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When I heard this guy was our new manager I shrugged my shoulders and assumed he would be another in a line of guys I've heard of elsewhere who were not great then and got gonna be great now.
I gotta say though that I've come around on him. I think he's exactly the kind of manager we need and I think it's showing in the bottom line. He's definitely not a Yes Man. He's got that surly old school mentality about him where players need to show him something and know that he's the top of the totem pole. Not there to be their friend kind of thing, and I like that. He demands a lot from the guys he knows can be better.
Regarding Kyle Seager, who we can all admit is much better than anyone expected him to be. He wasn't happy with .250 and 20 HR 70 RBI. He told Kyle he knows he can be about .290 with the same or better numbers in HR and RBI and Seager has responded this year. Tonight he says he expects more from Morrison. He wants him putting balls in seats. All while the guy has what, a 12 game hitting streak or something like that? That's good. Push your players to be better.
He's also gotten a little flack about hitting the pen too early in the past. Well, just like trading, better too early than too late. He's managed Felix's pitch count very well to this point, allowing Felix to do exactly what he's doing right now, which is historical in baseball.
I think the guy should be near the top of the list in Manager of the Year talks.
I gotta say though that I've come around on him. I think he's exactly the kind of manager we need and I think it's showing in the bottom line. He's definitely not a Yes Man. He's got that surly old school mentality about him where players need to show him something and know that he's the top of the totem pole. Not there to be their friend kind of thing, and I like that. He demands a lot from the guys he knows can be better.
Regarding Kyle Seager, who we can all admit is much better than anyone expected him to be. He wasn't happy with .250 and 20 HR 70 RBI. He told Kyle he knows he can be about .290 with the same or better numbers in HR and RBI and Seager has responded this year. Tonight he says he expects more from Morrison. He wants him putting balls in seats. All while the guy has what, a 12 game hitting streak or something like that? That's good. Push your players to be better.
He's also gotten a little flack about hitting the pen too early in the past. Well, just like trading, better too early than too late. He's managed Felix's pitch count very well to this point, allowing Felix to do exactly what he's doing right now, which is historical in baseball.
I think the guy should be near the top of the list in Manager of the Year talks.