Of Puppets and Men

I find it hilarious that some of you think Doc is a “puppet manager.” I guess it is human nature to ridicule what we don’t understand. “Puppet” implies that Dave does exactly what the front office says, which is so much beyond silly; it is ridiculous! The job of a baseball manager has changed dramatically in the past 20+ years. It used to be the manager was a “John Wayne-type” guy – a loner who rode into town and laid down the law. With the birth and proliferation of Sabermetrics, Moneyball, and Analytics, baseball management style has changed.

Managers have so much more information today. They meet with the front office on a daily basis and go over all this data, and while I do not know how…