The Miami Marlins are, if anything, breaking new ground.
Late Sunday night - after the club did a stellar job of staying mum on who will replace Mike Redmond as their new manager - someone cracked.
But the candidate reportedly to be introduced Monday morning is general manager Dan Jennings, a man with no professional on-field playing or coaching experience.
Naturally, the Twitterverse is having a good time with the news ahead of the announcement:
Pretty sure Jeffrey Loria went to a retreat in California, said om a couple times and came up with the idea to make his GM his manager, too.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) May 18, 2015
Who's more qualified to manage in the big leagues right now? Dan Jennings or Ron Wotus? Marlins puck the 1980s high school coach.
— John Shea (@JohnSheaHey) May 18, 2015
Was told last night I couldn't get the Marlins' manager choice with 100 guesses. I'm not sure 1,000 guesses would've been sufficient
— Mark Bowman (@mlbbowman) May 18, 2015
Jeffrey Loria makes me laugh!
— Chipper Jones (@RealCJ10) May 18, 2015
I hope Dan Jennings wears a suit in the dugout.
— Andy McCullough (@McCulloughStar) May 18, 2015
As Dan Jennings takes over as MIA manager w/out experience, faces greatest challenges of anyone since Jerry Coleman moved from SD booth '80.
— Buster Olney (@Buster_ESPN) May 18, 2015
Dan Jennings is a very sharp baseball mind, but again, it's another hire of a white manager with zero experience.
— keithlaw (@keithlaw) May 18, 2015
Does Dan Jennings just tell players in the dugout they've been traded at the deadline? I have so many questions.
— James Wagner (@JamesWagnerWP) May 18, 2015
