Cairo has the team playing better as a whole. It's not his fault Tony managed the Sox to below .500 for most of the season. They're playing .600 ball under Cairo, which is what most of us expected this year. s%*# happens in baseball, which is why you can't put yourself in this position where you can't afford to lose at all for the last 20 or so games in a season. You're just not gonna win every game in baseball.