Here's my 2 cents. I don't think Baldelli is a good mgr nor do I think he's a bad mgr. I'm not taking the easy route here, but let's compare Baldelli to Gabe Kapler. He got ran out of Philly and that maniacal fan base was overjoyed. He went to SF and his first 2 years there was not well received either. The thought was he handled the pitching and the bullpen all wrong too. In today's game the majority of the moves are made before the game even starts. So if a SP is slated to go 4 or 5 or 6 it doesn't matter if he's being shelled or if he's pitching a shutout. The FO has basically tied the managers hands in regards to moves made. They will make bench moves, but the analytics pretty much determine those moves as well. I would say Cash Baldelli and Kapler as well as others are scrutinized so much for 2 reasons. Reason 1. They don't win in playoffs. Reason 2. Their personalities. These guys don't get all amped up win or lose and I believe that gets misconstrued as to not caring. They don't get all fired up at press conferences or on the field. It's a different game and a different world today. Personally I think today's game can be managed by an I-pad, a phone and a monkey