poppysox

Stating a fact...how is that carrying water?

RH trades Eaton for a haul and then gets him back for a pittance. I guess those Harvard guys are very smart indeed.

Robert never gets a day off and it seems...neither does Leury.

When Mike Trout goes 25th in the draft...seems like not many teams have a resident expert on staff.

This is a well-thought-out response. Good job.

And Vaughn looked good in his place after TL lifted Mercedes.

What kind of things??

What do you suppose the bench coach is doing while this is going on?

Noone is saying last night's game was TL's finest moment...not even Tony. Actually, TL actually admits when he feels he blew it more than most.

Someone here will come up with it. I thought at the time it would raise a stink.

I think it was Anderson (not sure) who was commenting a few days ago about TL being 3 or 4 steps ahead of everyone else. I'm sure you get the point...real ballplayers respect his knowledge of the game.

Unlike some...I am well aware that I am not always right. Enjoy tonight's game.

Well, we all have posters whose opinions we enjoy hearing more than others. I'll live.

Let's face it...fans are on a high when we win and the depth of despair when we lose. All the situations you mentioned made me upset as well. I was attempting to get people back off the ledge but apparently, it comes across as my being a huge TL booster. For the record...I said when he was being considered I preferred others and was glad when he was fired the first time. Once he was hired...he "is" the manager of my team and I will try to see the good in him. I sure hope that any person hired as a manager knows more about baseball than those of us on this forum.

I respect your "opinion".

Obtuse=annoyingly insensitive or slow to understand. Well done.

I certainly agree with you if you mean there are two sides to most stories.

No...I am saying it is inevitable that he will be second-guessed.

I get that it's frustrating. I absolutely hate seeing Leury in any game much less last night's debacle. However, for any of us to imply TL doesn't understand situational baseball is just silly. For the record...I think he should start Vaughn in left field every game and Mercedes should never be out of the lineup...Yaz is overrated and Madrigal will be recognized as a star one day by this forum. We all have "opinions" and sometimes they are different than others.

We all know that we lost the game last night. I am defending the position of "the manager" being one that is easily second-guessed.

Yes...I know. In virtually every game the fans have these feelings. Are your feelings ever wrong? I have seen pitchers get out of jams frequently when I thought he should have been pulled. I would bet that if you or I managed the WS...we would get roasted frequently for our instincts not being quite as good as we think.

I get why people are disgusted. Our best starter going against a lousy opponent. I almost assume a win. Managers have decisions of when to pull a pitcher when to pitch hit when to call for a sacrifice bunt, etc. In 162 games these decisions are made by managers and pretty much overlooked when the team wins. Managers look stupid when pitch hitters strikeout or the new reliever gets shelled. My point is...every manager makes fans unhappy some of the time over a long season. Hine sight always has 20/20 vision.

The Commissioner would be willing to give it a go. Anything to change the game from what it has been.

Sounds violent ...but acceptable.

Amen!