I'm happy for Ron Washington.
Billy Beane interviewed Washington for the A's Coaching job
but hired his crony Bob Geren. Big mistake.
Washington is a great coach. He taught the A's infielders fundamentals and many
went on to earn gold gloves (ie. Miguel Tejada, Eric Chavez, Mark Ellis....to name a few) .
Geren doesn't have a clue when to
take out a starting pitcher or how to use the bullpen. Geren easily gave
away 25-30 games over the course of the season. Beane just gave Geren another
contract extension.
The A's have a good pitching staff and Ron Washington would have made the difference if he had been hired by Billy Beane.
Washington proved in the AL playoffs he knows how to manage his pitchers.
I hope the Rangers take the World Series in 4 games. He is a shoe in for Manager of the Year Award as well.
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Mano
