Cubs to hire Counsell

[Erstad Grit]

1 hour ago, Stradling said:

I’ve read somewhere in some article trying to break down the impact of a manager and it said that the difference between the best and worst managers would be about 5 wins in a season.  

That sounds reasonable. 
 

[Slegnaac]

3 hours ago, BTH said:

You know, despite Maddon’s claims that it fired up the guys, I wonder if that move got him canned.

That might’ve been the moment where he lost the clubhouse. Idc what anyone says, you’ve lost the clubhouse if you lose 12 in a row.

He lost me when he said in the post game that results didn't matter for the horrible reliever he kept putting out there.

I could see that post game interview as being the reason he was told which relievers could and could not be used.