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<!--quoteo(post=32668:date=Apr 23 2009, 04:08 PM:name=rok)-->QUOTE (rok @ Apr 23 2009, 04:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=32665:date=Apr 23 2009, 04:04 PM:name=Giff)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Giff @ Apr 23 2009, 04:04 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Lou hasn't been fantastic this year by any means, but I think a lot of that has to do with learning this new squad. He had some problems for the first couple months in '07 when he was getting to know his roster. I think by the time June rolls around and he knows what to expect from the bullpen, Miles, etc. he'll fall into a much better and things will be just fine.

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Well, he helped construct the team that shit itself and made some questionable decisions, so I'm not placing all the blame on him, but he definitely deserves some.

I don't think you can praise him for being such a great manager, but then absolve him from blame when he makes poor decisions and then the team doesn't respond well. Why even have a manager if it's only on the players?
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I'm not sure if you were speaking directly towards me or not, but I'm not absolving him from blame. The two biggest things people point out about Lou in the playoffs was pulling Z and starting Fukudome. Well I didn't agree with the first move, he went to arguably the best setup guy in baseball, someone that everyone trusted to get the job done, and he didn't. The Fukudome decision was a legit error, but the series wasn't lost because he was in the lineup.