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Saturday, October 04, 2008

While it is next to impossible for us (as outsiders) to evaluate managers…

By , 10:16 PM

Sometimes you can get an idea as to how well a manager actually “understands” the game.  To wit:

Jerry Manuel says:

“You don’t see a lot of guys that have statistical numbers play well in these championship series,” Manuel said. “What you see is usually the little second baseman or somebody like that carries off the M.V.P. trophy that nobody expected him to do. That’s because he’s comfortable in playing that form of baseball, so therefore when the stage comes, it’s not a struggle for him.”

I pity the poor Met fans.

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