Managers Post-season records (October 22, 2003)
Courtesy of Bob...
--posted by TangoTiger at 02:29 PM EDT
Posted 3:05 p.m.,
October 22, 2003
(#1) -
J Cross
I guess Joe Morgan really does know what not do to.
Posted 3:47 p.m.,
October 22, 2003
(#2) -
bob mong
Thanks, Tango.
I thought it was interesting that a few of the managers that statheads/primates really like have awful postseason records.
Namely, Showalter and Dierker. Of course, small samples and all that, so it probably doesn't mean anything. But still, together they have won zero postseason series and lost 6, winning 5 games and losing 18. Ouch.
Posted 5:51 p.m.,
October 22, 2003
(#3) -
Joe Torre
One of these is not like the others.
Posted 7:29 p.m.,
October 22, 2003
(#4) -
bob mong
Anybody else have thoughts on who the best postseason manager of all time is, and whether that matters?
Posted 10:50 p.m.,
October 22, 2003
(#5) -
Scoriano
Torre and McCarthy are tough to beat. Casey and Sparky are premier, too.
Does it matter--ask Red Sox fans. Ok, that's not an answer, but I think it has to matter. Matchup strategy, in game and series wide is more critical than in regular season. I think managers' judgments matter more. Which pitchers to start, which days, etc.
Posted 4:42 p.m.,
October 23, 2003
(#6) -
FJM
You can never really answer the question "Who is the best post-season manager?" because you can't separate a manager from the players he manages. However, you can take a shot at it by comparing his record in each postseason series against his expected record vs. that opponent based on the performance of each team during the regular season. To that end, you can use either the 2 teams' actual W-L Pctgs. or their Pythagorean ones. It won't make much difference. The point is, a manager deserves a lot more credit for winning the World Series with a .550 team than with a .650 one.