The other day I listened to Shelton on KFAN with Barreiro. I was disappointed initially with his hiring, but I softened my stance after hearing him in that interview. I don't know if any of you heard it, but I'm sure it can be pod-casted. He may not succeed here due to the overall situation, but he seems like he's light years ahead in baseball knowledge than Baldelli ever was. Seems like a pretty good guy too. At least he has a personality and a sense of humor. I never got that feeling from listening to Baldelli. He was a robot who spoke nonsense most of the time. I'm still not entirely crazy about Shelton being the manager, but I'm willing to see what happens. He HAD to have learned something from his time in Pittsburgh. Maybe it will serve him well here. One thing I'd love to see...is bring Rowson in here as bench coach. Reportedly, they're in talks with him to do that.