re: I feel exactly the way I felt with Miles

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I agree it’s time for Paul to go, but can you give me examples of how Paul isn’t innovative?

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He coaches like LSU is a major-league team from the 1970s/80s.

* would rather guys put the ball in play regardless of contact type than focus on making hard contact
* calls for bunts outside the one situation you ever should (bottom of the last inning, tied or down 1)
* calls hit-and-runs constantly, forcing hitters to swing at bad pitches and either make a quick out or put themselves in a hole while potentially getting the baserunner out
* bats one of his best hitters 3rd (the worst spot for them since it's the most likely to bat with 2 outs, 0 on)
* prefers soft-hitting defensive players at less important positions (like 2B) over good hitters
* often bats left-handed hitters back-to-back, giving opponents an advantage in the late innings with bullpen usage
* continues with standard bullpen roles (7th-inning guy, 8th-inning guy, closer)
* hangs his pitchers out to dry to "let them work out of jams" instead of replacing them before the game gets out of hand

I literally can't think of one thing CPM does that's innovative or on the cutting edge. It's the same strategy used 30-40 years ago when very few knew any better.