Fire him before it’s too late. Send away the pitching and hitting coach while you’re at it. If you’re really desperate to keep HoJo with the organization, make him the new bench coach.
Why give away 4 outs? Why pinch hit a guy that’s hot for a guy that wasn’t watching the game and hasn’t been watching what Lindstrom was throwing. We all know this team needs confidence. so what kind of confidence does it show Castro in that spot? Murphy that he’s replaced defensively and would’ve been up in the ninth? Reyes when you won’t let him steal early in the count or only hit and run and tell him when to go? Or that you’re constantly bunting in front of him like he can’t drive the guys in himself.
Drawing the infield in in the first. Managing scared. Manuel set the stage from the very beginning saying “Even though it’s the first inning, I don’t think you guys are going to score enough runs to win if we let this run score.” Well, ask and you shall receive.
