Joe Torre lite.
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MLB Postseason 2013 |OT| - Chicken n Beer-less Diet
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They're all the same hand writing, they're plants by him or his agent.
XiaNaphryz
LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
He'll also blow out all your pitcher arms!
And right after Kershaw signs that $300 million contract.
Hide yo starters, hide yo relievers.
He'll also save Kenley Jansen for a save situation that will never come.
Or we'll just put Wallach into manager. Which I would be fine with.
Ninja Scooter
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With that payroll and pitching staff A chimp could manage the Dodgers to 90 wins and the West title every year. The one place where a manager could we himself apart is in-game strategy and Donnie sucks at that. Dodgers are smart to play hardball with him as he is nothing special. The only advantage he carries is the idea of not disrupting chemistry. Dodgers should just hire one of Tampa's bench coaches and call it a day.
Dave Martinez has interviewed for jobs before but never gets picked. He will eventually get a managerial job.
yankeehater
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I heard Charlie say he still wants to manage recently, I wonder if any team will give him a shot.
Mr. Enigma
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I could totally see Charlie Manuel taking the Tigers job.
Dmncnby2k9
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Dodgers to bring back La Russa or whoever is the most expensive guy available.
yankeehater
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Torre.
Dmncnby2k9
Banned
Wa thinking the same but would he come in after Mattingly.
Ninja Scooter
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Just let Big Mac have the job so he can roid rage out on the umps.
David Ortiz already does this.
Are you Josh Freeman?
I wish.
John Farrell and Clint Hurdle, Managers of the Year.
American League (voting by only AL managers)
1. John Farrell, Boston Red Sox-5
2. Terry Francona, Cleveland Indians-3
3. Bob Melvin, Oakland A’s-1
4. Ron Washington, Texas Rangers-1
National League (voting by only NL managers)
1. Clint Hurdle, Pittsburgh Pirates-5
2. Fredi Gonzalez, Atlanta Braves-3
3. Mike Matheny, St. Louis Cardinals-1
American League (voting by only AL managers)
1. John Farrell, Boston Red Sox-5
2. Terry Francona, Cleveland Indians-3
3. Bob Melvin, Oakland A’s-1
4. Ron Washington, Texas Rangers-1
National League (voting by only NL managers)
1. Clint Hurdle, Pittsburgh Pirates-5
2. Fredi Gonzalez, Atlanta Braves-3
3. Mike Matheny, St. Louis Cardinals-1
Girardi carried a bunch of AAAA players and Vernon Wells to a winning record. Did I mention Vernon Wells?
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
And finished 4th place in his own division.
3rd. Took the season series from the O's.
I liked him as a pitching coach quite a bit in AZ. Can't say how he'd fit as a manager, but he'll certainly fit the pitching staff better than The Pitcher Killer Dusty Baker.
...does that even matter? Why would they give a fourth place team that award?
HarryDemeanor
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I'm not ready for the Dusty Baker era.
Not saying he should win it outright but I believe Girardi did a better job than Ron Washington. Should also point out that getting into the post season should not be the only factor in winning that award. If the Astros had a 84-78 record, Bo Porter should win.
No he shouldn't.
Yes he should. Might as well give it to the team with the best record every year and call it a day.
...okay?
The Cy Young should also be given to the pitcher with the most wins.
I hate the Yankees and completely agree that the 4th best managerial job this season in the AL was Girardi. That team played above their level by quite a bit.
For the same reasoning if they did the reverse of this I'd give whomever the fuck was the manager of the Blue Jays the nod for being the worst manager of the year in the AL.
For the same reasoning if they did the reverse of this I'd give whomever the fuck was the manager of the Blue Jays the nod for being the worst manager of the year in the AL.
Dmncnby2k9
Banned
What they looking for?
Not sure, but I guess they want to move him after a down year and $20.5M left on his contract if the option is picked up. Tells me that they don't plan on picking up the option and would rather just move him now.
Supposedly the Mariners and O's had interest last off season.
vas_a_morir
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Ladies and gentleman, Bryan Price.
I feel like he just put Dusty on blast.
Probably a lot more than Billy Butler is going to get in a trade.
And this is coming from someone who likes Butler.
HarryDemeanor
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But he's practically a hero there!
fyi, this is the Sporting News Manager of the Year awards. The Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA) awards come in November I believe.
Square Triangle
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Dusty Baker keeps coming out saying he'd like to work here. RIP Verlander and Scherzer and Sanchez.
That could have been me battling with shitty customer service agents. I've been stalking tickets pretty frequently.
Dmncnby2k9
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Tim Lincecum has signed a two-year contract with the Giants.
Makes the most sense for him. With the Giants possibly giving him a QO and he only wanting a 1-2 year deal, it would have limited the teams willing to sign him.
Not buying it. Yankees underachieved. The revisionist history of where the Red Sox and Yankees were supposed to fall is already astounding. You never saw me pumping Tito's tires in failed seasons.
I don't think Girardi is a good manager by any means ans fits New York a bit poorly. That being said, this season is on Cashman. The team is constructed as a rolling tribute to the 90s at the moment and they aren't even terribly bad. Also, no..Nunez is not a future HoFer or even future SS.
Please refrain from bad mouthing Nunez. You will be sorry when he wins the 2016 AL MVP.
EDIT: Lincecum deal is for 2/35 with a NTC.
Mr. Enigma
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$35 million for Lincecum? ...why
I hate Nunez. It's terrible when I turn on my beloved Yankees and see his journeyman ass fielding.
Underachieved? Yeah, no. With the crap ton of injuries, the A-Rod drama, the starting rotation being inconsistent and unreliable, and having to play scrubs like Vernon Wells, Nuñez, Chris Stewart, Overbay, Ichiro, and Jayson Nix the majority of the season, we actually overachieved.
We had a negative run differential of - 21 and our pythad record had us a under 500 team. Girardi took a bunch of mediocre talent to a 85-77 record. That's the textbook definition of overachieving.
Who knows? Giants have given him 4/75 for 2012-2015.
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