Who will we hate next?
Nice pitching job last night by Dontrelle Willis, Chad Fox and Braden Looper, ruining another terrific start by Josh Beckett. Beckett of course was saddled with the loss, dropping him to 1-2 in the playoffs. Man, this kid sure can’t win the big game.
Last night’s rain-delayed hypeduel ended up a cluncker as the inability of the Marlin relievers to keep Yankees off the bases made a tight 1-1 contest a 6-1 laugher.
The Yankees had 14 base runners (6 h, 6 bb, 2 hbp), the Marlins had nine (8 h, 1 bb). The Yankees collected 16 bases (2 singles, 2 doubles, 2 homers), the Marlins tallied 10 (5 singles, 3 doubles, 1 passed ball minus 1 sacrifice and 1 caught stealing). The Marlins’ only walk was an intentional free pass to Juan Pierre. Speed, energy and enthusiasm might help in Gammoball, but in real baseball, the Yankees won last night by getting guys on base, not making unnecessary outs, and getting extra base hits. But at least the Marlins have energy.
That rant wasn’t the point of posting today. The point today was that I am actively campaigning for Grady Little to be fired. I’ve never been a big Little fan, but last Thursday night was the straw that broke the camel’s back. His complete inability to manage a bullpen has cost the Red Sox all season, and it finally broke the team. For the record, Little made three bad mistakes in Game 7. He left gassed Pedro in, he left Embree in for one hitter, and then he used Wakefield rather then his best available pitcher in a tie game (Williamson). In reality, some friends and I are thinking about filing a class action malpractice suit on behalf of the Red Sox Nation. Grady needs to go.
So right here, I’m conducting a little manager search. I’m calling it the Who Will We Hate Next? Search. Here’s what we have to do. I’m going to compile all the names I hear around the campfire, and post them, with a little bio, either today or tomorrow. Then I need all the residents of The House that Dewey Built to e-mail me at House of Dewey with your thoughts. I will be printing people’s reactions and choices as we look at who the next manager of the Boston Red Sox should be.
Our endorsement of course will mean nothing, but I think it is a good way to see how the fans and management group think in regards to team management.