We will gladly take Bochy. He is definetely an upgrade over felipe alou who falls asleep in the dugout by the sixth inning every game and then wakes up in the 7th just to make a shockingly bad pitching change when there is no reason to. Goodbye felipe, senile motherfucker.
Bochy did about as good of a job as you could do with the talent he had in SD and i have been very impressed with him. We definetely need help managing the bullpen. Mike Stanton is not a closer. Bud Black should be a good hire for SD if you get him.
Bochy did about as good of a job as you could do with the talent he had in SD and i have been very impressed with him. We definetely need help managing the bullpen. Mike Stanton is not a closer. Bud Black should be a good hire for SD if you get him.
the reason why it seems like all of the teams the cards are playing against are struggling is because of the scouting and coaching for the cards. They have the best gameplan and scouting reports against the opposition in the playoffs this year. they know exactly how to face each opposing batter and their pitchers are executing it. They have marginal pitchers and an excellent gameplan. The only team that had a chance was the mets because they have such a talented and deep lineup.
Bochy put the padres in a position to win but the padres couldnt come up with timely hits. Not his fault. Padres fans are gonna wish they had Bochy next year.
Bochy put the padres in a position to win but the padres couldnt come up with timely hits. Not his fault. Padres fans are gonna wish they had Bochy next year.
gamerecognizegame said:
What did they take for granted? How he holds nobody accountable for moving runners, doesn't ever bunt or strategize and sits there like a lump on a long. So he had the good fortune of having Trevor and Linebrink. You and I could manage a bullpen with those two. He gets outmanaged in the playoffs year after year. Peavy hasn't developed under him. Khalil Greene still doesn't have a clue at the plate. Barfield, got sat down the last month of the season because Bochy doesn't trust younger players and Todd Walker didn't do shit. You guys can have Bochy. Give me someone young and hungry with something to prove. Bochy has a losing lifetime record.
whormoan said:
Every Padre manager does.
Bud Black or Joe Girardi would be good fits. Khalil Green gets one more year. Ship Giles out, I'd rather keep Roberts. Agon and Barfield should improve next year, but Padre's desparately needs a right handed hombry that mashes 30+. Too many .260 hitters for such a huge ballpark.
The good fortune of having Hoffman and Linnebrink? Hoffman has had a great career but he is way overrated now.his stuff is average now and he relies on experience to do the job. Linnebrink isnt anything special. These two and the whole bullpen overachieved this year and i think thats a reflection of Bochy. Peavy hasnt developed? He was a 15th round pick and is now considered one of the best in the game. The team they had in San Diego should not have been expected to win. They have mainly role players and Bochy got much more then most managers would out of them. i think you will realize next year that what Bochy did this year should be applauded not criticized.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writers/ann_killion/10/07/bruce.bochy/
Posted: Thursday October 7, 2010 10:32AM ; Updated: Thursday October 7, 2010 10:32AM
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Bochy overshadowed but not underappreciated in NLDS tilt
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Bruce Bochy is not getting the attention Atlanta Braves manager Bobby Cox is
Bochy managed the Giants expertly this year en route to NL West title
Bochy says he took no extra pleasure in knocking out Padres, his ex-team
When the National League Division Series begins in San Francisco, the saga of Bobby Cox -- managing in his final days -- will overshadow the other manager in the ballpark.
Which means it will be situation normal for Bruce Bochy.
Bochy has no problems operating in the shadows. He's been there for most of the four seasons he's been managing in San Francisco. Overshadowed by his predecessors, the popular Dusty Baker and the legendary Felipe Alou. By his successor in San Diego, Bud Black. Black will get plenty of NL Manager of the Year votes. Bochy, the division winner, may get only a handful.
RELATED: Lemire: Braves' Cox follows script, back in postseason
Bochy seems to prefer being out of the spotlight. He doesn't give great soundbites. He goes out of his way to deflect attention. He is the same -- professional, friendly, just this side of boring -- day in and day out.
But there's a growing appreciation for the job he's done with the Giants. Handed the thankless task of overseeing the transition from the Barry Bonds-dominated team to an unknown future, Bochy has been a quiet, steady hand at the helm.
"I felt like we were getting close," Bochy said on Sunday when the team clinched. "I felt like we had a good foundation. We wanted to keep improving."
While fans were running out of patience, Bochy stayed steady. This season, he was given one team in spring training and over the season had his roster remade with castoffs and call-ups.
He managed his team into contention, showing more flexibility than predicted, benching high-priced veterans for more productive role players and youngsters. He didn't panic when his starting pitchers had a miserable month of August. His reputation as a stellar bullpen handler has come shining through: the Giants' bullpen has the lowest ERA (2.99) of any team in the playoffs.
And down the stretch, Bochy's touch has been just right. He called a hitters meeting in Chicago, to try to jumpstart the offense for the final days of their last roadtrip. It worked. He tinkered with the rotation on the final homestand.
And he played psychologist. Though the Giants may have had a playoff game in San Diego on Monday, he didn't want them coming to the ballpark on Sunday with luggage.
"I didn't want them packing, thinking that way," Bochy said.
Instead, Bochy's team went out and beat his old team on the last day of the season. Bochy spent the final five years of his playing career with the Padres and all of his managing career, prior to coming to San Francisco. During his 12 years as Padres manager, he took San Diego to the World Series in 1998 and made the playoffs three other seasons, including back-to-back trips in 2005 and 2006. But after that final season, with one year remaining on his contract, Padres general manager Sandy Alderson allowed Bochy to seek a contract elsewhere. He did.
