Boardwalk Empire - 2039.7 - Coffman Dismissed

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Boardwalk Empire - 2039.7 - Coffman Dismissed

Post by Joshua Biddle » Sun Sep 08, 2019 1:33 am

Gamblers Dismiss Troy Coffman, Edgar Ferreira Named Interim Manager

After a plethora of rumors last season and the Gamblers stumbling out of the gate to a 7-12 start, the Atlantic City Gamblers formally announced the dismissal of embattled manager Troy Coffman after three-plus seasons at the helm.

The 57-year old Coffman joined the Gamblers’ organization as manager of the Class-AA Trenton Generals prior to the 2031 season, spending two seasons as manager of the Generals (140-105, .571, one playoff appearance) and three seasons as manager of the Class-AAA Brooklyn Bombers (230-205, .529, three playoff appearances), with an aggregated record at the minor league level of 370-310 (.544) including four consecutive playoff appearances. He was promoted to manager of the Gamblers prior to the 2036 season, and led the Gamblers to a surprising 90-72 (.556) record and a playoff appearance after a 3rd place finish in the JL Atlantic. But 2037-2039 seasons did not replicate the 2036 success, with the Gamblers finishing 68-94 (.420) in 2037, 76-86 (.469) in 2038, and the 7-12 (.368) record accumulated this season prior to the firing, bringing his career record at the major league level to 241-264 (.477). Coffman was able to manage the diverse personalities on the Gamblers’ roster well despite the extenuating circumstances of poor performance, but that ultimately wasn’t enough to keep his job after conflict last year between the front office and the dugout.

A statement released by Gamblers’ general manager Joshua Biddle stated, “The Atlantic City Gamblers have dismissed manager Troy Coffman effective immediately. We thank him on behalf of the entire organization for the countless hours he dedicated, and wish him nothing but the absolute best moving forward”

Replacing Coffman is sixty-year old bench coach Edgar Ferreira, who also joined the Gamblers organization in 2031. Ferreira started his career within the Gamblers’ organization managing the Rookie Class Albany Atoms for one season (26-74, .260), the Class-Short Season A Bogota Scholars for one season (53-41, playoff appearance), the Trenton Generals for three seasons (234-177, .569, two playoff appearances), and Class-AAA Brooklyn Bombers for one season (79-53, playoff appearance). Ferreira’s overall record as a minor league record as a manager within the Gamblers’ organization was 392-345 (.531), and the wealth of experience accumulated in his six years as manager within the Gamblers’ system and the twelve prior years serving as hitting coach and manager of various minor league teams earned him a promotion to Gamblers’ bench coach in 2037.

Joe Lockhart has been hired at undisclosed terms with the title “Interim Bench Coach”. Lockhart, 61, most recently served as hitting coach of the Jacksonville Hurricanes from 2029 to 2036, with the Hurricanes reaching the playoffs in eight of his nine seasons in the role, including two Landis Memorial Series championships.
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Re: Boardwalk Empire - 2039.7 - Coffman Dismissed

Post by 7teen » Sun Sep 08, 2019 9:58 am

My focus with coaches from this point forward will be guys who are cheap, guys who give me control of things, and then 3rd, guys I create. I'm not convinced the coaches matter a whole lot.
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