If Dave is losing the team, it's time to start losing those players. The idea that Dave is responsible for these loses is simply odd.
They aren't hitting with RISP. That's it. It's not Dave, the Rotation, or the Bullpen. It's the lineup hitting with RISP.
How many times this year have we had guys on in scoring position with less than 2 outs and haven't scored?
Christ, yesterday in the ninth we had the bases loaded with 1 out and failed to score. Turner and Taylor choked. That's not a Dave thing.
What is Dave to do? Had he subbed out Taylor and didn't score then you could say Dave F'ed up.
Dave has put the players on the field, on the mound, and in the batters box that gives us the best chance to win. He has gotten production from guys. Adams, Soto, Stevenson...
And guys who have been here for years, the same ones who can't get out of the first round regardless of who's managing aren't getting it done now. And we keep making changes for them, we keep making excuses for them.
It's cold
It's the amount of clothes they had to wear
It's the manager
It's Sendly
It's the pitching
It's the inconsistent strike zone
It's the catchers spot
When they stop choking in pressure situations offensively, they will start winning.
We have been shut out by below average pitching staffs. There may be truth to the Hitting Coach situation. But I doubt it honestly, since these guys can hit unless there are RISP.
