Before I begin, let me preface by saying that I enjoy slandering the Los Angeles Dodgers as much as the next self-respecting San Francisco Giants fan, but fair is fair. And in my opinion, Dodgers Manager Don Mattingly has not been treated fairly.
In light of Mattingly’s decision to lift Clayton Kershaw, The Greatest Pitcher of His Generation, for a reliever who promptly gave a up a two-run single to David Wright— effectively sealing game one of the NLDS for the Mets, it seems the appropriate time to try to judge Mattingly’s managerial abilities.