2015 92-70 Lost in NLDS to Mets, 3-2
Losing Game 5 of the National League Division Series was as much a referendum on Don Mattingly’s ability as any of the 828 games he’s managed the last four years.
If anything, that’s overstating Farhan Zaidi’s opinion of the role of a manager in baseball.
“If you tell me that the team’s success is solely driven by the manager, I just don’t think that’s how it works,” the Dodgers’ general manager said Oct. 6, days before the NLDS commenced. “Managers make strategic decisions and put guys in positions to succeed, but a lot of decisions they make are 52-48 or 55-45.