Who was better? Davy Johnson or Buck Showalter.

[MDtransplant757]

Who do you think was the better manager and why?

[Br10n]

Palmeiro, Hoiles, Alomar, Baines, Ripken, Surhoff, Bordick, Anderson, Mussina, Key, Erickson... Give Buck that talent and look out.

[Palmoripken]

Hard to say but Johnson had better talent to work with IMO. Buck was also starting with a much deeper hole to dig from. The O's had a playoff drought when Davey was hired too but while the team had been 71-73 under Phil Regan, 1992-1994 had been winning seasons. Ultimately I'd go with Buck but Johnson was no slouch. O's managers historically gotta be: Earl, Buck, and Davey.

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[Redskins Rick]

As much as I loved and respected Davy as a top notch manager.

My own opinion, Buck is a just a bit better.

[Ruzious]

They were both better.

[El Gordo]

Who do you think was the better manager and why?

Was? I didn't know Buck retired.

[mdbdotcom]

Was? I didn't know Buck retired.

And I'm still trying to figure out who Davy is.

[El Gordo]

And I'm still trying to figure out who Davy is.

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Buck????

[weams]

Who do you think was the better manager and why?

His name was Davey. HE played for the Orioles. Like Cal Ripken. And he was good too. Different time, different set of challenges.

[PeteU]

Buck, no contest.

Davey was a fine manager, but was handed a truckload of talent back in Angelos' spend happy days. He was playing with a stacked deck.

Buck was given a team that was in shambles (other than some slight glimpses of optimism such as the Seattle trade.) That 2010 team was horrible and things changed almost literally overnight once Buck took over.

Buck helped build a winning, confident clubhouse atmosphere that I think still exists today (this past season's struggles notwithstanding).

He's arguably the second greatest manager to wear the Orange and Black in my opinion.

[weams]

And I'm still trying to figure out who Davy is.

You're talkin' with Davy, who's still in the Navy And probably will be for life.

[weams]

Palmeiro, Hoiles, Alomar, Baines, Ripken, Surhoff, Bordick, Anderson, Mussina, Key, Erickson... Give Buck that talent and look out.

Heck of a team. Heck of a team.

[mdbdotcom]

Palmeiro, Hoiles, Alomar, Baines, Ripken, Surhoff, Bordick, Anderson, Mussina, Key, Erickson... Give Buck that talent and look out.

Take away their PEDs and you've got Travis Snider and Co.

[weams]

Take away their PEDs and you've got Travis Snider and Co.

I disagree completely.

[El Gordo]

Take away their PEDs and you've got Travis Snider and Co.

What St. Cal a Roider? Say it aint so Cal!