I go through this every year. I'm hoping that there is finality to this decision, which I fear there will be. When they hold his retirement ceremony at Turner Field, I will be there for the tailgate beforehand with a brown bag full of hard liquor...and will be in the stadium during with a box full of kleenex (draw your own conclusions here).
Mark my words now...you heard it here first....
Terry Pendleton will succeed him as manager.
Consulting still afterwards? I'm down with that. To have him and Scheururueerurholz still around is a good thing, even if they are giving their advice from the shadows.