Originally Posted by jreg81

Maybe a new coach too? Why leave Polanco in the entire time when you know he's hurt and is an instant ground-out every time he's up? Why not let Valdez or Martinez play to give a different look. Those guys contributed greatly over the season to get us a lot of those 102 wins when "core" players were out injured. Why not give one a chance last night? Why didn't we see more John Mayberry in this series? Why did we change the line-up heading into the playoffs? Putting Pence in the #3 hole, when the entire friggin reason we got him was to bat 5th behind Howard??? Why? Why? Why?

Can't hate a manager who got us a W-fucking-S in '08, but damn. He's a "clubhouse" manager they say. Maybe we need a game-day, dugout manager ala LaRussa (whom I loathe though).