Ramon was prolly trying to stab at the ball and bunt it at the 3rd baseman. It obviously didn't work out, but I'm not that worked up about it. We're not in the position we are because we suck at bunting or that we bunt too much, we're .500 because we're a bad offensive team. Failing to get a run out of 2 on and no out is not surprising.
BluegrassRedleg (08-13-2014)
I just don't concern myself terribly with managers because they are just about all the same. You fire Price tomorrow and put in Riggleman as manager. Riggleman pinch hits some guy here and overuses some pitcher there and the team runs into outs and then it's "Good god, he needs to go". And so on and so on. Because there simply isn't some magical guy out there who will make every decision you think he should make. I disagreed with Dusty on some things (mostly when it came to that damn playoff series against SF) and I disagree with Price on some things, but I don't give myself aneurysms over their decisions.
“I don’t care,” Votto said of passing his friend and former teammate. “He’s in the past. Bye-bye, Jay.”
Always Red (08-13-2014),cumberlandreds (08-14-2014),KittyDuran (08-13-2014),Stray (08-13-2014),toledodan (08-13-2014)
I agree with you.. The 5% chance Price would actually be baseball intelligent was worth the excitement and optimism for me.Originally Posted by Tom Servo
The reality of most baseball managers idiocy is a harsh slap in the face. Optimism was completely pointless.
I wouldn't say they are idiots. They just aren't innovators.
"This isn’t stats vs scouts - this is stats and scouts working together, building an organization that blends the best of both worlds. This is the blueprint for how a baseball organization should be run. And, whether the baseball men of the 20th century like it or not, this is where baseball is going."---Dave Cameron, U.S.S. Mariner
Stop Making Sense
The older I get - the better I was
and yes - I hate the Cardinals (Reds fan since 1958)
I miss Raisor
BluegrassRedleg (08-13-2014),KittyDuran (08-13-2014),Tom Servo (08-13-2014)
That's a weak line coming from a guy that just signed on to manage, IMO.
He's paid...pretty well, too....to make a difference.
Everything is perfect, but there is a lot of room for improvement. --- Shunryu Suzuki-roshi
It was very early in the year, I don't think he was deflecting responsibility at the time. Don't really remember when it was tho.
It was more of an observation. You know, players play the game.
I was actually going to be pleasantly surprised if they DID score there.
Rounding third and heading for home...
Sparky said that Managers can't win games. They can only lose them.
"One problem with people who have no vices is that they're pretty sure to have some annoying virtues."
villain612 (08-13-2014),WVRedsFan (08-14-2014)
Now that I think about it, he was 100% correct,
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