Comments on: I Wish I Could Quit You

By: The Hawk

The Hawk — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:00:41 +0000

I give any manager the benefit of the doubt in dealing with Manny. It seems unwise to think it’s ever as simple as it may look from the outside looking in.

By: Dimelo

Dimelo — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:34:01 +0000

Doesn’t this all depend on the player we are talking about? Are we sure Manny wasn’t referring to his aching right knee, or is it his left? This is a player with a reputation of not wanting to play when needed most.

As for Torre burning out the bullpen, there were times that I thought Torre should have used another reliever during a low leverage situation. I didn’t read what Jay wrote, so did he list those leverage situations?

By: ms october

ms october — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:17:26 +0000

[1] depends if you are playing checkers or chess.

By: rbj

rbj — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:10:45 +0000

But we all know that Torre is better at managing the clubhouse & media than the diamond. And given the Dodgers’ situation regarding ownership this season, and the fact that Manny is Manny, I think Torre has done a decent enough job. Only problem is, other teams in the division have better (hungrier) players.

By: Shaun P.

Shaun P. — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:01:12 +0000

[1] Given how close the Dodgers were to their competitors, how bad the Dodgers offense was without Manny, and how he was still their best or second best hitter (depending on how Either was doing), yes.

Context context context.

Re: Proctorville, there’s probably enough relievers were slagged by Torre’s chronic overusage to start a support group by now, right?

By: monkeypants

monkeypants — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:55:12 +0000

I’m confused by something Jaffe wrote:

meaning that Torre didn’t start him a whopping 25 percent of the time — about double what you might expect for an aging player of his caliber.

So wait a minute…does this mean that resting a player 25% of the time, or about three times over two weeks of games, is actually considered a lot of…even too much…rest?