Robinson - not part of the solution

I can't get over how some people keep saying what a great job Robinson has
done. I find him one of the worst managers we've ever had. He keeps
making these bonehead moves that leave me speechless.

Just in the last couple of weeks:

- Last nights bonehead move of pitching to the hottest pinch-hitter in the
league with 2 out and 1st base open.
- Suicide squeeze with 2 strikes on Carroll.
- Bringing in Almonte in the 7th (ERA around 7) when we had just battled
back from a 3 run deficit to tie the game.

Last year, I counted 9 games that Frank had cost us with incredibly
boneheaded moves (not disputable baseball moves, but utterly stupid moves
that had the opposition announcers chortling in glee... even before
disaster struck us.)

The only positive I can see in Frank's tenure is that the defense has
gotten better and Guerrero is slightly more under control defensively. (He
doesn't cut in front of the center-fielder as much to make the catch, for
example, and he is hitting the cut-off more, instead of making those wild,
no-chance throws.)

Frank has said that he often goes against baseball wisdom and follows his
"hunches" in certain situations. Does anyone see something wrong with
this, besides me!!!!?

There are a number of reasons why the Expos aren't going to the post-season
this year, and Robinson is one of them.

- Jack

Well said Jack, I feel exactly the same way. It is one thing to make
managerial moves that will be second guessed like pitching changes, etc. but
the strange moves that Frob has made these last 2 years are downright
inexcusable. In fact a few days after the Carroll 2 strike bunt fiasco
Stephanie Myles asked Frob about a certain move he had made during last
night's game...Frob said that he wanted to make sure he made the right move
this time because he had already used up his "brain-cramp" move for the
month with the Carroll debacle...I remember Frob using this "brain cramp"
excuse last year too in a game in San Diego...the guy even admits he makes
these bonehead moves!...last year he had the blow-up with Armas in which he
cried and was reportedly ready to quit (wish he had)...this year Cabrera has
been quoted as saying that no one player can assume the leadership of the
team like Frob keeps preaching about in the media, beacuse Frob's
overbearing personality will not allow it...he publicily reams rookie
pitcher Sun Woo Kim after he got beat badly in acouple of starts, a pitcher
who was not ready for the jump to the big leagues to begin with, there by
perhaps destroyong the young man's confidence...he always has a double
standard with Vlad who despite making almost as many "brain-cramp" decisions
as Frob never gets criticized for it...I mean come on enough is enough...

"Jack" <giacp.DeleteThis@rogers.com> wrote in message
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> I can't get over how some people keep saying what a great job Robinson has
> done. I find him one of the worst managers we've ever had. He keeps
> making these bonehead moves that leave me speechless.
>
> Just in the last couple of weeks:
>
> - Last nights bonehead move of pitching to the hottest pinch-hitter in the
> league with 2 out and 1st base open.
> - Suicide squeeze with 2 strikes on Carroll.
> - Bringing in Almonte in the 7th (ERA around 7) when we had just battled
> back from a 3 run deficit to tie the game.
>
> Last year, I counted 9 games that Frank had cost us with incredibly
> boneheaded moves (not disputable baseball moves, but utterly stupid moves
> that had the opposition announcers chortling in glee... even before
> disaster struck us.)
>
> The only positive I can see in Frank's tenure is that the defense has
> gotten better and Guerrero is slightly more under control defensively.
(He
> doesn't cut in front of the center-fielder as much to make the catch, for
> example, and he is hitting the cut-off more, instead of making those wild,
> no-chance throws.)
>
> Frank has said that he often goes against baseball wisdom and follows his
> "hunches" in certain situations. Does anyone see something wrong with
> this, besides me!!!!?
>
> There are a number of reasons why the Expos aren't going to the
post-season
> this year, and Robinson is one of them.
>
> - Jack