i do, there is a big difference when you know your going to play when you wake up or you don't know when your going to play. some players have said they like knowing they are going to play everyday. plus it's frustrating when you have a good game and can't build on it because you are benched the next game. i think it wears down the player's moral.
I don't think that's going to happen. They should fire Purpura first, but I don't think they're going to do that this year either. They might get rid of some coaches like Berry and Mansolino though. I vote Mansolino as the worst 3rd base coach in baseball.
I totally agree with you. That wasn't what i meant. I was trying to refer to people complaining about Garner shuffling the batting order around with the same people. They should hit regardless of order. But guys do need to get into that zone when they know they're going to start. I mentioned the same thing about players like Loretta and Lamb going 3-4 and getting benched the next game. Makes no sense. That's why i think the orders for playing Ensberg and Everett come from above. Garner isn't a stupid guy, he's been in this game along time. Longer than Purpura and he understands it more than Drayton. Drayton and Purpura would have more reasons for wanting Everett and Ensberg in the lineup than Garner. I think their the ones who have this stupid preconceived notion that Lamb and Loretta are only utility type bench players. No matter how they perform. I'm also sure Everett will be back in the lineup starting whenever he returns, no matter how good Loretta plays. He won't even have to earn his job back.
ive been ready for a new manager for some time now ... Garner is a good guy, but is wat too slow to react imo. Not that a different manager would have had much different results this year. Last year? hmmmmmm
Could not say it better myself. Stick to what you know inventing ways to show us T & A and interviewing freak serial killers.
Exactly, everyone b*tches about Garner well remember when we had Jimy "show no passion" Williams. Remember the quagmire we were in at the all star break in 2004? Bottom line, give us a GM who knows his ass from a hole in the ground. Someone who knows how to make the right decisions to build this franchise the right way. One thing that might help is if someone could spike Drayton's punch and convince him $120 million payroll per year is a good idea. The problem is Garner has had to contend with aging players having off years. He's had ill timed injuries to contend with plus, inconsistency for most of the year. It's hard to fix something when at one time or another every component of this team has crapped out. Fire Poopura, get Zambrano, Peavy or Willis and combined with a healthy Backe sans do nothing Jennings and Hunter will also show no ill effects in his sophomore season and you will see a devastating nucleus evolve on this team come next year.
How about insisting on having Jason Lane in center field ? This guy shouldn't even be in the majors. Garner's a joke.
