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Post by aztecmusician on Sept 6, 2012 9:26:39 GMT -8
I have to give Bruce Bochy credit, his Giants continue to win, even after the Melky Cabrera suspension as of this date, they are 4 games up on the Dodgers.
Terrific manager.
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Post by AztecBill on Sept 6, 2012 10:39:10 GMT -8
I have to give Bruce Bochy credit, his Giants continue to win, even after the Melky Cabrera suspension as of this date, they are 4 games up on the Dodgers. Terrific manager. Having a $131 Million dollar Payroll helps too. Giants are 13-6 since Cabrera was suspended on August 15. Cabrera replacements have been pretty bad. |
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Post by AztecBill on Sept 6, 2012 10:59:19 GMT -8
I have to give Bruce Bochy credit, his Giants continue to win, even after the Melky Cabrera suspension as of this date, they are 4 games up on the Dodgers. Terrific manager. Having a $131 Million dollar Payroll helps too. Giants are 13-6 since Cabrera was suspended on August 15. Cabrera replacements have been pretty bad. | Month | Padres | Giants | Dodgers | Arizona | Colo | | April | -10 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | | May | -8 | 1 | 4 | -6 | -8 | | June | -3 | 6 | -6 | 6 | -9 | | July | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -10 | | August | 8 | 7 | 0 | -3 | 3 | | September | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | | Total Year | -10 | 17 | 8 | -2 | -23 | | First 3 months | -21 | 9 | 7 | 1 | -17 | | Last 3 months (so far) | 11 | 8 | 1 | -3 | -6 |
Giants have been pretty consistent. Only July wasn't a winning month but that wasn't a losing month either. The Padres have improved every month from the prior month. Too bad the season isn't 8 months long - the Padres might win it  Dodgers started strong and the Padres weak, but since June 1 the Padres are 8 games over and the Dodgers 5 games under .500. If the Dodgers had the Padres record since June 1, they would have a 2 game lead on the Giants ;D |
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Post by insider on Sept 6, 2012 22:43:31 GMT -8
I have to give Bruce Bochy credit, his Giants continue to win, even after the Melky Cabrera suspension as of this date, they are 4 games up on the Dodgers. Terrific manager. If Bochy is a "terrific manager" then there are a lot of terrific managers in the game. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 10, 2012 10:29:32 GMT -8
Bochy is a very good manager. I am not qualified to rate how good, or terrific...but in my opinion, he does a good job getting results from his talent.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 10, 2012 13:29:53 GMT -8
Bochy is a very good manager. I am not qualified to rate how good, or terrific...but in my opinion, he does a good job getting results from his talent. Agreed!! However, one of the things that I didn't like about Bochy was, he would yank starters too soon and not let them pitch through a jam in mid innings. But overall, I like Bruce. He does a good job with what he has to work with. Considering what Bud Black has had to deal with in regards to Moores over the last few years, I think he is doing a pretty good job as well. |
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Post by AztecBill on Sept 11, 2012 9:13:00 GMT -8
Bochy is a very good manager. I am not qualified to rate how good, or terrific...but in my opinion, he does a good job getting results from his talent. That is the key. Fans see such a small portion of the things that managers do. On field decisions is just a small part of a managers job. The social / leadership part of being a manager is often overlooked by the fan. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 11, 2012 9:36:45 GMT -8
Agreed.
I also think Black has done a fine job, considering the payroll restrictions and talent gap he has faced for much of his tenure. I assume he's back next season.
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