What is people's fascination with Girardi about?

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

I swear, some Cub fans find reasons to complain about everything and anything.

 

Unfortunately there's a lot to complain about and very little not to complain about...

 

Yeah, but we're starting to get to the point where we're almost creating things to complain about. That's not good.

 

I'm not complaining about Girardi; I'm critiquing him. I thought that was the kind of dialogue forums are created for.

 

I will continue to critique in light of all the Girardi love around here. And hopefully, I won't have to continue the criticism into this season, as I hope Hendry will choose someone other than Joe. If Joe is the choice, I will try to temper my pessimism, but somehow I don't see a Cubs-Girardi marriage ending well.

[Sammy Sofa]

I want a manager who does very little managing, to be honest.

 

I want a manager who fils out RELATIVELY the same lineup card (intelligently) day-in and day-out. I want a manager who makes sensible pitchign changes (the most active role a mgr should take is with pitchers). I want a manager who preaches patience at the plate and stresses fundamentals.

 

Aside from that, and helping rookeis adjust, I tend to believe that the more decisions a manager makes, the worse off the team is. All in all, I simply want a manager who puts the best team on the field in the msartest lineup and lets them do their thing as much as possible. Any more about their preferred "style" or what they like/dislike is just bad news for a team, imo. Managers don't win many ballgames, but they can certainly help lose them by trying to be TOO involved in the playing of the games.

 

I agree with this wholeheartedly. Add that he needs to be a guy who understands how not to overwork his starting and bullpen pitchers and I'm sold.

[Andy]

I want a manager who does very little managing, to be honest.

 

I want a manager who fils out RELATIVELY the same lineup card (intelligently) day-in and day-out. I want a manager who makes sensible pitchign changes (the most active role a mgr should take is with pitchers). I want a manager who preaches patience at the plate and stresses fundamentals.

 

Aside from that, and helping rookeis adjust, I tend to believe that the more decisions a manager makes, the worse off the team is. All in all, I simply want a manager who puts the best team on the field in the msartest lineup and lets them do their thing as much as possible. Any more about their preferred "style" or what they like/dislike is just bad news for a team, imo. Managers don't win many ballgames, but they can certainly help lose them by trying to be TOO involved in the playing of the games.

Agreed on all points, good post.