We all know with 100% certainty the things we do not want to see from the next manager of the Cincinnati Reds. We don’t want to see him play that one guy who goes 0 for 4, intentionally walk the dude before the guy who whomps a dinger, go to the bullpen when the starter should stay in, or pinch-hit with that one batter who strikes out.
It’s easy as hell to critique a manager after things happen on his watch. Hindsight, especially in the league within the sport that still tasks managers with active lineup management in all non-interleague games in AL parks, makes rubbing sand in the wounds post facto an easy, knee-jerk way to cast blame on the decision-maker in the dugout.