The Mets, Phillies and Astros have deeper problems than their managers. That doesn't mean they're safe

Is there something in the air this season? I don’t know, but it sure seems like “The Curse of Samuel Joseph” might strike early.Longtime readers are familiar with “The Curse of Samuel Joseph,” a potent spell aptly named by the late Jerome Holtzman of the Chicago Tribune.Samuel Joseph is the oldest of my three children, born on May 21, 1991. On each of the first three days of his life, a major-league manager was fired. First the Chicago Cubs’ Don Zimmer, then the Kansas City Royals’ John Wathan, then the Baltimore Orioles’ Frank Robinson. So much for the joy of new fatherhood. I was covering the Orioles at the time.Advertisement