12-23-2016, 07:03 PM
(12-23-2016, 05:28 AM)kevin Wrote: They were in LAST PLACE...Fired the manager in mid season and brought in McKeon.....and he took a team from last to first and World Series in same season.....IF they were so GREAT.....If Managing means nothing....Then why was this team in last early in season with other manager.......and giving Madden no credit for what he did in Tampa and Cubs is just nonsense....Price has been around last place since he got here, and I don't look for that to change. Even with good players Price was last place. Under Price the Reds will have 50 losses by July 1st. The season will start bad as Cubs, Cardinals and Pirates win series after series over Reds. Reds are bringing back the same team only with even less talent by trading Bruce. This team will be below .500 almost wire to wire.
You still don't get my point.
Good managers can turn around talented players that are underperforming. Price does not have a lot of good players who are underperforming. He just has a lot of bad players.
McKeon did not turn a bunch of bums into champs. He just got a lot of very good players to perform up to their level. No way McKeon wins a championship with the roster the Reds had last year.
