I have defended Yost all season long until this past month and I agree, a lot of the complaints are in the gray area for sure, especially things like taking Braun out for defensive replacements and bunting late in close games. Aquino pitching was not a gray area, it was just a plain terrible choice by Yost. Mench batting was not a gray area, it was a terrible choice by Yost. If I'm managing the other team and I get to pick one player to come in and hit against Dempster with the game on the line I pick Mench, he is the worst person to have up in that situation. If I'm managing the other team and I get to pick one person to face Pence with the game on the line I pick that LOOGY guy who i don't even know the name of, Stetter or whatever it is. The second choice is Aquino. These choices aren't just gray, they are terrible. No amount of small sample size stats is going to say otherwise.