and angry at the front office.