Another managerial opening
There are now two managerial openings in the Frontier League and the latest has ties to the Wild Things. Traverse City has announced today it will not renew the contract of Jon Cahill when it expires at the end of the month.
Cahill, pictured, was the Wild Things' starting shortstop on their 2003 and '04 teams.
Traverse City finished 50-46 and in second place in the East Division this season. The Beach Bums were one game behind Gateway for the final playoff spot.
In two seasons managing in the northern Michigan resort town, Cahill had a 96-96 record.
This season, the Beach Bums raced out of the gate quickly and were 16-6 at one point. The Beach Bums faded down the stretch going 20-25 over their final 45 games.
In fairness to Cahill, the Beach Bums lost their best hitter in Mike Goetz (.314) after 66 games when the Pirates signed him, their best pitcher in Bryan Rembisz (2-1, 2.60) early in the year when the Angels signed him and Jake Whitesides, who was their top RBI guy when he suffered a season-ending shoulder injury in August. The Traverse City team at the end of the season wasn't nearly as good as the one that started June.
Here's hoping Cahill lands another job in the Frontier League because he's one of the best people who have come through Consol Energy Park.
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posted by Chris Dugan at
9:49 AM
11 Comments:
Lets see!
Ross as the GM and head scout.
Greg Jelks, Wild Things manager.
Mark Mason, pitching coach.
John Cahill, hitting and fielding coach.
This sounds like a championship combination to me.
Aaron Ledbetter will be the pitching coach. Count on it.
aaron ledbetter has already been told he will not be the pitching coach. and after how the wild things have treated mark mason in the past, he'd never come back to coach here. count on that!
are these opinions are do you have facts to back up these statements. It will be interesting to see who becomes the new pitching coach, as Mason is no longer with the Paints and Ledbetter has aged out of the league. Both have served the organization well and both would be positive moves for the WT. Just wondering?
Mark Mason and John Cahill will end up in Avon Lakes with Mazz.
Didn't know the pitching coach was fired.
Did we have a pitching coach this year?
Jelks is a GREAT manager. I thinkk he would be a perfect fir at Traverse City. Good bye Greg!
Just in case none of you have figured this out yet Greg Jelks is coming back next year. That is a FACT so everyone needs to move on and find something else to cry about.
amen
he will come back, and he will lose because he is not a good manager. there is no deeper issue
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