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Barry Bonds not re-signing

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Also, I had a good experience with fredi personally too. Good person.

 

He definitely seemed like a good, smart guy. But the manager job just felt like it was too big for his personality. Bench coach or any kind of coach position lower than manager feels like a great hire for a team. He's very good at keeping players level and managing egos (He handled the Uggla and Ramirez situations with class). Great guy to have in the clubhouse.

 

 

Agreed.

 

Bonds > Mattingly

 

It was never going to happen. It's far easier to find a new hitting coach than a manager (with Mattingly making far more money). 

 

Bonds also wasn't ready to manage a team yet. He did a solid job, but it was one year and the results weren't staggeringly good. 

 

Mattingly has the experience of both being in the playoffs as a player and managing teams to the playoffs. Whatever you think about him he's got the ability to lead the right roster to a playoff appearance. Bonds would very likely be in over his head if he took a step up next year. 

 

I'm also reading between the lines here, but Bonds doesn't seem to have the drive to be great at coaching that Mattingly has. I reckon Bonds enjoys coaching, but he doesn't view it as a lifetime job. Mattingly does.

 

 

Eduardo says he isn't surprised by Bonds leaving. That tells me his issues as a coach weren't so hidden within the organization. He did praise his work imparting his wisdom but also said it was best if Menechino just kept on as the hitting coach. Sounds to me like Bonds didn't do a lot despite being a good person and a knowledgeable hitter. I'm guessing Menechino did all the work and Bonds just coasted and said smart things here and there. Just like I said when Bonds came on, Menechino was probably only the assistant in title alone because of Bonds' ego. I feel like I was right there.

 

 

Also, good job Frank Menechino. He took a backseat to Bonds for publicity yet still was a champ out there and earned the job back. Probably one of the better coaches we've had down here. Happy for him.

 

And he sounds like me or so I've heard. I don't hear my own NY accent

 

 

Eduardo says he isn't surprised by Bonds leaving. That tells me his issues as a coach weren't so hidden within the organization. He did praise his work imparting his wisdom but also said it was best if Menechino just kept on as the hitting coach. Sounds to me like Bonds didn't do a lot despite being a good person and a knowledgeable hitter. I'm guessing Menechino did all the work and Bonds just coasted and said smart things here and there. Just like I said when Bonds came on, Menechino was probably only the assistant in title alone because of Bonds' ego. I feel like I was right there.

 

Eduardo besides speaking like a marble mouth is also a hater, wtf did he do here when he was a hitting coach

 

 

Why do you care? You're not fat anymore. You should be joining me in this.

 

Only fatsos and ex fatsos could make fun of other fatsos

 

 

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