It really feels like there's tension between Dusty and the front office. They obviously aren't seeing eye to eye on certain things, and I think it's causing Dusty to make some head-scratching decisions in the dugout. I think he was the right hire for what the team needed last season in the bubble, but it's clear he doesn't belong anywhere near a pennant race anymore. There are too many times where he's putting his guys in positions to fail, and come post-season where every move is magnified, that doesn't bode well.
Dusty has made these sorts of moves his whole career... regardless of tension. Last year's post season featured an almost scripted plan on how to use starting pitchers/relievers/tandems/etc that was a stark contrast as to how Dusty had managed previous post-season games. We can only hope that Click has the same influence this time around.
So what? Of my list of reasons on why getting ejected would have been important, only one of them dealt with the ump.
I don't think you're getting it, it's not just about performance, it's showing your players you have their back. It's a managerial duty and it goes a long way in the player's eyes. Plus, sometimes it does affect performance. If you recall, back in 2005 the Astros got off to a terrible start, there was a game when Roy Oswalt and Michael Barrett got into it when we played the Cubs, and there were ejections. It turned the whole season around, it lit a spark. You can try to say these guys are robots and nothing factors into them hitting and pitching, but the human element, fire, and focus is still there too.
Didn't understand why Correa didn't complain more, other than....there was only 1 out after the horrible strike call. He probably figured 1 of the next 2 batters would come thru. Or...he was afraid of getting ejected and the Astros had no one left to take his position.
It was the no one was left on the bench from what he said after the game, and he couldn't risk the ejection.
