Bobby V Running Thread

[Evil Bastard (aka Chris_L)]

BYH - Bobby V was also fired by Texas. As far as making the World Series with the Mets lousy outfield - Francona won a World Series with an infield of Millar, Bellhorn, Pokey Reese and Bill Mueller.

Bobby V was hired to be fired.

You don't want to be the guy to replace the guy. You want to be the guy who replaces the guy who replaced the guy.

 

[BYH]

And he's lost his clubhouse everywhere he's managed.

Everyone loses the clubhouse at the end.

 

[Evil Bastard (aka Chris_L)]

Bobby V career .490 MLB winning percentage.

 

[bigpern23]

BYH - Bobby V was also fired by Texas. As far as making the World Series with the Mets lousy outfield - Francona won a World Series with an infield of Millar, Bellhorn, Pokey Reese and Bill Mueller.

Bobby V was hired to be fired.

You don't want to be the guy to replace the guy. You want to be the guy who replaces the guy who replaced the guy.

Is that like being the guy behind the guy behind the guy?

 

[BYH]

BYH - Bobby V was also fired by Texas. As far as making the World Series with the Mets lousy outfield - Francona won a World Series with an infield of Millar, Bellhorn, Pokey Reese and Bill Mueller.

Bobby V was hired to be fired.

You don't want to be the guy to replace the guy. You want to be the guy who replaces the guy who replaced the guy.

I completely agree he was hired to be fired. Just a placeholder for Farrell or someone else.

As for Bobby V's 2000 Mets team, he won a pennant with an infield of Zeile-Alfonzo-Ventura-Bordick and a starting rotation filled with no. 2s and no. 5s. I'm not saying he's a better manager than Francona, just saying he took a team that had Mike Piazza and little else and got it to a World Series.

 

[Boom_70]

BYH - Bobby V was also fired by Texas. As far as making the World Series with the Mets lousy outfield - Francona won a World Series with an infield of Millar, Bellhorn, Pokey Reese and Bill Mueller.

Bobby V was hired to be fired.

You don't want to be the guy to replace the guy. You want to be the guy who replaces the guy who replaced the guy.

The jokes on Bobby V then. It seems kinda cruel.

 

[BYH]

Bobby V career .490 MLB winning percentage.

Sorry, but it's .510. He was at .490 w/the Rangers.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/valenbo02.shtml

 

[Azrael]

Connie Mack .486

 

[Evil Bastard (aka Chris_L)]

Bobby V career .490 MLB winning percentage.

Sorry, but it's .510. He was at .490 w/the Rangers.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/valenbo02.shtml

So that makes him slightly better than the Herm Edwards of baseball managers

 

[Gehrig]

Connie Mack .486

He also coached 7739 games. His winning percentage is pretty good in my opinion.

 

[BYH]

Bobby V career .490 MLB winning percentage.

Sorry, but it's .510. He was at .490 w/the Rangers.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/valenbo02.shtml

So that makes him slightly better than the Herm Edwards of baseball managers

Did Herm get to two conference title games?

C'mon. Bobby has his faults, but he's never needed the baseball equivalent of an assistant coach to manage something as remedial as keeping track of timeouts.

 

[cranberry]

And he's lost his clubhouse everywhere he's managed.

Everyone loses the clubhouse at the end.

Or, in this case, seven games into his first season.

 

[Azrael]

Casey Stengel .508

 

[Boom_70]

Davey Johnson .561

 

[BYH]

And he's lost his clubhouse everywhere he's managed.

Everyone loses the clubhouse at the end.

Or, in this case, seven games into his first season.

Little early to say that.

And it's the same clubhouse and the same festering issues that caused last year's implosion. The Red Sox put a band aid on a gaping gunshot wound.

 

[Gator]

Ten games into the season, Boston is 4-6 and two games out of first.

I know he ripped on Kevin Youkilis, but isn't it a tad early to start putting realty signs on Valentine's yard?

That's just it. Only 10 games in, and he's ripping on someone who "Red Sox Nation" holds near and dear. Ask Boston fans whom they would rather have if they could only have one....Youkilis or Valentine.

Youk's a wicked cool guy. You can't rip Youk. Babby Veee
sucks.

Red Sox Nation held Curt Schilling near and dear for a time, too, but it's a very fickle nation. I admit that Bobby V's criticism is a bit early (just like this thread), but if Youk keeps faltering in big spots, fans are going to start agreeing with the crazy scientist manager.

How is this thread a bit early? I was not at all suggesting that he would be fired. I just thought that it would be better to have one Bobby V thread to follow all the great story lines that are sure to come.

Has he cozied up to any writers yet that will be his go to guys like he did with The Mets?

My bad, not the thread itself, but the he'll be gone by (enter month or holiday here) talk.

 

[Evil Bastard (aka Chris_L)]

Bobby V career .490 MLB winning percentage.

Sorry, but it's .510. He was at .490 w/the Rangers.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/valenbo02.shtml

So that makes him slightly better than the Herm Edwards of baseball managers

Did Herm get to two conference title games?

C'mon. Bobby has his faults, but he's never needed the baseball equivalent of an assistant coach to manage something as remedial as keeping track of timeouts.

Something remedial as say pitch count for a guy making his 2nd career start? 111 pitches. Even Grady Little thought he left Bard in too long.

 

[Evil Bastard (aka Chris_L)]

Herm Edwards

 

[Boom_70]

Bobby V career .490 MLB winning percentage.

Sorry, but it's .510. He was at .490 w/the Rangers.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/valenbo02.shtml

So that makes him slightly better than the Herm Edwards of baseball managers

Did Herm get to two conference title games?

C'mon. Bobby has his faults, but he's never needed the baseball equivalent of an assistant coach to manage something as remedial as keeping track of timeouts.

Something remedial as say pitch count for a guy making his 2nd career start? 111 pitches. Even Grady Little thought he left Bard in too long.

Link?

 

[Azrael]

Herm Edwards .422