re: Who is mainieri going to throw under the bus today?

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Hopefully the butt chewing will wake them up tomorrow and for the rest of the season....

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This is where your blind support of the coach gets totally lost and it helps to have the perspective of someone who's played at this level.

First, Should coaches chew out teams and players? Absolutely. It's often warranted and a key tool in certain situations.

But here's where PM is at his worst and why many of his players, current and former, become so jaded with him. A coach's very first response to adversity, especially in front of a young team, should not be to fly off the handle. That shouldn't be his go-to reaction at the first sign of shite going wrong. But that's PM. Instead of actually coaching the moments first and foremost, he thinks yelling will help Fraley or Deichmann get a big hit in a big spot. Or stop Lange or Smith from walking multiple hitters. Sometimes, acting like an arse has its uses, but here it comes off as not having any real control or understanding on what needs to happen to make this team better and fix the problems individual players have in key situations.