AJ Hinch watched the World Series clang off the foul pole with Gerrit Cole standing in the bullpen. Martinez was easily the better manager that series.
Matt Williams flushed a 96-win team out of the playoffs by himself and then ruined the next season with his personality.
You could do a lot worse than Martinez with a talented roster.
If Trent Gresham...a defensive replacement...doesn't f'up Soto's single...Martinez likely doesn't even have a playoff series win in his 7+ years here...talent or not...much less a World Series title...and he's likely 2 and done like his predecessors.
Matt Williams sucked and had a crappy personality. Pulling Zimmermann with 2 out in the 9th in 2014 was a boneheaded Standard Decision move and an even lamer explanation. Martinez sucks but has a good personality. That's the extent of the difference as far as I'm concerned, although his "How do you like me now" bullcrap really pissed me off...and I still don't like him. I think he's a dimwit...and fans deserve better.
For the record, I've hated having Martinez as our manager since his day 1. Rusty should never have been let go...and I believe we'd have multiple WS trophies if he'd have been brought back...
As they say...YMMV...
