2011 MLB Playoffs: congrats St. Louis

[Mookie4ever]

Congrats St. Lewis.
You can retire now TLR.
Ride off into the sunset.
please

[StlSluggers]

Congrats St. Lewis.
You can retire now TLR.
Ride off into the sunset.
please

Im pretty sure I saw that he's supposed to announce very soon that he's coming back for another year

[raiders_umpire]

Congrats StL. Who would have thought this in early September.

[Pogotheostrich]

Congrats St. Lewis.
You can retire now TLR.
Ride off into the sunset.
please

Im pretty sure I saw that he's supposed to announce very soon that he's coming back for another year

TLR isn't leaving after that. He's got at least another year in him.
I heard a rumor that he was going to announce his retirement during the Cubs series in August but the Cards just kept winning.

[BitterDodgerFan]

allen craig loses his 2B elig. right? (in yahoo)
he started and played in 8 games as 2B in '11.

[Pogotheostrich]

allen craig loses his 2B elig. right? (in yahoo)
he started and played in 8 games as 2B in '11.

I think he will still be eligible at 2B next year. He had 8 starts and only needs 5 starts to be eligible.

[BronXBombers51]

Stopping in to say congrats to STL and their fans. Really dislike La Russa and I'm not a Carpenter fan but besides that I have no reason to be upset at STL winning. Real happy for Berkman especially.

[BitterDodgerFan]

allen craig loses his 2B elig. right? (in yahoo)
he started and played in 8 games as 2B in '11.

I think he will still be eligible at 2B next year. He had 8 starts and only needs 5 starts to be eligible.

5 starts to gain elig. but don't you need 10 to keep it for the following yr?

[bayside]

ive always wondered why MLB teams dont take a managing/coaching approach more similar to lots of pro soccer clubs.
professional soccer clubs often take the approach of employing a manager who is good with personnel decisions and motivation, and coaches who are experienced tacticians that can help make in game adjustments.

its clear that there are very very few people capable of being both a master tactician AND a great personnel manager. joe maddon is the only guy i can think of in mlb off the top of my head.

perhaps its the next MLB market inefficiency to be exploited?

[kab21]

ive always wondered why MLB teams dont take a managing/coaching approach more similar to lots of pro soccer clubs.
professional soccer clubs often take the approach of employing a manager who is good with personnel decisions and motivation, and coaches who are experienced tacticians that can help make in game adjustments.

its clear that there are very very few people capable of being both a master tactician AND a great personnel manager. joe maddon is the only guy i can think of in mlb off the top of my head.

perhaps its the next MLB market inefficiency to be exploited?

The difference is that baseball shouldn't be that complicated. Both forms of football are tactical battles where it makes sense to have specialist coaches.