On 16 Dec 96, Mark Wohlers K'd Stephen Frazier for saying:
 SF> And a game lost to the actions of a player are more acceptable (to
 SF> baseball people, anyway) than those of a coach or manager.
A loss is a loss is a loss.  And both managers and players are human and 
thus,  subject to mistakes, though a managerial decision that turns out wrong 
is not necessarily a mistake (though fans would have you believe so).
 SF> And whose fault is it that a baserunner doesn't know to look to the
 SF> COACH when rounding second base? Even  little leaguer knows to do that,
 SF> and they don't earn millions to do it.
Geez, here's a guess -- Lonnie Smith?  I know you don't want to hold any 
players responsible for their own play, but that would be my guess.  After 
all, "even  little leaguer knows to do that."
 SF> The reason the Braves are so bad at fundamentals is because they have no
 SF> one teaching it to them.
Actually, I think the Braves are one of the top teams in terms of 
fundamentals.  They play good defense, do a good job of sacrificing runners 
along, their pitchers hit and bunt well, etc.  I admit, though, they didn't 
do the fundamentals very well in the '96 World Series, but that was probably 
a carry-over from their hitting woes.
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