So it must have felt great to knock out his old team, right? Mr. No-Drama wasn't going there.
"That's water under the bridge," Bochy. "It feels good because of how tough they were on us all year."
Aubrey Huff calls Bochy the best players' manager he's ever played for.
"He gets it," Huff said. "He gets the game. He gets the ups and downs. You never see him panic."
Bochy doesn't grandstand. He doesn't call the players out in public. He usually lets players know about lineup changes in private.
Bochy made a little ruckus this week when he told a local morning radio show that rookie starter Madison Bumgarner would likely pitch Game 4, unless the Giants were down and then it would be Tim Lincecum on short rest. No mention of Barry Zito, setting off a flurry of speculation over whether Zito would even make the playoff roster. By afternoon, Bochy had reverted to form, saying that Zito was still in the mix. The roster is due at 10 a.m. Thursday.
Bochy has done a good job of soothing egos, finding playing time, juggling lineups.
On Sunday afternoon, he made one more nice move: in the midst of the team celebration he asked veteran Pat Burrell to take the players out to thank the fans. They did, making a lap, giving high-fives, with Bochy bringing up the rear.
"They brought so much energy," Bochy said. "I just wanted the fans to know we appreciate them."
Four years into the job, the feeling is finally mutual.
Posted: Thursday October 7, 2010 10:32AM ; Updated: Thursday October 7, 2010 10:32AM
Ann Killion>INSIDE BASEBALL
More ColumnsEmail Ann Killion
Bochy overshadowed but not underappreciated in NLDS tilt
Story Highlights
Bruce Bochy is not getting the attention Atlanta Braves manager Bobby Cox is
Bochy managed the Giants expertly this year en route to NL West title
Bochy says he took no extra pleasure in knocking out Padres, his ex-team
When the National League Division Series begins in San Francisco, the saga of Bobby Cox -- managing in his final days -- will overshadow the other manager in the ballpark.
Which means it will be situation normal for Bruce Bochy.
Bochy has no problems operating in the shadows. He's been there for most of the four seasons he's been managing in San Francisco. Overshadowed by his predecessors, the popular Dusty Baker and the legendary Felipe Alou. By his successor in San Diego, Bud Black. Black will get plenty of NL Manager of the Year votes. Bochy, the division winner, may get only a handful.
RELATED: Lemire: Braves' Cox follows script, back in postseason
Bochy seems to prefer being out of the spotlight. He doesn't give great soundbites. He goes out of his way to deflect attention. He is the same -- professional, friendly, just this side of boring -- day in and day out.
But there's a growing appreciation for the job he's done with the Giants. Handed the thankless task of overseeing the transition from the Barry Bonds-dominated team to an unknown future, Bochy has been a quiet, steady hand at the helm.
"I felt like we were getting close," Bochy said on Sunday when the team clinched. "I felt like we had a good foundation. We wanted to keep improving."
While fans were running out of patience, Bochy stayed steady. This season, he was given one team in spring training and over the season had his roster remade with castoffs and call-ups.
He managed his team into contention, showing more flexibility than predicted, benching high-priced veterans for more productive role players and youngsters. He didn't panic when his starting pitchers had a miserable month of August. His reputation as a stellar bullpen handler has come shining through: the Giants' bullpen has the lowest ERA (2.99) of any team in the playoffs.
And down the stretch, Bochy's touch has been just right. He called a hitters meeting in Chicago, to try to jumpstart the offense for the final days of their last roadtrip. It worked. He tinkered with the rotation on the final homestand.
And he played psychologist. Though the Giants may have had a playoff game in San Diego on Monday, he didn't want them coming to the ballpark on Sunday with luggage.
"I didn't want them packing, thinking that way," Bochy said.
Instead, Bochy's team went out and beat his old team on the last day of the season. Bochy spent the final five years of his playing career with the Padres and all of his managing career, prior to coming to San Francisco. During his 12 years as Padres manager, he took San Diego to the World Series in 1998 and made the playoffs three other seasons, including back-to-back trips in 2005 and 2006. But after that final season, with one year remaining on his contract, Padres general manager Sandy Alderson allowed Bochy to seek a contract elsewhere. He did.
So it must have felt great to knock out his old team, right? Mr. No-Drama wasn't going there.
"That's water under the bridge," Bochy. "It feels good because of how tough they were on us all year."
Aubrey Huff calls Bochy the best players' manager he's ever played for.
"He gets it," Huff said. "He gets the game. He gets the ups and downs. You never see him panic."
Bochy doesn't grandstand. He doesn't call the players out in public. He usually lets players know about lineup changes in private.
Bochy made a little ruckus this week when he told a local morning radio show that rookie starter Madison Bumgarner would likely pitch Game 4, unless the Giants were down and then it would be Tim Lincecum on short rest. No mention of Barry Zito, setting off a flurry of speculation over whether Zito would even make the playoff roster. By afternoon, Bochy had reverted to form, saying that Zito was still in the mix. The roster is due at 10 a.m. Thursday.
Bochy has done a good job of soothing egos, finding playing time, juggling lineups.
On Sunday afternoon, he made one more nice move: in the midst of the team celebration he asked veteran Pat Burrell to take the players out to thank the fans. They did, making a lap, giving high-fives, with Bochy bringing up the rear.
"They brought so much energy," Bochy said. "I just wanted the fans to know we appreciate them."
Four years into the job, the feeling is finally mutual.
