"Could Dave Roberts Be The Next Grady Little?" (Is That A Crazy Question?)

"Could Dave Roberts Be The Next Grady Little?"

Because I believe Gump committed the worst managerial error in baseball history - I'm willing to listen to other contenders, but I doubt I'll be swayed - this mlb.com headline seemed like an overheated "hot take".

As I read more about the Dodgers' brutal extra-inning loss to the Nationals in NLDS Game 5, however, it didn't seem quite so crazy. (The answer to the question is still a resounding No, however. And not only because Roberts has superhero status among Red Sox fans.)

Will Leitch writes:

Roberts, as helpfully pointed out in an amusing thread by HardballTalk writer Craig Calcaterra, has made an extremely questionable decision that has cost…