I have often written of my displeasure with the St. Louis Cardinals manager Mike Matheny. I am not a fan and have not liked him as a manager since he stepped into the helm after Tony La Russa. I recognize that Matheny is no La Russa, but what I have come to understand even more is that Matheny is not a manager.
What I must admit is that Matheny seems to do well enough when planning for a game on paper but is seemingly incapable of modifying on the fly. I’ve written about this before.