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[Mike B]

Baz has nothing so far. Needs to get going. Need this one.

He looks like he has nothing right now.  5-4 Twins.

As far as needing this one, I guess, but I have felt like we are the bottom rung of the teams trying to get the last spot.

 

 

Someone may want to wake up Albernaz.

[Mike B]

Manager is an idiot.

 I don't do the name calling but he is a big disappointment to me.  Brandon Hyde got accused of many faults but he by far was better than ALbernaz who just sits quietly and watches the game.  No energy whatsoever.

[Nigel Tufnel]

Do they have 6+ innings in the bullpen after the starters only went 13 innings in the last 3 games?  I guess Suarez is on 2 days rest.

[TwentyThirtyFive]

I don't do the name calling but he is a big disappointment to me. Brandon Hyde got accused of many faults but he by far was better than ALbernaz who just sits quietly and watches the game. No energy whatsoever.

Wrong

[Nigel Tufnel]

I guess we'll find out if the bullpen has 6 innings in it (although they may only need 5).  Sanders in.

[Mike B]

Wrong

I knew I could count on you to provide a thoughtful response.  Hyde was mediocre, Albernaz needs much improvement to reach that level IMO, which the last time I checked I'm entitled to.

Albernaz, waits to long on pitching, shows absolutely no fire which includes fighting for his guys has some of the worst sound bites I have ever heard. and has done nothing to improve fundamentals which is what we all hoped for.  

[85Knight]

I knew I could count on you to provide a thoughtful response. Hyde was mediocre, Albernaz needs much improvement to reach that level IMO, which the last time I checked I'm entitled to.
Albernaz, waits to long on pitching, shows absolutely no fire which includes fighting for his guys has some of the worst sound bites I have ever heard. and has done nothing to improve fundamentals which is what we all hoped for.

I haven't been that impressed with Alby either. We heard so many good things about him but nothing has stood out since he's been here. I guess he's still learning so he deserves some time but I'm not seeing this great baseball mind.

[85Knight]

The Twins can hit but I didn't see this coming.

[Slidemaster]

Not every manager needs to be fiery. Not every manager needs to be calm cool or collected. But, every manager needs to command respect and make the players feel like he has their backs.

Alby just isn't a leader. He isn't. He's passive, and I have a hard time believing any of the players view him as a compelling captain of the ship. Can anyone truly imagine him hoisting a WS trophy? I can't.

I don't necessarily want either of them, but if you made me choose, I'd go back to Hyde.

[BSLSteveBirrer]

Cowser to the plate as the tying run.

[Pedro Cerrano]

Not that we deserved to win because of how bad Baz was, but we had some bad luck today.

Meh. Try not to get swept in Tampa.

[Nigel Tufnel]

Some bad luck in the 9th, and the O's lose 7-5.  Sucks to score 5 runs in every game and still lose 2 of 3.

[jamesdean]

I doubt Hyde or anyone else would have done much better with this group. They'd still be a 4-5 games under.500 team. This is who they are. They're long past the point where you can whine, "they should be better than they are." They need more talent and better players. And that includes their .214 hitting superstar.

[BSLMikeLowe]

This whole manager debate seems to be overlooking the fact that both were hired by the same guy, who apparently either can’t evaluate managerial skills and/or wants to micromanage them to the point that good ones don’t want to work for him.

[Mike B]

I guess I started the debate.  Just to clarify my point, I don’t think Hyde was a good manager,in truth I think he was at best adequate but IMO he was better than Alby.  I am not sure I have ever seen a manager so quiet and passive in a dugout.  He shows no fight at all.

This team is bad in a lot of ways and I don’t think either Hyde, Manso or Alby would have much of a difference but his sitting in the dugout and not engaging when a little fire is needed is not helping 

[jamesdean]

I guess I started the debate.  Just to clarify my point, I don’t think Hyde was a good manager,in truth I think he was at best adequate but IMO he was better than Alby.  I am not sure I have ever seen a manager so quiet and passive in a dugout.  He shows no fight at all.
This team is bad in a lot of ways and I don’t think either Hyde, Manso or Alby would have much of a difference but his sitting in the dugout and not engaging when a little fire is needed is not helping 

I would think most managers today are pretty passive. The days of Earl Weaver and Billy Martin are long gone. With the replay system in place, on field arguing with umpires has to be rare, although you would know better than me since you watch the games. But I think a manager's importance in whether a team wins or loses is negligible at best today. More than ever, if you don't have enough talent, there's no manager that's going to help the situation much.

[NewMarketSean]

Two things can be true at once. Both Hyde and Albernaz are bad managers.

[TwentyThirtyFive]

Im willing to give Alby 2027. I get it. Some of the things people see but hes got to figure some things out too as a first year guy. Unless the clubhouse was really bad or something like that. No indication of that.

[BSLSteveBirrer]

I would think most managers today are pretty passive. The days of Earl Weaver and Billy Martin are long gone. With the replay system in place, on field arguing with umpires has to be rare, although you would know better than me since you watch the games. But I think a manager's importance in whether a team wins or loses is negligible at best today. More than ever, if you don't have enough talent, there's no manager that's going to help the situation much.

Then why do they all have them?

There is a wide canyon between the difference of a Weaver type and Alby and Hyde. Two bump on the logs uninspiring managers I've ever seen....and yup both hired by Elias.

[NewMarketSean]

Im willing to give Alby 2027. I get it. Some of the things people see but hes got to figure some things out too as a first year guy. Unless the clubhouse was really bad or something like that. No indication of that.

 

I see no reason to bring him back. He's made more odd decisions in 3/4 of a season than Hyde did in 6 years. And ontop of that he's more of a bump on a log that Hyde was.