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Yahoo! Sports: MLB - Deion Sanders back in Reds' farm system
Is it possible for an athlete to be more tiresome than Deion Sanders? Jim Bowden is a good GM, but I think the suffers from Duquette/LaRussa Syndrome, which forces him to make "cute" moves like this one. I'm not opposed to innovation, but by cute moves I mean audacity and daring for the sake of audacity and daring when there is only a small chance of payoff.
Duquette's constant roster churn and addiction to reclamation projects are an example of this. LaRussa batting the pitcher 8th (which may have made some sense), starting Ankiel the first game of the Division Series and sitting on McGwire too long in the playoffs are his examples. Billy Beane going after Mark Guthrie as a starter is another example. Bobby Valentine is another manager who does stuff like this as well--charging the infield, running the first baseman to and fro, etc.
I'm not opposed to contradicting conventional wisdom, but you need some reason for doing so other than trying to be unconventional.
Is it possible for an athlete to be more tiresome than Deion Sanders? Jim Bowden is a good GM, but I think the suffers from Duquette/LaRussa Syndrome, which forces him to make "cute" moves like this one. I'm not opposed to innovation, but by cute moves I mean audacity and daring for the sake of audacity and daring when there is only a small chance of payoff.
Duquette's constant roster churn and addiction to reclamation projects are an example of this. LaRussa batting the pitcher 8th (which may have made some sense), starting Ankiel the first game of the Division Series and sitting on McGwire too long in the playoffs are his examples. Billy Beane going after Mark Guthrie as a starter is another example. Bobby Valentine is another manager who does stuff like this as well--charging the infield, running the first baseman to and fro, etc.
I'm not opposed to contradicting conventional wisdom, but you need some reason for doing so other than trying to be unconventional.
posted by Sean Foran # 10:07 AM 
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