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Originally Posted by Marcellus
I get you are fan and DJ is a fan, but a reeruned chimp knew not to pitch Reyes there with the season literally on the line and other options. Every other pitcher available was better option, I called the homerun as soon as I saw Reyes warming up.
And I am sorry man, the guy who not only kept giving Carpenter playing time but batting him in the middle of the order is not a good manager. That's just a fact.
Schildt is probably a really good coach, he is a terrible manager, there are large differences.
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He was given literally dogshit to deal with in the bullpen.
I get the criticism with Reyes-but that’s like complaining about a broken toilet on a sinking ship.
The offense went 0-11 with RISP. The bullpen was Frankenstein’s monster. A historic streak led to them even making the play-in game.
It took a miracle for the team to accomplish what it did. Shildt leaving in McFarland or using a AAAA guy(Flaherty or Hudson wouldn’t have been used and shouldn’t have been seen as viable options in a mid-inning situation) wouldn’t have made a difference.