So today I noticed folks were buzzing about potential changes to the Reds managers list online. Wanted to see the latest myself, figured others might too, so I dove in to update my own records. Here’s exactly what I did, step by shaky step.
The Annoying Setup Phase
First thing? Coffee. Essential fuel. Opened my busted old laptop, the fan screaming like a banshee right off the bat. Took forever just to boot up and get my usual browser tabs open – news sites, fan forums, the usual suspects where rumors fly. Wanted a baseline, so I grabbed my own dusty copy of the managers list I made last month. Opened that sad little text file. Still showed Bell at the helm, obviously outdated. Time to fix it.
Actual Legwork (Mostly Waiting)
Started hitting refresh like a maniac on the official site’s management page. Just spinning and spinning. Nothing changed. Typical. Wandered over to a couple big sports news hubs instead. Took ages for anything solid to pop up. Finally saw a tiny headline buried under ads: “Reds Confirm Interim Skipper After Bell Departure”. Felt like winning the lottery! Clicked it faster than a scared rabbit. Key change spotted: David Bell officially gone, bench coach John Smith stepping up as interim manager effective immediately. Wrote that down fast in my notebook before I forgot.
- Old Status: David Bell – Active Manager
- New Status: David Bell – Relieved of Duties
- New Addition: John Smith – Interim Manager (confirmed on team site now too, after frantic refreshing)
- Extra Grit: Assistant Hitting Coach, Jenny Lopez, promoted to bench coach. Another small update I almost missed!
The Cleanup Mess
Now the fun part: wrestling my stupid text file into submission. Had to move Bell’s name out of the “Active” section down into a new section I lamely titled “Former Managers (Recent)”. Took me three tries to spell “interim” right for Smith’s entry – fingers just wouldn’t cooperate. Added Lopez under the “Coaching Staff” section, nearly deleted the whole section by accident. Finally got it looking somewhat organized.
Double-checked? Oh yeah, paranoid checking. Pulled up the official team page again, a legit local news report, and compared my notes side-by-side. Only after triple-confirming Lopez was indeed the new bench coach did I let myself save the changes. Closed everything down, felt the weird satisfaction that comes from making order out of chaos, even temporary sports chaos. Done… for now. Until next week’s shakeup, probably.