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Post by matt on May 31, 2006 18:12:53 GMT -5
Hi, Jay - I was just reading richard Williams' autobiography (a very entertaining read) and I had a couple of questions for a long-time Padres fan:
1) In your mind, who is the best Padres manager in history?
2) Williams argues that during the initial stage of his career, a large number of Padres fans preferred lesser Padres players, e.g. Tim Flannery, to Tony Gwynn, and that it took Gwynn far longer than it rightly should've to earn his accolades in San Diego. What's your take?
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Post by Jack on May 31, 2006 22:32:46 GMT -5
richard Williams would get my vote for best manager.
I agree about Flannery and Gwynn.
When richard Williams took over the Padres, he didn't like Flannery, but Flannery was a gamer. The fans loved him, and I think Williams grew to like him.
Gwynn was hurt the first couple of years, but by 1984 I think most people in San Diego loved Tony Gwynn. Gwynn made himself a great player, he worked on his hitting and defense all the time.
Some player who played for the Padres didn't like Gwynn. I don't know why he always seem like a team player to me.
Next year I'll be going to Cooperstown, to see Gwynn enter the HOF.
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Post by Redsox on Jun 2, 2006 11:21:34 GMT -5
terry francona best of all time!
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Post by Uncle Igmar on Jun 13, 2006 11:40:08 GMT -5
Terry Francona - Right place - Right time - I think just about anybody ould have managed the the Sox when they won - even some people here on the boards  |
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Post by Redsox on Jun 13, 2006 12:14:44 GMT -5
i disagree he made some big dissisions garciapara (i was in bostin at the time we wanted blood)
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Post by matt on Jun 15, 2006 5:59:02 GMT -5
Managing isn't like coaching in football or soccer. It's more about managing the personalities and keeping a rein on things as opposed to coming up with definitive strategies.
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Post by Redsox on Jun 15, 2006 6:44:03 GMT -5
i agree it is also important to pull out pitchers at the right time to avoid pitching injures
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