08-20-2024, 04:27 PM
(08-20-2024, 04:15 PM)bengalfan74 Wrote: Nick Krall Sheds Light on Reds Manager David Bell's Performance and Job Status (msn.com)
Bell is 100% an analytics/stats/ by the current book (no idea who wrote the current book, but it sucks) manager. Like Vinyl said getting the DH in NL saved his bacon. Bell would have no idea how to manage in the old NL.
He has no clue how to set up the lineup, he has no clue how to bring in relief pitchers or when to let the starter roll. He has no real feel for the game. If he can't look at the computer and see what to do he's lost.
He has this strange RH batter vs. LH pitcher and visa-versa crud that he runs no matter what. You could go on and on. In summary - he sucks.
That makes sense as I've seen many posts expressing disagreement with his situational decisions, all season long.
My guess is that playing the numbers was the cool thing to do, until everyone started doing it. Maybe they need a Manager that can also go with his gut, as well as follow averages when it's fitting?
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