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Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Reason #4,218 why you don’t want a major league manager doing your taxes
Texas was up 2-0 with 2 outs and a runner on 2nd with Cabrera, a RHB up at the plate and Feliz, Texas’ RH closer on the mound. Washington, the Texas manager, did what any old-school manager worth his weight in practice balls would do - he ordered the IBB.
Some nifty quotes from the article:
First frick:
“I had to pick my poison, and I didn’t want Cabrera taking us to extra innings,” Washington said. “Martinez is a good hitter and I have respect for him, but he’s not swinging the bat well. He could have caught one and won the ballgame, but I decided to take my chances. I didn’t want Cabrera tying that game.”
And then frack:
“I think the answer is very simple: They did what they felt gave them the best chance to win the game,” Tigers manager Jim Leyland said. “And that’s what you do as a manager. If they felt that was their best chance to win the game, then that’s what they should do. I give them a lot of credit.
In related news, a manager at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi power plant tried to contain the massive radioactive leaks with duct tape. A senior Japanese government official was quoted as saying this:
“He did what he thought he had to do to give us the best chance of containing the leak. And that’s all you can ask of your nuclear plant manager. If he felt that was their best chance of rectifying the problem, then that’s what they should do. I give him lots of credit. In fact, I gave him a raise!”
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