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You're Fired/You're Hired - the record?

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Moderator1, Dec 1, 2011.

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  1. Batman

    Batman Well-Known Member

    Maybe the worst quick fire/rehire was Rich Kotite. Fired by the Eagles on Dec. 27, 1994, hired by the Jets on Jan. 6, 1995.
     
    Batman, Dec 1, 2011
    #25
  2. slappy4428

    slappy4428 Active Member

    slappy4428, Dec 1, 2011
    #26
  3. slappy4428

    slappy4428 Active Member

    Fired on Sunday, Sept. 2; Hired by Rangers on Sept. 8.
     
    slappy4428, Dec 1, 2011
    #27
  4. Moderator1

    Moderator1 Moderator Staff Member

    Pretty sure Fridge was fired after the announcement. Almost 100 percent sure
     
    Moderator1, Dec 1, 2011
    #28
  5. BYH

    BYH Active Member

    Leon Hess is 82 years old and he wants to win now.
     
    BYH, Dec 1, 2011
    #29
  6. Machine Head

    Machine Head Well-Known Member

    The marshmellow salesman ended up with a fair number of stiches. Dunno that Martin lost that one.
     
    Machine Head, Dec 1, 2011
    #30
  7. old_tony

    old_tony Well-Known Member

    LaRussa -- after inventing the game -- went from the White Sox to the A's within three weeks in mid-season. And didn't he land with the Cards real shortly after leaving the A's?
     
    old_tony, Dec 1, 2011
    #31
  8. BYH

    BYH Active Member

    Imagine how much quicker baseball would have been invented if he didn't go to law school!
     
    BYH, Dec 1, 2011
    #32
  9. farmerjerome

    farmerjerome Active Member

    I went through a phase of writing "out of bounce" instead of "out of bounds" for a couple of weeks. I've made that mistake too.
     
    farmerjerome, Dec 2, 2011
    #33
  10. buckweaver

    buckweaver Active Member

    Martin's firing-to-rehiring took 5 days.

    Resigned on Monday, July 24, 1978.
    Rehired (announced) on Old Timers' Day, Saturday, July 29, 1978.
     
    buckweaver, Dec 2, 2011
    #34
  11. BYH

    BYH Active Member

    That's one of those games I'd love to travel back in time and cover. Just watching the footage is awesome. People lose their fucking minds when Martin is announced. Pretty sure a.) an owner couldn't pull that off today in the age of instant media and b.) wouldn't be insane/spontaneous enough to try it.
     
    BYH, Dec 2, 2011
    #35
  12. buckweaver

    buckweaver Active Member

    Did spnited cover that game? He covered Pine Tar, of course, and told that story many times here. Can't remember now if he covered the Martin rehiring game, too.

    RIP, old man. You're really fucking missed, you know that?
     
    buckweaver, Dec 2, 2011
    #36
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