Maybe he’s just being dramatic, but Dave Dombrwoski’s firing sure sounded like a mob hit:
Dombrowski knew something was up when he saw Al Avila at the ballpark yesterday. “I could tell something wasn’t right,” he said.
— anthony fenech (@anthonyfenech) August 5, 2015
“We ran into each other and I could just tell by the whole kind of space,” Dombrowski said. Mike Ilitch called him shortly thereafter.
— anthony fenech (@anthonyfenech) August 5, 2015
On Monday night, Dombrowski had a feeling, he said, and told his wife, “Don’t be surprised if this happens tomorrow.”
— anthony fenech (@anthonyfenech) August 5, 2015
This is like Al Pacino’s last scene in Donnie Brasco. “Don’t wait up for me tonight, I’m gonna be late. And if Al Avila calls, tell him that . . . if it had to be anyone, I’m glad it was him.”
In all seriousness, though: did the Tigers tell Al Avila that Dombrowski was gone before they told Dombrowski? If so, eh, bad form.