Listen Up, Smokestack!

Stop playing Gary Sheffield. Don't have the guts to cut him? Put him back on the DL when you activate Maggs on Thursday. Make Thames your DH and put Matt Joyce in left field.

Have a very short leash on Renteria. Give him a week and if he still doesn't hit, bench him and start Santiago.

Find a fifth starter. Bonine blows.

If you insist on sticking with Jones as your closer, have him on a very short leash as well. Have another arm warming up in the bullpen ready to go when he's in the game. Don't be afraid to give him the hook at the first sign of trouble.

That is all.

For now.