Dan Jennings was a high school baseball coach just like his dad. He never played minor league or major league ball and, until last night, had never managed at either level either. But he has been in the business side of baseball for about 30 years. His last job was GM of the Marlins. His last act? Making himself the team's manager.
This is unprecedented. He's not a former player or manager, yet he finds himself in the dugout of the Marlins, steering their unsteady ship for the foreseeable future. All I can say is, "Go Dan!" This is the ultimate fantasy event. And I do think that a guy who has been around and followed baseball his whole life can be a successful manager. He certainly knows his team's personnel as well as anyone.
Does he have what it takes? I don't know, but former Twin's catcher Mike Redmond didn't appear to. That's why they fired him.
Dan and the Marlins lost in 14 innings last night. So he's off to a bad start. And at this point no one is even sure if the Marlins are good enough to be a good team. But Dan's living a dream, so he doesn't care. I say it again, "Go Dan."
I was watching ESPN this morning, and the general consensus of those talking was that Stephen Curry is the best pure shooter in the league's history. One of their stats? Stephen Curry once made 94 out of a hundred three-point shots in practice. At one point making 77 consecutive three-point shots.
I'm going to be watching Golden State in some playoff games. I'm also going to start paying more attention to the league's MVP. He sounds like he's worth investing some viewing time in.
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