…and the one thing Shildty has done is keep this clubhouse intact, despite losing some key guys over the offseason and dealing with a 75% pouty Fernando and massive roster holes for 80% of this season
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does any of that matter at all if in the most critical moments of the season (or post season) he puts his thumb on the scale and reduces the team's chances of winning because of arraez or bad bullpen usage?
aug 25, 2025, 4:04 pm • 2 0 • view
I’d hope he changes what needs to be changed in the playoffs, until then I think they’re more or less playing fine and hopefully fine enough to win the west
aug 25, 2025, 4:06 pm • 0 0 • view
He has a losing record in the playoffs, so I wouldn’t count on it.
aug 25, 2025, 4:31 pm • 4 0 • view
I’ve admittedly not watched every game as much as past years but entering the nightly viewing playoff push so I’ll pay closer attention. the Estrada thing I’m totally fine with Shildty’s choice and I’d like to think Arraez might get moved down (or up to leadoff, or bench) soon.
aug 25, 2025, 4:37 pm • 0 0 • view
Shildt has only dug in harder on the Arraez issue over the last few weeks, including completely lying about his stats when pressed on it by the media. O’Hearn is only in the lineup every day because of the Merrill injury. Shildt has not shown any signs that he’s capable of growth.
aug 25, 2025, 4:40 pm • 0 0 • view
the estrada thing is worse than the arraez thing. he said estrada has a lane he's been good in against them this year and it's objectively untrue. so if he put him in to try and help him get his confidence back, he did it in a spot in which he was unlikely to succeed, and now where's his confidence?
aug 25, 2025, 4:40 pm • 1 0 • view
interesting. i'd hope he'll change it now
aug 25, 2025, 4:10 pm • 1 0 • view
one of the reasons this bothers me so much is that he never played but brings up the working hard and getting better every day stuff a lot, and it apparently applies to everyone except him. his philosophy for himself appears to be The Secret and believing really hard.
aug 25, 2025, 4:30 pm • 2 0 • view