Quote:
Originally Posted by BigRedChief
I've noticed that I don't have as many Matheny induced meltdowns this year. MAYBE I'm getting use to his dumbass moves or he is getting better
|
It's not the post-season yet.
But he's nuked his setup man...again. He's overworking the hell out of Wacha and to a lesser degree Martinez - guys that we'll need healthy/effective in September. He has an 8 man bullpen yet will still find ways to use only 3 of them with regularity. His insists on having a bench with Pete Kozma on it and will actually use the guy.
And again, yesterday might have been the single dumbest thing I've seen him do thus far. I still can't wrap my head around that one.
You're just getting used to his idiocy. Tactically, he's not gotten one scrap better at this. Perhaps he's a great leader and so his guys play hard for him...fine. But in October he's still going to have Bruce Bochy running laps around him and with Hurdle and Maddon in the division, that's going to be a problem as well.
He might be a good manager for a 162 game grind, I'm not convinced he is, but it's at least an open conversation because it does appear that players appreciate his managerial style. However, in the playoffs when you actually need to have the tactical acumen of a golden retriever, he comes up short.