August 17, 2006
RE: Leaving Franklin Out to Pitch the Ninth
Dammit, Jerry, you can't start planning who's going to pitch in the tenth inning until you get through the ninth. Extra innings don't matter a lick if you don't last through regulation.
Is there a Reds fan left who doesn’t think Narron is terrible?
No, Geki, I don’t believe there is.
Me. I don’t think he’s terrible. Just strategically challenged. There are others parts to managing, though.
Jerry is bad at the following:
Handling a bullpen
Handling a rotation
Building a lineup
Pinch-hitting in the correct situations
Pinch-hitting with the correct players
Making defensive replacements
Double switching
Talking
Jerry is good at the following:
Being a terrible manager
Sounding ridiculous whenever he speaks
You forgot “doing the little things,” Geki. You’ve got to give him the little things.
And he does have that veteran manager presence…