(05-25-2019 12:15 AM)zablenoise Wrote:  Ok I'll ask: what's up with all the Murphy hate this year? Influx of angry parents? Something happen in the off-season?

All I know is the team was terrible last year and there was nothing. This year the team is actually decent but some posters have been critical right from the gate.

I think that a lot of the criticisms are valid. I'm also not a fan of sac bunts and our lineup can be odd a lot of the time. But I think Murphy is mostly a good coach. I don't know what our Pythagorean win rate is but I bet we're beating it. And he's gotten the most out of these odd lineups he plays. The guy isn't Joe Maddon but we have had some real success under him.

Edit: Pythagorean wins are .609 and actual wins are .611. So almost exactly even. It's not the most rigorous metric but it can be a good guideline.

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I think the annoyances with Murphy comes from a lot of questionable decisions he makes. While the team has been much improved this year, they should not have been as pathetic as they were last year.

That being said, we need to find some hitters. Outside of Cone and to a lesser extent Trehub and Smith, nobody has looked comfortable at the plate. It is just unrealistic to expect to continue to win games scoring 2 runs or less