Posted by tecwrg on 10/17/2014 12:04:00 PM (view original):
Posted by bad_luck on 10/17/2014 11:59:00 AM (view original):
Posted by tecwrg on 10/17/2014 10:46:00 AM (view original):
So does Bochy get into the HOF as a manager after he retiires?
Eh, I'm not a big fan of managers in the hall of fame. I'm sure there are a handful that belong but most, like Bochy, just happened to be the guy filling out the lineup card.
I think there's a lot more to managing than just "filling out the lineup card".
Absolutely. I just don't know how much of a difference the manager really makes. His most important job is probably keeping order in the clubhouse, making sure ******** aren't wrecking the team, etc.
Beyond that, we can evaluate his decisions and ask, "did that decision put his team in the best position to win?' But most of those decisions have relatively small plus/minus. An average manager should be able to make the right call the vast majority of the time and not cost his team too much when he occasionally makes the wrong one.
*Unless his name is Mike Matheny. They he'll do dumbshit things like bringing Wacha in to pitch for the first time in 20 days in the 9th inning of an elimination game in the NLCS with his best reliever (Rosenthal) standing in the bullpen holding his dick.