Once you accept that the BF.net community will only be happy if our manager is a cyborg constructed from Earl Weaver's brain, it's easier to just gloss over these threads. All managers do dumb things sometimes. I'm not going to defend the Kotsay decision, I hated it as much as the rest of you. Personally, I'm giving RR a long leash because he comes from the Scoscia coaching tree, the players responded to him and I feel like first-time MLB managers need some time to "grow into" the job, even if they've managed at other levels. Edit: not sure why I thought Weaver was dead. Really hurt my cyborg hypothetical. I completely agree with this. No manager makes perfect decisions that all the fans like mainly because there are so many options for each decision that he could possibly make. If he goes in the box thinking fans will complain about that. If he gets creative and it doesn't work then fans will create that. Managers are hired to be fired. Its just the way it is, the only way to keep your job is to win, regardless of the talent level you are given. I honestly think RRR is an above average manager