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Originally Posted by CaramonLS
Baseball managers are probably the least influential of the 4 major sports (Basketball, Football and Hockey). A paperweight could have managed the Yankees to WS championships. Yes, you can achieve that kind of success by accident.
I think Gibbons has good bullpen management and good lineup construction - my only concern with him is how he manages the players and if he holds guys accountable. He has never struck me to be one of those taskmasters/tactical guys like Francona or Maddon.
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I think MLB managers are far more effective when they have the people-managing skills to handle several personalities over 162+ games.
The MLB is also the most stat driven league in the world. You could manage an entire team based on stats nowadays.