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Originally Posted by BigRedChief
Every team's fans are unhappy with their manager most of ther time. Bouchy may be the best manager in baseball. Take a look at their forums. Just part of being a fan.
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I couldn't give a single **** about 'every team's fans'. I don't speak for them and I damn sure won't be saddled with their idiocy. I don't universally hate my teams managers. I'm a fan of Reid, was a fan of Quenville, can't stand Byron Scott but actually like D'Antoni when everyone else hated him. I'm a LaRussa fan.
Stop with this 'all fans hate their managers' bullshit. It's Hootie garbage that doesn't actually mean anything. I personally do not hate all my team's head coaches/managers. This particular manager, on the other hand, is an addle-brained ****ing half-wit.
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I agree and have railed on here about the bible study group getting playing time over other players that have earned that time. It's a double edged sword with him. No one can dispute that the players play hard for him. They are on the same page in the clubhouse/locker room. Thats the main job of the manager.
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And this gets back to what I was saying earlier - overblowing how this team wins games. What do you mean 'teams play hard for him'? These guys give away ABs daily. They're unfocused both on the bases and in the field.
They pitch. And pitch and pitch and pitch. This shit about his players playing hard for him is nonsense - he's getting credit for a historic run of success by his starting pitchers. Give me some evidence that his guys 'play harder' than any other group of starters - they damn sure don't do it at the dish, on the field or on the bases.
He just has good pitchers. He's not some master motivator.
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Originally Posted by BigRedChief
I disagree. All the world Series winning teams have had great pitching. They have beat run scoring offensive teams along the way. Pitching wins World Series's.
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Says a fan of a team that bludgeoned its way to a WS in 2011 and put together two more pennants on the backs of its offense. The 2013 Red Sox did nothing but hit their way to the championship over the NL's elite offense in STL; both of those teams hit their way to the World Series. The Giants had Bumgarner and crap crap and crap as starters. Prior Giants teams all had above average offenses backing guys like Ryan Vogelsong or Barry Zito.
Teams aren't winning championships 2-1 anymore.