people give the manager credit for W/Ls, as if the players wouldn't play hard for someone else, without bothering to analyze the individual moves that the manager makes.
Sports is still is a bottom line business and the bottom line is wins and losses. So while sure he does some head scratching moves during some games some of them end up working and he also clearly pushes some right buttons and has the team winning despite losing most of his staff and many of his best position players for some or most of the season. Silly to not give him credit for that regardless whether you like him or not.
him some credit for overall performance but there's posters here who just come here after games to call out posters who criticize managerial decisions. Part of a game thread is an ongoing conversation about the game and that's going to include real time takes on the manager's decisions. Why wouldn't it? Are people supposed to just not offer thoughts on managerial decisions during Mets' threads?
And still defends Terry - I truly don't know what to say...
+1
He's always been bad at managing the pen, but Wednesday night was ridiculous, even forhim. And it had a ripple effect - Familia was forced to throw a ton of pitches, then Terry thought it would be a good idea to try and get 2 innings out of him the very next day. Fortunately Cabrera bailed TC out.
And for the love of everything holy, TC - don't use Bruce in any key spots. Ever. Unless you want someone to K instead of hitting into a DP (even then, I'd send up a pitcher to hit instead of Bruce)...
Sports is still is a bottom line business and the bottom line is wins and losses. So while sure he does some head scratching moves during some games some of them end up working and he also clearly pushes some right buttons and has the team winning despite losing most of his staff and many of his best position players for some or most of the season. Silly to not give him credit for that regardless whether you like him or not.
+1
He's always been bad at managing the pen, but Wednesday night was ridiculous, even forhim. And it had a ripple effect - Familia was forced to throw a ton of pitches, then Terry thought it would be a good idea to try and get 2 innings out of him the very next day. Fortunately Cabrera bailed TC out.
And for the love of everything holy, TC - don't use Bruce in any key spots. Ever. Unless you want someone to K instead of hitting into a DP (even then, I'd send up a pitcher to hit instead of Bruce)...
Verrett, Gilmartin, Henderson, Montero, Salas, Smoker, Robles, Edgin
No Familia and no Reed today.. Blevins?
Also, Cards down 4-0 early in 2nd against the Cubs. Leake vs Arrieta