Baseball fans love to question their team’s manager. We interrogate every decision to bunt, steal a base, or use a pinch hitter. We’re never, ever satisfied with the stupid batting order, playing time decisions, bullpen roles, use of platoons and much more.
Second-guessing the manager is as much a part of the national pastime as the baseball itself. Those debates are the beating heart of radio call-in shows, water cooler conversations and, of course, team websites like this one.
That won’t change with the Reds’ new manager.
But David Bell doesn’t have to make out perfect lineup cards to be an inspired choice for the Reds.