There’s something about the end of the year sit-down discussion with media that helps coaches loosen up.
Not all coaches like them, and we don’t always have these sessions.
But Mike Bianco is pretty good about being available for them unless he has a conflict and seems to relish the chance to talk about the good, bad and ugly and offer his take on what led to each result.
Yesterday when he discussed some of the 2015 team’s shortcomings he focused on pitching more than hitting.
Hitting was indeed better at the end of the season, though not the very end.