He was a good manager but i think he also benefited from managing stacked teams with high payrolls...Canseco and McGuire in Oak...McGuire, Edmonds, Rolen, Holliday in STL..

But he's not the only manager that does this.

Picking an All-Star roster is tough...I don't envy any manager that has to do it.

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I know this, your ability to think concisely, your ability to make good judgments is much easier on Thursday night than during the heat of the game. -Bill Walsh

The difference between McDonald and cueto versus papelbon and hamels stats wise isn't even close

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“White collar conservative flashin down the street, pointing that plastic finger at me, they all assume my kind will drop and die, but I'm gonna wave my freak flag high.”
Jimi Hendrix