Just because everyone isn't on the everything is Dave's fault hate train doesn't equal defending Dave. I am just being realistic.
No matter who they bring in here, we get the same lackluster results.
Stop comparing this season so far to last regular season. Instead compare this season so far to all the previous NLDS's.
This team wins and their offense looks powerful. They lose and their offense looks lifeless.
How many times has this team been shut out or held to almost nothing? How many times has this offense made below average pitchers look above average? Then you realize that they have been doing this crap for years.
Hell look back to that Mets series when Eaton went down. Lifeless 2 games, and the third score a butt ton of runs. Lose a series 2 out of 3, but out score the team for the series.
If we went 16-8 in 1 run games this year instead of 8-16 we'd be in first place. And everyone would be happy. But the core problems this team has and has had for years wouldn't be visible like it is now. So it's not really how the team is playing?
I can't blame Dave for Murphy hitting .190, Zimm hitting .217, Harper hitting .218
I can't blame Dave for the poor performance of players. They have their own accountability. They are professionals and are put in favorable situations, but are failing. That's on them. Max had the matchup of all matchups. A batter in the box with no positive history of hitting, 2 outs and the count 0-2. Max didn't get it done.
How many times have we had RISP with no outs and can't get them home? How many times in these close games have we had RISP in the 9th with no outs or 1 out and completely failed to do anything?
If you want Dave fired then ok fine. But can you at least provide the list of mistakes he's making? Can you even provide a possible solution to a problem?
He made a mistake when he thought he seen the Ump announce a hitter. I count one.
I'm sorry I can't subscribe to bench Harper for MAT. Or continuously removing the SP after 4 and 1/3 when playing 18 straight games. Or firing the manager half way through. These ideas are silly, lack any planning whatsoever, and don't improve the issues the team is experiencing... unless you know a manager who can simply turn it around.
And not just Dave, but the entire coaching staff. Unless you are saying that the roster is perfectly fine. And all the staff is perfectly fine. And the only issue is Dave... sorry that seems unlikely.
These ideas makes less sense as letting Dusty go. They are just uneducated ideas.
Yes Dusty is gone. I was happy to hear he was hired and not Bud Black. When I first Bud Black got the job I was disappointed. I liked Dusty and if had my way he would have been back. But he isn't, and it's time to move on from that.
If there is a manager and coaching staff just sitting home then ok. But it doesn't seem likely. They'd have a job to start the season.
