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Originally Posted by fleury
I believe managing in MLB is highly overrated. Baseball isn't as much of an x's and o's sport, but moreso about managing personalities. Gibbons, IMO, "manages" the bullpen well. Are there noticeable characters on the team who create a ruckus? No. Are there lazy players who are negligent? Perhaps, but nobody who really sticks out. So the question to me becomes, what is Gibbons doing or not doing that would make a manager change appropriate? I really don't see a problem with his managing style or coaching abilities. His players just aren't performing, and it's not based on his outwardly managing style. Making a manager change is just a temporary fix. Time to deal some of the less talented players with the high talented players for some above average players up the middle (noticeably 2nd and C).
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My biggest issue is that Gibbons often comes off to me as complacent. A little fire in the belly would be nice on occasion. I see his interviews and he seems like a really good guy but it he gives the same glib responses after just about every loss.