You could try complaining about Bochy's support of famed PED users Ken Caminiti and Barry Bonds while he managed both at the height of their powers.Originally Posted by notin
You could try complaining about Bochy's support of famed PED users Ken Caminiti and Barry Bonds while he managed both at the height of their powers.
He certainly had big names, but Bochy wasn’t unique in that manner.
Look away while players used steroids? Lots of guys did that. Make 4 pitching changes in multiple consecutive innings? He was alone on that island…
You should like the 3 batter rule then, but you say you hate it.
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I like the 3 batter rule because I got sick and tired of all the game delays so managers could pretend that they and only they are the key to winning games. And let's not forget the endless visits to the mound by pitching coach, manager, catcher, ball boy down the 1b line, et al. Plus all the gyrations on the mound and by the batters to change the timing of pitches. Before the fixes this year, MLB had degenerated into kabuki theater (which is fine in a theater and horrible on a baseball field).
I hate the rule, but I also hate the exploitation that lead to it. It should have never come to that. It also could have been handled by eliminating/limiting September call ups (which was also done, thankfully)...
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