06-27-2009, 11:16 AM
BT, let me be clear, I agree with you for the most part. Under normal circumstances, I couldn't disagree with any of your points. This is a special case though, since we came off of such a great year in 08. I do think most managers are overrated. My point was that this offseason, and actually for the past few, it appears to me that Lou is the one calling the shots and guiding Hendry as to how to construct this team. You can't really separate Lou from Hendry at this point. So if Hendry shoulders a ton of the blame for putting this team together with a lot less depth and this convoluted idea of balanced handedness, then so does Lou. His in game decision making doesn't even bother me as much as the decision making in the front office. Firing someone may or may not do anything, but you can't fire the entire team.