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  1. hitterscount
    Exactly... Not even a tough decision, unfortunately Rocco cannot figure out the simplest concepts and now time has pretty much run out.
  2. hitterscount
    You down vote anyone that has anything negative to say about Rocco… please share what you see in his managerial decisions that deserve respect? It’s been two plus years of uninspiring performance, many questionable decisions… what are many of us missing?
  3. hitterscount
    The rookie starters, IMO, been the lone bright stop over the last 6-weeks. They have done everything you could expect... as far as 4-5 innings, you may need to check-in with the MIA manager, he likes pulling starters at low pitch counts because his little tablet dictates him to do so.
  4. hitterscount
    Yet his believers will defend his decisions until the bitter end. He is an awful manager, yet will most likely be back next year.
  5. hitterscount
    They do not deserve a playoff spot. Pulling for Detroit, KC and Seattle losses for the past two weeks is really not that fun as this team play shows they really don't give a sh** .... . Cannot end soon enough, then the question becomes will the owners make sweeping changes to the front office and coaching staff or are they content with the product they expect us to support.
  6. hitterscount
    Agree with everything you are saying other than Santana. I cannot dump on the guy. He has bailed us out in several games this season with a a few clutch hits. As far as Miranda, he could not provide the defense that Santana has, poor defense has been a problem for the team this year.
  7. hitterscount
    The only question I have is can they get over .500…. Time to move on from the GM and his puppet manager… I say puppet because most believe Rocco is just an extension of the ….. whatever they are doing it doesn’t work.
  8. hitterscount
    Hard to believe, until you see it with your own eyes… and ears
  9. hitterscount
    They did what they should/needed to do against those two teams … it’s just the other 28 teams they really have no answer for. It’s really fascinating how many different ways they can find to lose a game…. Ultimately it’s like they don’t care for their teammates
  10. hitterscount
    Agreed, you cannot blame the starters for the collapse of the last three to four weeks.
  11. hitterscount
    Setting us up for another gut wrenching late game loss.
  12. hitterscount
    They literally have no consistent home run threats… yet this is the team philosophy.. They should have been. 20-23 games over .500, but the refusal to attempt to utilize some small ball, I would argue sound fundamentals in plate approaches, has sank the season. So many flawed game plans utilized by the manager makes this team not watchable unless they are hitting the home run.
  13. hitterscount
    If Farmer is your best option at second are you really a playoff team?
  14. hitterscount
    Matt Wallner at this point should not be considered “inexperienced “. Things are getting interesting with Detroit’s win tonight. I just don’t see how they hold on to the final WC spot, they have a tough schedule to close out the season. The positive is if they do manage to hang on they would have earned it by to playing well against quality teams.
  15. hitterscount
    Absolutely not buying it…if that’s the case Rocco needs to grow a pair. No way does the FO dictate managerial decisions, in any pro sport. If you want to blame the personnel on the FO , great, not the decisions being made on the field.
  16. hitterscount
    I’ve never heard of a front office making on field or in game decisions. Do you believe that has been the case with the best managers? I do understand that they set innings for pitchers, rookies or players coming off of an injury. But they do not request that the manager pull a starter in a game where he is at 83 pitches and hasn’t given up a run, or pinch hitting in the 4th inning or using your closer in non save situations, even though he sucks outside of that role. The strategy deployed are head scratching moves made byRocco, not the front office.
  17. hitterscount
    Curious, you disagree vehemently that he is not a bad manager…. what makes him a good manager…. and they really aren’t that young, that excuse doesn’t cut it for me.
  18. hitterscount
    They rely on the home run to generate runs, with the issue being they don’t have one major home run threat. This is what an offense looks like when your offensive philosophy sucks. As far as Rocco lighting a fire in the players, I suspect there isn’t much respect there… just might explain these lifeless performances.
  19. hitterscount
    Bingo!!! Rocco cannot seem to comprehend this!
  20. hitterscount
    When many of us talk about fundamental baseball the premise is playing solid defense, an awareness off opposing base runners and knowing where the ball needs to go to minimize runs, plate discipline to make opposing pitchers earn their outs, advancing runners and timely hitting or driving in runs from 3rd with less than two outs, smart base running, some team speed,etc.. None of the above require superstar talent, it requires effort and a team first philosophy, and most importantly a manager that can sell it and implement. Many of the losses in the past 2-3 weeks could have gone the other way with just a little solid fundamental baseball.
  21. hitterscount
    I would argue the best teams have a defined closer. I would deviate in a playoff series or must win games…. Not willy nilly because of my predestined data/metric points. Duran has struggled outside of save situations…. I believe the data would back that up.
  22. hitterscount
    They have two reliable arms, well some/most days , Jax and Duran. I have no issue deploying Jax where the situation dictates. Duran should be the closer and used in the 9th and extra inning games, just my opinion . Duran really seems to struggle when pitching outside those roles.
  23. hitterscount
    That’s how your closer should be used, only took 130 games to figure it out.
  24. hitterscount
    Big difference between top and bottom playoff team… I’d rather host the wild card series versus being on the road. Higher seeded team has all 3 games if necessary at their park, pretty big advantage.
  25. hitterscount
    Duran should be pitching in save situations, not the 7th inning or up by 5 runs. Rocco may have some responsibility in his erratic performances
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