It is entirely possible that if one team had fired its manager sometime this season, others would have followed.

When another team fired its manager, those other teams then did likewise.

The 1999 season hasn't even started, and they have changed managers, becoming perhaps only the third team to fire their manager in spring training.

She fired her manager and canceled touring for the album.

Castro did not fire his manager for losing the game in Havana.

The owner would fire his manager if he didn't set it up that way.

Then George in fact fires his new general manager for not supporting his decision to fire Green.

Both thought it would be big news if father and son fired their manager on the same night.

Now the Mets are hovering just above last place, planning to fire their manager and wondering what to do next.

Hunsicker fired his manager, but he did not wave a white flag.