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  1. wsnydes
    I gave you some examples, there are plenty more. Were you expecting me to list all of them? Sure, things happen to even good teams. They happen more to bad teams. At no point have I claimed that I was looking at just 2018. In fact, I have clearly stated that I am looking at Molitor's entire managerial resume. These are things that have plagued his teams throughout his tenure, not just this year. His resume includes a .466 winning percentage. I don't know where that sort of record, accrued over a handful of seasons equates to good; especially in a division as putrid as the Central has been during that time. At this point, we're going to have to agree to disagree. It's pretty clear that we won't agree on much regarding this topic.
  2. wsnydes
    What defensive gaffes? Rosario throwing to the wrong base or no base in particular. Grossman airmailing cutoff men. Throwing down to 2B to nab a slow as molasses runner stealing 2B while the runner on 3B scampers home to score. These aren't physical errors, they're mental and they happen far too frequently for a professional baseball team. What baserunning gaffes? Logan Morrison getting picked off of 2B late in a tie game. Rosario rounding 1B on a hit to RF and getting picked off when the throw goes behind him. Getting in more rundowns than a Little League team. These are mental errors and they happen far to frequently for a professional baseball team. Neither of those two things require any particular level of skill, just awareness of what's going on. Poor bullpen management - I'll refer you to Chielf's comment (post #48) above since he already did the work for me. These things contribute to the overall record and have no relation to the injuries you're using as an excuse.
  3. wsnydes
    Yet, injuries can't be blamed for the lack of situational awareness, prevalent base running gaffes, defensive gaffes and poor bullpen management that have plagued the entirety of his managerial tenure. The first three take no level of talent to understand or execute - it's simply being aware of what is going on in the game. So simply saying that Molitor has been handcuffed with injuries or a lack of talent and should get a pass because of it is missing where the dissatisfaction stems from.
  4. wsnydes
    This is why, I believe, that great players make for terrible coaches/managers. HoF type players have so much come naturally to them that it's difficult for them to understand that some things need to be taught. Even if they understand that things need to be taught, they need to actually teach it in a way that players with less talent can understand and accomplish. The best coaches/managers, in my view, are those that are borderline major league caliber players that must get by with doing the little things correctly to get every ounce of talent they have out. They have to figure things out on their own to maximize their own abilities and that background helps others in the same situation when it comes to coaching them up down the road.
  5. wsnydes
    I never liked the Molitor hiring. I always, and still do, feel that it was simply placating a fanbase that wanted him as the manager. I've always respected his playing career and his baseball IQ was widely known even during his playing days. However, I was always worried about bringing a rookie manager into the dugout to manage and oversee the emergence of what was supposed to be the future core of this franchise. I've seen nothing to sway me from that initial opinion and I honestly believe that things are worse than I could have imagined. Not all of that is on Molitor. Buxton and Sano struggling is more on the player than the coaches, but they do have a hand in it. I think it's a valid, and frankly indicting, statement that Molitor has been unable to pass along his own strengths to his players. If he can't do that, what has he actually gotten through to his players? That might be the most telling part of his tenure. Game management is one thing, what he's able to impart on his players is another. His game management is suspect at best, so if he can't teach these guys effectively, how effective as a manager can he possibly be?
  6. wsnydes
    Seattle has made a deal or two as well. Arizona made one too I believe.
  7. wsnydes
    It's almost like when you don't use guys, they get rusty!
  8. wsnydes
    Must we have more drama than we need?
  9. wsnydes
    One has to have priorities!
  10. wsnydes
    Same goes for him. That has to be deflating. He's at least playing though, but he should be up with the big club. Unfortunately, that also means that he'd be sitting idle in the bullpen too.
  11. wsnydes
    How deflating that has to be. You pitch well and do what you're asked to to in games and yet you still can't get on the mound for over a week and counting. That's ridiculous.
  12. wsnydes
    I personally think it was pretty clear that he was safe, but I can see why they didn't overturn it.
  13. wsnydes
    Probably true. I'll take it regardless.
  14. wsnydes
    Not until the arms of Pressly, Reed and Hildy fall off and even then I assume that Molitor will have them pitch with their other arm.
  15. wsnydes
    Safe... Hell of a play by Kepler, but he's safe.
  16. wsnydes
    Your modesty is off the charts!
  17. wsnydes
    Stated perfectly!
  18. wsnydes
    You might want to call 911. I think you're having a stroke.
  19. wsnydes
    You were right, I'd certainly never heard of him.
  20. wsnydes
    I'm a construction estimator. I usually just shrug my shoulders and say "close enough".
  21. wsnydes
    Where'd you guys get all of this money and why are you wearing ski masks?! We're in Arizona!
  22. wsnydes
    Uhh, four runs man! That's more than they've scored all week combined! There's no math in GT, so I don't know if that's actually true.
  23. wsnydes
    He's gonna have one flooded PM inbox...
  24. wsnydes
    Yet it was still on honest question. I went with transparent for those keeping score at home.
  25. wsnydes
    Got the first inning run out of the way. I guess we can know how the rest if the game goes now.
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