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Managers and general managers know they are hired to someday get fired. It's the nature of the job. For each of the managers and GMs below, there's a reason he's on the hot seat. Let's look at the reasons:

Managers
Lee Mazzilli, Baltimore Orioles

He made the list because there were rumors that Orioles owner Peter Angelos wanted Mazzilli out at the All-Star break last season, his first as a big-league manager. Good for co-GMs Jim Beattie and Mike Flanagan for not acting on that request.

If Mazzilli is truly being evaluated on the team's performance and the number of games they win, he might be gone by the All-Star break this year. The Orioles won't finish any higher than third place with the Red Sox and Yankees in the same division.

The Orioles do have a formidable offense, but not even Bobby Cox, Tony La Russa or Joe Torre would finish better than third with the O's pitching staff. It won't be Mazzilli's fault if they don't finish higher than third, just as I believe it won't be the co-GMs' fault. It's just the nature of playing in the AL East.

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