Will this fire up the Rays to play even harder the rest of the season (hopefully, not against the Indians :-) or will they still struggle like they have against the Yankees and Red Sox?  

In other words, was this the best time to make this move or should they have waited until after the season was over?  Will the manager who takes over now still be the manager next year?

Should they have made this move sooner?  I wish they would have before the last Yankees series - maybe the Rays would have been more of a challenge for them and won a game or two.

Thoughts?

Sorry, I should have read the article thoroughly before posting - my bad. :-(

I thought he was leaving as of right now, not after the season was over.

Therefore, ignore my earlier post.

Instead, consider whether you think the D'Rays' attitude and play will be different now that they know Piniella will not be back next year.  Will they play better?  Worse?  The same?

Also, who do you think will be hired as the next manager of the D'Rays?  Who would you like to see hired?

Again, sorry about the earlier post.

Take care and have a great day! :-)

RaysBB - Yes, overall the D'Rays did much better against the Yankees, including winning the season series; however, they didn't win any of the last three games they played each other (which would have helped my Indians in their playoff run) and the D'Rays were totally blown out in one of the three games.  The other two they should have probably won, losing late leads in both.

Therefore, that "old struggle" of defeating the Yankees "reared its ugly head" again at the end of their series.  That's what I was really referring to.  I appreciate your clarification, though. :-)

Take care and have a great day!

Hello everyone,

Tampa Bay has certainly been a challenge for the Yankees and the Red Sox, which has helped the Indians in their quest for a playoff spot.  I just hope they don't cause problems for us next week.  Hopefully, we'll be ready! :-)

Go Tribe! :-)

Take care and have a great day!