I don't mind the 3rd wild card giving teams some hope even if they aren't top level contenders. The best thing about it is the elimination of the 1 game play in game. Baseball is about series, I like this better.
Kapler isn't the problem with this team. FZ might be though.
Maybe not but I'm not convinced he is the solution either. His only season managing where he looked good doing it was in 2021.
The 3rd WC also pretty much killed the trade deadline (okay, okay, maybe an overstatement but it did make a difference in who was willing to trade players).
He went on a manager tour in the minors for a while, and then was a roving instructor for a while. I think he fizzled before Boch ever stepped down, though.
Kap may be a problem, but it is like a gnat in the ear (Kap) while a bald eagle is crapping on your head (FZ). They are both a “problem”, but one outshines the other on a logarithmic scale.
Yeah, I remember being surprised when they moved him out of the minor leagues as a manager. Seemed weird with the hype surrounding him. I think Meulens then became the next future manger guy.
Managers are not really what matters in this game. Lots of mediocre ones have won titles and lots of good ones haven't. This is the least 'team' game of the big sports, talent is what matters more than coaching. And of course the playoffs are short sample size random number generators.
Like I said, managers aren't a big deal either way. I'm fine with Kap as manager, and he did deserve that MOY in 2021
He deserved it, no question.
I’m ok with them letting them both go, even though I read they are coming back for 2024. The question is who would we get to replace them ? For manager I’m all for giving our past bench / 3rd base coach with all the minor manager league experience who won titles before he became our bench coach. He should have taken over after Bochy left. Now what was his name again ? First Giant fan who gets it right gets two points (which add up to nothing).
Ron Wotus.
It don’t make it right.
Never let anyone go unless you've better replacements. That's what management should be looking for, better replacements. Unless we have better, keep what we have (unfortunately)
