03-16-2025, 09:23 PM
I'm pretty pumped up. This is the best full team that they've had going forward in quite awhile and much of that is because of the manager position. Not only is Bell gone . . . but he's replaced with someone that knows the game inside and out. Tied for 13th with Casey Stengal in all-time wins with 1,905 and he's 16th all-time in games managed with 3,532, only 4 behind 15th place Lou Piniella.*
This pitching staff came a long way last year and we all hope that they can improve on that growth. The bullpen *crossed fingers* looks to have improved over last season's squad.
Getting both McLain and CES back is going to be a massively huge bump for this team.
Health for the squad is the biggest fear more than anything else. If the team can stay intact for the season, with little no season ending injuries, they should be in the hunt for the division until late into the season. Injuries are going to happen and hopefully they can not get hit in the hands so many times at the plate this season. The team will often use the 10 day DL to just give a player some time off/miss a start without sending them down just so they can call up a hot player/pitcher in the minors.
While I clearly don't like the direction that the game is going, I just use that to root for anybody that plays against the Dodgers, Phillies, Red Sox, Mets or Yankees and take great joy in watching those teams lose.
* Side note while looking up managerial stats.
Connie Mack has lost more games as a manager(3,948) than all but eight other managers in total games managed.
Games managed
10) 3,942 Gene Mauch - 26 seasons
9) 4,028 Dusty Baker - 26 seasons
8) 4,030 Sparky Anderson - 26 seasons
7) 4,323 Joe Torre - 29 seasons
6) 4,353 Bruce Bochy - 27 seasons
5) 4,410 Bucky Harris - 29 seasons
4) 4,499 Bobby Cox - 29 seasons
3) 4,769 John McGraw - 36 seasons
2) 5,377 Tony Larussa - 36 seasons
1) 7,755 Connie Mack - 53 seasons - 3,731 W - 3,948 L - .481 winning percentage. Francona is at .539
This pitching staff came a long way last year and we all hope that they can improve on that growth. The bullpen *crossed fingers* looks to have improved over last season's squad.
Getting both McLain and CES back is going to be a massively huge bump for this team.
Health for the squad is the biggest fear more than anything else. If the team can stay intact for the season, with little no season ending injuries, they should be in the hunt for the division until late into the season. Injuries are going to happen and hopefully they can not get hit in the hands so many times at the plate this season. The team will often use the 10 day DL to just give a player some time off/miss a start without sending them down just so they can call up a hot player/pitcher in the minors.
While I clearly don't like the direction that the game is going, I just use that to root for anybody that plays against the Dodgers, Phillies, Red Sox, Mets or Yankees and take great joy in watching those teams lose.
* Side note while looking up managerial stats.
Connie Mack has lost more games as a manager(3,948) than all but eight other managers in total games managed.
Games managed
10) 3,942 Gene Mauch - 26 seasons
9) 4,028 Dusty Baker - 26 seasons
8) 4,030 Sparky Anderson - 26 seasons
7) 4,323 Joe Torre - 29 seasons
6) 4,353 Bruce Bochy - 27 seasons
5) 4,410 Bucky Harris - 29 seasons
4) 4,499 Bobby Cox - 29 seasons
3) 4,769 John McGraw - 36 seasons
2) 5,377 Tony Larussa - 36 seasons
1) 7,755 Connie Mack - 53 seasons - 3,731 W - 3,948 L - .481 winning percentage. Francona is at .539
Only users lose drugs.
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