IMHO, a good manager is just as important as good players.. I mean, come on... How many times has Dusty left pour pitchers in too long? IMHO, Its 65% Dusty's fault what happened to the pitching staff. How many times has he left them in longer than he should have? How many times did he put Nerfi in the lineup? How many questionable substitutions did he make? Look, a skilled chess player can win playing with only pawns (It'd be difficult but possible), but a horrible chess player will lose even if he has all Queens to use. We just ended up having the worst of both worlds.