Finally

Did you hear the news? A sports franchise just followed this page's advice. This franchise, with a storied history, terrible ownership, and operating in one of the largest cities in this country, just fired their high priced coach. Not only that, but the general manager stepped into the vacuum created by the coach being let go to coach the mess he created. This guy will do double duty as GM and head coach.

It's just too bad.

What's the problem? Simple.

It's the Knicks firing Larry Brown and replacing him with Isiah Thomas making the moves and not Jim Hendry replacing Dusty Baker.

But all hope is not lost! It looks like we won't have Dusty Baker to kick around much longer. If Mike Kiley is writing this, and he's the guy that has been saying since the beginning of time that an extension is a done deal, then there must be something to this.

Jason Stark poo-poohed this story this morning, but I tend to trust a local reporter who changes his story 180 degrees more than I trust a national writer.

Once Dusty goes, all that will be left is for MacPhail to go. And then, hope can return.