yeah thats why I said Should, unfortunately there are some that dont have this mentality.
but then again there are those like Singletary, who I feel will be a great coach, that dont necisarrily have that attitude.
I think he meant that a one solo HR isnt enought to cry about yet, if he allows a s*** ton of runners and a HR or 4 HRs then there is a problem but so far he hasnt done that.
Papi has 24 HRs on the season even with his Monster slump early.
If he continues this into next year he could have 35 next year...sounds good for a DH to me.
probably not but I think he still has a lengthy career ahead of him and direct comparisons inbetween managers is hard to do, especially when a manager is hired because of how he fits with the said team not JUST because of certain success in teams with differing philosophies, and I happen to believe Tito is a better manager for Boston than LaRussa is and Vice Versa.
although he has shown a lack of ability to make good moves in certain situations, he isnt among the worst managers in this area (IMO) and I still think he is among the better managers in the league overall and has shown his ability to win with this team and its philosophy.
as far as that goes I feel that his Long Term Strategy is above par and his In Game Strategy for the most part under par, although I think some (key word here is SOME) of that is overrated and not responsible for very many tallies in the Loss Column.
E-Mailed a friend of mine who is currently taking a Military History class and he said that the same philosophy applies to Military history, and I do remember some of that from Boot Camp. They are different, Strategy is your philosophy over the longterm and tactics are how you deal with day-to-day situations.