re: Mainieri Wins Skip Bertman Coach of the Year Award

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going to Omaha is pretty impressive

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Sure. But once he got there?

Game 1: Left Poche in far too long after he made his throwing errors. Pretty damn obvious he was horribly rattled after that.

Game 2: Lange bailed him out from having to make any decisions.

Game 3: Starts Person. Leaves him in too long when it's apparent his curve isn't working. Pulls Newman quick when he's dealing; same for Norman. Puts Godfrey in a pressure situation when he's struggled all year with those. Same for Stallings.

His pitching changes backfire far too often. Its become a trend. Same as the hitting has been for the last four years during the post season. Great for him he's racking up those awards; can't expect to win every year, but should expect not to get embarrassed in the post season. That's been another disturbing trend.