Casey had that unique ability. He was so good at it that during his12-year stint, he won seven World Series and 10 American Leaguepennants. This is head and shoulders above what any other major leaguemanager was able to do with their team.
So, what was Casey's reward for this incredible record? He got fired.The circumstances are a little unusual, to say the least. When BillMazarowski of the Pittsburgh Pirates hit a dramaticbottom-of-the-ninth home run in the seventh and deciding game, the NewYork Yankees lost the 1960 World Series. Stengel was dumped just fivedays later and said, "I've been fired because of my age. I'll nevermake the mistake of being 70 again."
The New York Yankees' owner had a right to do what he did. However,it's like the bull standing on the railroad track. You admire hiscourage, but you question his judgment. You can admire the Yankeemanagement for doing what they thought was right, but you mustquestion their judgment for firing such an incredibly successfulmanager.
And what about fairness? Doesn't success deserve some kind of loyalty?Casey's fans were terribly upset about that turn of events, and itcauses all of us to wonder what we have to do in order to develop asense of loyalty on both sides of the table. Loyalty is a veryvaluable character quality, and those who have it really do havesomething to smile about!
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