Bruce Bochy is a very good if not great manager. He really understands how to play matchups both offensively and with his pitchers. He always seems to be a step ahead of RR (not that surprising). He also has incredible toys with which to work in his pen with 2 stud RHP, 2 well above average LHP and 3 other above average RHP. But I'm not convinced that all managers would have San Fran where they are in the standings, even with the great pitching. He just calls the right shots more often than not.