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Originally Posted by Rams Fan
I’d be stunned if they hire a manager without any coaching experience. Not mananagerial experience, but coaching experience in general.
Hiring Beltran or Ibañez or someone or that ilk would be crazy.
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I think as long as you have some experience and understand the mechanics of the game, you can manage a major league team. Key is handling the clubhouse personalities and managing people.
Even in the nAtional League, the strategic levers aren’t that complicated.
Matheny was bad at the latter and also stupid/old school about he former. Which is how he took the Porsche he inherited and wrapped it around a light pole.