Alex44
Chicago Bears GM
Perfect23 said:yeah it is a big deal
Okay whatever, its not a big deal to me, you can continue to make it one, wont bother me
Perfect23 said:yeah it is a big deal
Alex44 said:Managers need to get the mental part of the game down for the players (especially young ones) Pinch hit in the right spot, go to the bullpen in the right spot, keep the players head up
IMO managers do a lot more than people seem to give them credit for, If a manager gets his players to play 110% he is a great manager IMO and he will win more games
MikeO said:MLB managers are glorified babysitters. They make sure their millionare players are happy. Make sure their egos are in check and they aren't feeling disrespected.
That is 90% of their job. The other 10% is, do we call a bunt in the 7th inning to advance a runner. And do we pull a double switch here. And those "rules of game" are all but written in stone and managers can live and die by the numbers there and not get in too much hot water.
MikeO said:cause you ran him out of town for losing the 2003 ALCS when it wasn't his fault. In all honesty it wasn't.
Now he rebounds and shows the world how good of a manager he is. While Francona did win in 2004, but take away a few weeks in that October he has been a disaster ever since.
It's a little FU from Grady if he wins manager of the year
Alex44 said:On teams like the Yankees and Red Sox your right.
But on younger teams the manager and how he handles them is extremely important IMO also I think a team liking/respecting their manager is important to (especially if you have egos on the team)
Alex44 said:On teams like the Yankees and Red Sox your right.
But on younger teams the manager and how he handles them is extremely important IMO also I think a team liking/respecting their manager is important to (especially if you have egos on the team)
Ray Finkle said::sidelol:
Classic clueless/Red Sox hate post. It just proves how little (no pun intended) you know about Little and how bad of an in game manager Grady was. Forget about the Game 7 thing for a minute. He was just a brutual manager. He was a great clubhouse manager but when the game was on the line he would make the dumbest decisions known to man. Like take David Ortiz and Manny out of games for pinch runners in the 7th innings of games in close situations. Always mis-managing the pen or batting. He was terrible.
The fact is half of the Red Sox FO didn't want to hire the guy but did only because he was known as a good clubhouse man the and clubhouse before he arrived was the worst in baseball should tell you something.
Go read "Feeding the Monster" so you can be better informed.
Now about Game 7: Who's fault was it for Game 7 then? He had control of the team, and had every member of the pen healthy and ready yet let Pedro stay in a game he clearly had no business being in. He watched the guy die for 2 years at the 100 pitch mark yet leaves him in around that in the biggest game of his career? Sorry but he's a bad manager. Game 7 was just the icing on the cake for his exit.
MikeO said:He can't be too bad if he ends up winning the West and manager of the year in LA! With that lineup and that pitching staff.
Alex44 said:Managers need to get the mental part of the game down for the players (especially young ones) Pinch hit in the right spot, go to the bullpen in the right spot, keep the players head up
IMO managers do a lot more than people seem to give them credit for, If a manager gets his players to play 110% he is a great manager IMO and he will win more games
MikeO said:MLB managers are glorified babysitters. They make sure their millionare players are happy. Make sure their egos are in check and they aren't feeling disrespected.
That is 90% of their job. The other 10% is, do we call a bunt in the 7th inning to advance a runner. And do we pull a double switch here. And those "rules of game" are all but written in stone and managers can live and die by the numbers there and not get in too much hot water.
MikeO said:I don't hate the Marlins. My god you guys are so friggin sensative!! But when a team draws NO fans (even when they win) and the team just has fire sales every other year, I will call them a JOKE. Because they are just that. It has nothing with hating a team or franchsie. It's just calling it like I see it!!
And I can't consider Girardi for anything until that team is over .500. And the fact he plays in the WORST division in baseball hurts too. That division being so bad will prevent Willy Randolph from getting the award. It will prevent Girardi from even being considered.