We are only four games into the season, and the sniping at Doc is already in full gear. Not just from LADT commenters, but throughout the Dodgers blogosphere. Every manager makes horrible decisions throughout the season, and sometimes they actually make some good calls. Of course, nobody likes to comment on those.
Now maybe some of these decisions are not Doc’s alone. It seems to be a team philosophy to drive the pitch count up rather than attacking the first strike. Often times the first pitch is the best pitch a batter is going to see, especially if it is a strike.