For me, this team is more fun and I’ll tell you why I feel that way. https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIL/MIL201108020.shtml This game was the moment when it became obvious to me that Ron lacked the any of the savvy it would take to win a championship. I told my Dad afterwards, it won’t happen this season because Roenicke is not the man for the job. And he solemnly agreed. If we’d had a manager as smart as CC that season it might have been a different story. In any case, while I enjoyed the ride a whole bunch in 2011, deep down I knew we had a problem at the helm that would be our undoing. This year, while our team is far from perfect, I like our chances better than I did at this point in 2011. Not to derail the thread but what was it specifically about this game? A few things: Burned the precious little bench players leaving him with an empty cupboard later on. Pinch hit Felipe Lopez with Yuni on 2nd, 2 outs bottom of 9th instead of using Counsell to break out of The Slump in heroic fashion. (Counsell did finally get a hit in his very next plate appearance, too) Heck, Yo would have been a better choice even. Pitching to Fat Elvis in the 11th with 2 outs, Holliday on 2nd, first base open and Skip Schumaker on deck. All in all it was just such a nauseating way to watch them kick a game away to the cardinals.