The mood in the clubhouse is sour, indeed. People have been talking for years about the lack of leadership in this clubhouse. Well, it's true. Look at what is happening with this team. Nobody knows what is going on, or who is running the show.
Nobody knows who is going to be here next year.
It's a mess. There is some moderate self-imposed pressure to hire a minority candidate, and Stewarts hiring would fill that goal. Stewarts alleged first choice for the next Brewers skipper, former Dodger second base man and current Padres coach Davey Lopes, would give the two top jobs on the baseball side of operations to African-Americans. The only question is whether Baylor burned too many bridges when he was previously passed for the job by Phil Garner. Meanwhile, the local baseball spotlight this weekend was on St. Louis slugger Mark McGwire, and his presence was responsible for nearly filling the park on Sunday afternoon.