Leaving aside the current and past decisions by Geren - ie. pulling Giambi and Nomar early in Sat's game with the A's well behind and then discovering that he really could've used them in the 8th and 9th of the 11-9 loss - what events do you think would have to transpire in the future in order for him to get his walking papers?

I would think that 2 last place finishes in 3 years...though finishing 1 game out of last in 2006 should approximate to 3 last place finishes...would represent cause enough. However, I think the team's performance in the 2nd half will determine Geren's future. If the A's show improvement, even if they finish in last, he stays; if they continue to play abysmal defense and demonstrate complete offensive ineptitude while Geren sticks to positive platidudes, he goes.