Why are Baseball Managers So Retarded?

[brahmabull117]

I'm watching the brewers game and it's 1st and 3rd for the padres with 1 out and a .125 pitcher on deck...so they still pitch to the #8th hitter and he grounds out to score the run



Why in the world isn't that an automatic intentional walk? I just don't understand the logic there. A .125 hitting pitcher is very very likely to either strike out or hit a weak ground ball for a very easy double play (especially with the bases loaded, the most favorable double play situation)



They pay these managers a million+ dollars a year for this nonsense? I swear the amount of times I see a #8 hitter do serious damage in the NL with a pitcher behind him who hits like .050 BAA is just astonishing

[Big_Slim]

Simple....Retards get all the opportunities nowadays while the smart people get sh!ted on....This is an epidemic not only in sports but in corporate America to and you see it everywhere you go...its all about your "connections" now, not what you know but who you know...sad but true!

[Squirrel Kokomo]

not only in sports but in corporate America to and you see it everywhere you go...its all about your "connections" now, not what you know but who you know...sad but true!

time is money, and it is hard to show 'what you know' in a short period of time, which is what companies can afford in scouting (normally in a resume/cover letter and a half hour or less in person). therefore if you have a strong recommendation from a reputable source, you will have a leg up on the competition due to the fact that they will spend less time scouting what they trust is a solid employee (this doesn't mention the fact that if you have a solid resume and approach, you will likely get many interviews and score a deserving job during the face time; if not at least get your foot in the door and work up from that point ... as well as the fact that those with a recommendation will have to show that they are at least above average in an interview). if that has become a product of 'who you know', meet more people. it makes total sense in today's marketplace.

[brahmabull117]

time is money, and it is hard to show 'what you know' in a short period of time, which is what companies can afford in scouting (normally in a resume/cover letter and a half hour or less in person). therefore if you have a strong recommendation from a reputable source, you will have a leg up on the competition due to the fact that they will spend less time scouting what they trust is a solid employee (this doesn't mention the fact that if you have a solid resume and approach, you will likely get many interviews and score a deserving job during the face time; if not at least get your foot in the door and work up from that point ... as well as the fact that those with a recommendation will have to show that they are at least above average in an interview). if that has become a product of 'who you know', meet more people. it makes total sense in today's marketplace.

Great, this doesn't justify why a guy who makes a million dollars a year doesn't understand the concept of walking the #8th hitter to face a pitcher who cannot hit in a situation like that



that run could end up deciding the game too

[Big_Slim]

if that has become a product of 'who you know', meet more people. it makes total sense in today's marketplace.

That may be true but the companies out there that partake in this practice always lose in the end...I've seen it so many times, the person who got "hooked up" with the job have a real sh!t work ethic than a person who had to claw and scratch for the job.

[Mikail]

The answer is quite simple. I know that many will say it's ridiculous but it's the truth. Fact is that many times the strategy isn't always to win the game.

[thunderous]

"I'm watching the brewers game and it's 1st and 3rd for the padres with 1 out and a .125 pitcher on deck...so they still pitch to the #8th hitter and he grounds out to score the run"
It is always after the fact that you can criticize the manager. Why would he not have the confidence in his pitcher to get the #8 hit into a double play and then start the next inning with the #9?

[brahmabull117]

It is always after the fact that you can criticize the manager. Why would he not have the confidence in his pitcher to get the #8 hit into a double play and then start the next inning with the #9?

F*ck the next inning. You worry about that when it starts


Your #1 priority is to avoid giving up runs in the current inning for god's sake and of course Bass strikes out in the next at bat. That run's going to end up costing me the game too, I can already feel it