Jeff Fletcher

Funny aside:
Early in 2022, when things weren't going right for the Angels offense, Joe Maddon shook up the batting order and he basically admitted it wasn't for any reason more than just for the sake of making a change.
He called it "rearranging deck chairs on (pause) the big boat."
Maddon was halfway through his sentence when he realized he was about to compare his team to the Titanic.

It pains me that you’re quoting my story but instead of quoting my story (which is published on here for free), you’re using the link of the clowns who steal all of my stories. 

It pains me that you’re quoting my story but instead of quoting my story (which is published on here for free), you’re using the link of the clowns who steal all of my stories. 

It pains me that you’re quoting my story but instead of quoting my story (which is published on here for free), you’re using the link of the clowns who steal all of my stories. 

It pains me that you’re quoting my story but instead of quoting my story (which is published on here for free), you’re using the link of the clowns who steal all of my stories. 

No that would not bother me.
But it would eventually bother me if people constantly throw out Fletcher’s name for the next twenty years as a candidate to manage.

FFS why does Erstad’s name come up over and over and over and over and over again? He isn’t a candidate, never was a candidate and has never indicated he would ever even be remotely interested in doing anything other than what he is doing now.  In fact I think he has said “I have no interest” if I recall correctly.
The guy played for this team like 17 years ago and had a reputation for being a grinder, so fans liked him.  Is that really all it takes to be permanently the automatic knee-jerk reaction to who should manage this team?
Be a “hustle” player for a couple of years and you are forever a managerial candidate?  Is that about how it works?

Yeah. This is a good question. 
 
But as you referred to, Perry did say way back in May he intended to use a five man rotation if Ohtani wasn’t involved. 

I have talked to both Perry and Nevin about this plenty of times. My sense from both of them is that what happens with the Angels is no different than how most teams operate. 
 
The GM and the analytics team comes up with some basic strategies and then get together with the manager and “agree” how they’ll be implemented. If the manager disagrees, he can voice his opinion and sometimes he’ll win and sometimes he won’t. But ultimately the GM is the manager’s boss and it’s no different from any of you who have a boss. 

Funny aside:
Early in 2022, when things weren't going right for the Angels offense, Joe Maddon shook up the batting order and he basically admitted it wasn't for any reason more than just for the sake of making a change.
He called it "rearranging deck chairs on (pause) the big boat."
Maddon was halfway through his sentence when he realized he was about to compare his team to the Titanic.

I have talked to both Perry and Nevin about this plenty of times. My sense from both of them is that what happens with the Angels is no different than how most teams operate. 
 
The GM and the analytics team comes up with some basic strategies and then get together with the manager and “agree” how they’ll be implemented. If the manager disagrees, he can voice his opinion and sometimes he’ll win and sometimes he won’t. But ultimately the GM is the manager’s boss and it’s no different from any of you who have a boss. 

I don't know if I'd go that far. I would say that you shouldn't just classify all "analytics" guys as the same. Some are better than others, even if they are all "analytics" guys.
My sense is that the Angels weren't relying too much or too little on "analytics," but maybe that the particular analytics they were using weren't the best for the particular players/coaches they had.

Funny aside:
Early in 2022, when things weren't going right for the Angels offense, Joe Maddon shook up the batting order and he basically admitted it wasn't for any reason more than just for the sake of making a change.
He called it "rearranging deck chairs on (pause) the big boat."
Maddon was halfway through his sentence when he realized he was about to compare his team to the Titanic.

Funny aside:
Early in 2022, when things weren't going right for the Angels offense, Joe Maddon shook up the batting order and he basically admitted it wasn't for any reason more than just for the sake of making a change.
He called it "rearranging deck chairs on (pause) the big boat."
Maddon was halfway through his sentence when he realized he was about to compare his team to the Titanic.

Funny aside:
Early in 2022, when things weren't going right for the Angels offense, Joe Maddon shook up the batting order and he basically admitted it wasn't for any reason more than just for the sake of making a change.
He called it "rearranging deck chairs on (pause) the big boat."
Maddon was halfway through his sentence when he realized he was about to compare his team to the Titanic.

I don't know if I'd go that far. I would say that you shouldn't just classify all "analytics" guys as the same. Some are better than others, even if they are all "analytics" guys.
My sense is that the Angels weren't relying too much or too little on "analytics," but maybe that the particular analytics they were using weren't the best for the particular players/coaches they had.

Funny aside:
Early in 2022, when things weren't going right for the Angels offense, Joe Maddon shook up the batting order and he basically admitted it wasn't for any reason more than just for the sake of making a change.
He called it "rearranging deck chairs on (pause) the big boat."
Maddon was halfway through his sentence when he realized he was about to compare his team to the Titanic.

Funny aside:
Early in 2022, when things weren't going right for the Angels offense, Joe Maddon shook up the batting order and he basically admitted it wasn't for any reason more than just for the sake of making a change.
He called it "rearranging deck chairs on (pause) the big boat."
Maddon was halfway through his sentence when he realized he was about to compare his team to the Titanic.

Funny aside:
Early in 2022, when things weren't going right for the Angels offense, Joe Maddon shook up the batting order and he basically admitted it wasn't for any reason more than just for the sake of making a change.
He called it "rearranging deck chairs on (pause) the big boat."
Maddon was halfway through his sentence when he realized he was about to compare his team to the Titanic.

I don't know if I'd go that far. I would say that you shouldn't just classify all "analytics" guys as the same. Some are better than others, even if they are all "analytics" guys.
My sense is that the Angels weren't relying too much or too little on "analytics," but maybe that the particular analytics they were using weren't the best for the particular players/coaches they had.

Funny aside:
Early in 2022, when things weren't going right for the Angels offense, Joe Maddon shook up the batting order and he basically admitted it wasn't for any reason more than just for the sake of making a change.
He called it "rearranging deck chairs on (pause) the big boat."
Maddon was halfway through his sentence when he realized he was about to compare his team to the Titanic.

Funny aside:
Early in 2022, when things weren't going right for the Angels offense, Joe Maddon shook up the batting order and he basically admitted it wasn't for any reason more than just for the sake of making a change.
He called it "rearranging deck chairs on (pause) the big boat."
Maddon was halfway through his sentence when he realized he was about to compare his team to the Titanic.

Funny aside:
Early in 2022, when things weren't going right for the Angels offense, Joe Maddon shook up the batting order and he basically admitted it wasn't for any reason more than just for the sake of making a change.
He called it "rearranging deck chairs on (pause) the big boat."
Maddon was halfway through his sentence when he realized he was about to compare his team to the Titanic.

This is referrring to Chris Russo, who is hardly an “analyst.”
These “si” links… c’mon guys. 

I think that was it.