[EmpireWF]

Yep...The Indians will announce tomorrow they've hired Buck Showalter to be a special assistant to manager Eric Wedge and GM Mark Shapiro.

According to the Cleveland Plain Dealer Blog, Showalter will help in player development and player acquisition (in an advising form).

[joeytheking23]

grooming him to take wedge's job and put pressure on wedge...

[Lefty Noob]

Originally Posted by joeytheking23

grooming him to take wedge's job and put pressure on wedge...

Exactly. So Wedge better have his team good to go out of the gate.

[BIG Z]

Indians have a very good team, and with a bullpin expect them to contend.

showalter will help that team alot. wedge better step it up.

[ThePundit]

I think this is a bad move. Either fire Wedge and hire Showalter or don't bring Showalter in at all. It's never a good thing to have a hyena waiting for the axe to fall.

For now let Wedge lead this team but if he can't produce "The Buck" will stop here and it will be a Goodyear especially when the Tribe moves Spring Training in 2009 to AZ.

[MJHMarc]

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The Tribe should be an interesting organization in a few years from now. Going through highs and lows, the Indians shall prevail.

[simple simon]

Showalter should have been made manager period

this sort of arrangement never works