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As Brian pointed out in another thread we have now won three series in a row, all against contenders. There is no doubt we have improved since the managerial change.
Talk about poor writing, the headline is about Schildt, but most of the article is about Girardi…
I won’t give it a click, then, but it is fair to note that sometimes, editors create the titles rather than the author. Don’t know if that is the case here.
IMO, Schildt looks like a manager, walks like a manager, talks like a manager, manages like a manager…… He doesn’t appear to have other agendas. He doesn’t think he needs to live inside his players’ heads to be successful. He just does what he does, and that’s manage a baseball team, so far, successfully.
I have been a supporter of Shildt since watching his Johnson City teams play. Small sample but I really liked the way the team went about playing. Also I have been impressed about his insights in interviews with him. So far he seems to be getting quite a bit of support.
Different from the haters who railed about Matheny from day 1. Not even a 100 win season could soften the attitudes. Hope Shildt doesn’t have to go through something like that.
A lot of the national writers are now saying that Girardi’s next job will be with the Cubs.
Does Joe Maddon know about this?
Haven’t seen that about Girardi replacing Maddon. To which national writers are you referring? I’d like to read what is being said. Thanks.
I read one article on that. Sounded like pure speculation to me. The writer was trying connect dots that were a long ways apart!
There were no Matheny haters. Thinking he wasn’t the best manager to hire at the time when they interviewed Francona is not hate. Thinking he was at his best an average manager is not hate. I like Shildt and I hope he gets the job. I like what he has done so far and the players seem to have responded to the long time needed replacing of Matheny and thinking that does not make a Matheny hater.
Possibly clearing out some dead weight on the roster, especially the relief corpes, and getting help from Memphis in the BP and with younger outfielders, the problematic Fowler going to the DL, and Carpenter’s phoenix rise to MVP talk, have made Schlitz look a lot more like a manager than he is.
If Matheny was still here he would have looked better with these recent moves.
If Matheny was still here he would have looked better with these recent moves.
Matheny would still be playing JMart at 1st and letting pitchers bat one inning, only to take them out of the game the next.
Schildt’s biggest issue had been his insistence on playing Fowler, which most of us believe is a directive from the front office.
If Matheny was still here he would have looked better with these recent moves.
The fact remains that the team is now better. Our manager’s hand in that is questionable. IMO, it’s the younger guys that have stepped up + Carpomania.
I see it this way. If the front office/ownership had thought more player changes alone would have been enough, they would not have gone through all the turmoil and risk that is inherent in an in-season managerial change.
Further, trying to assess levels of praise or blame from this vantage point is by definition one person’s opinion versus another.
Thanks Brian, I agree.
If you look at all of my comments on this site, there were no comments, pro or con, on Matheny, until after the firing. I just think he got a raw deal as a scapegoat.
It’s normal for analytical fans to criticize the manager. It happened with Joe, Whitey, Tony, and MM.
Not more or less with any of them.Shildt obviously doing some things right but his quick hook on starters worries me in relationship to wearing out his bullpen. Probably wont see it this year do to Sept call ups but if manager next year, is something that needs to be watched.
but his quick hook on starters worries me in relationship to wearing out his bullpen.
This is offset in part by having relievers in the bullpen that can go multiple innings and allowing such relievers to pitch more than one inning at a time.
Ponce is probably the only bullpen guy not available tomorrow night. Shildt is clearly not allowing a struggling pitcher hang on hoping to qualify for a win. And I don’t recall a game where he had run out of relief pitchers.
MM was probably given the job because he’s good with young players. Had worked with the minor leaguers as a consultant. Unfortunately, he had little patience with some veterans who didn’t exhibit a team first attitude. The atmosphere became toxic and a change was needed. Shildt has the same background of working within the Cardinals system and knows a lot of the young players. Hope he gets the job permenantly. He bleeds Cardinal Red. And seems competent with in game management.
Oquendo explains why managing is not important for him now. But for me, the quote at the end is most telling. He seems to be endorsing Shildt’s managing style.
“Right now the team is playing with more enthusiasm and they are more focused on the game. They are doing some different things, like being more aggressive and other things that we should have been doing from the beginning,” he concluded.
I get the feeling that Shildt will have the 2019 reigns as the official 50th manager of your St. Louis Cardinals. Especially with all of the blossoming young talent, he should be good for a nice long run as our skipper.
I like relievers pitching multiple innings, as long as they are not struggling. It seems that the bullpen might only have 1 unavailable arm, instead of 2 or 3. It may allow us to keep another position player for the bench. It helps also that we have minor league starters like PDL and Hudson who can handle it. Their infusion in the bullpen has increased my confidence that we are on the right track. Hopefully O’Neill can get healthy and play every day.
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