Brandon Hyde 2024

[HowAboutThat]

I’m not able to watch any post game press conference, so I’d be grateful if someone would post any explanations that are given for the inexplicable moves tonight.

[forphase1]

Terrible, terrible game management by Hyde tonight.  Stupid pitching and bullpen management, idiotic pinch hitting decisions, way to worried about lefty/righty matchups that backfired many times tonight.  This loss is squarely on his shoulders.  He's overrated as a manager, Manager of the Year award was/is a joke.  

[forphase1]

Just now, HowAboutThat said:

I’m not able to watch any post game press conference, so I’d be grateful if someone would post any explanations that are given for the inexplicable moves tonight.

There won't be any as the media won't ask him anything and the explanations he will provide himself will be the same tired stuff as always.  

[LGOrioles]

Just now, eddie83 said:

Apparently they want the manager to not give a guy a chance after 2 games. The hell with his entire career. 
 

After that performance I’m sure he will be backed off. 

Nobody is saying to not give him a chance. But you see how he uses Kimbrel when he’s backing off his high leverage usage. 

If the situation is truly that high leverage that you have to matchup with a LHH with 2 outs in the 6th and replace a guy that you trusted to face the hottest hitter in the MLB, then maybe you don’t bring in Soto? The guy who was absolutely terrible in his only other appearance. 

And if Soto is being brought in because you’re thinking it’s a lower leverage spot, again why not just stick with the guy you just trusted to face the hottest hitter in the MLB and who had thrown 10 pitches. 

I think Soto will probably be fine and I have more ire towards Urias for his brutal AB there than Hyde for the PH decisions, but the Soto decision makes very little sense. If you see that as a high leverage spot, you don’t bring in Soto and if you see it as low leverage, there’s zero reason to remove Smith in that situation. 

[Moose Milligan]

I'm usually a Hyde defender...and I really don't care, I'm going to defend him in a little bit here.  But tonight was pretty awful, all around.  Going by the book, being a slave to matchups all the time...it's a bit much.  I get it, you've gotta see what you've got in Soto (to see if he's really that bad, it looks like he is) but Burch Smith has been excellent.  Cowser has been hitting great lately, Holliday is hitting piss missiles all of a sudden like it's batting practice....I don't care about the matchups, I don't care about lefty/lefty or whatever the hell...gotta ride with the hot hands.  Cowser looks to be a piece of the future, he's gotta hit lefties eventually.  Holliday is in the same boat.

So I get the Hyde criticism tonight, I really do.  But if those moves work out, no one here is saying anything.  I've said it before, I'll say it again, the easiest things "fans" can do is grumble when a move is being made that they don't like and then pile on when that move doesn't work out.  Yeah, it's easy to say that he shouldn't have brought Soto in when we all know that a lefty/lefty matchup is advantageous, so don't pretend that the matchup couldn't favor Soto (especially against Varsho who isn't a great hitter).

 

[waroriole]

I’ve seen enough of Hyde. No thought process. Just lefty righty matchups is the only thing running through his head. I don’t expect it, but gotta make a change after this season barring a long postseason run. 

[Wavetrapper]

He’s remarkably similar to Harbaugh.  
 No feel for the game in progress 

 

[Pat Kelly]

Agree that hindsight is easy but these moves (all of them) before they were made defied logic.   It's one thing to go with your best talent and lose.  In each instance tonight Hyde played his worst option available. 

[Hank Scorpio]

6 minutes ago, HowAboutThat said:

I’m not able to watch any post game press conference, so I’d be grateful if someone would post any explanations that are given for the inexplicable moves tonight.

It’s Steve Melewski asking the hard hitting questions. Soooooooo…….

Melewski DID actually sort of ask him the question. Good for him!!!!! Complete non answer from Hyde but good for Melewski for asking the question. 

Edited August 7 by Hank Scorpio

[UMDTerrapins]

I feel like I’ve already yelled at Hyde enough tonight. We all experienced the same thing. That was bush league. 

[lfallo1]

Just now, Pat Kelly said:

Agree that hindsight is easy but these moves (all of them) before they were made defied logic.

This

[Moshagge3]

Saw someone on socials say that Cowser was shaking his arm a bunch and might have been hurting?

[Pat Kelly]

For example if he brought in Kimbrel early - risky but defensible.  Let Holiday hit (questionable maybe) against a tough LHP but roll the dice with a hot hitter.    Hit Mayo for Urias if you prefer the matchup.  Let Cowser hit against LHP.  etc 

[Big Mac]

4 minutes ago, Moose Milligan said:

I'm usually a Hyde defender...and I really don't care, I'm going to defend him in a little bit here.  But tonight was pretty awful, all around.  Going by the book, being a slave to matchups all the time...it's a bit much.  I get it, you've gotta see what you've got in Soto (to see if he's really that bad, it looks like he is) but Burch Smith has been excellent.  Cowser has been hitting great lately, Holliday is hitting piss missiles all of a sudden like it's batting practice....I don't care about the matchups, I don't care about lefty/lefty or whatever the hell...gotta ride with the hot hands.  Cowser looks to be a piece of the future, he's gotta hit lefties eventually.  Holliday is in the same boat.

So I get the Hyde criticism tonight, I really do.  But if those moves work out, no one here is saying anything.  I've said it before, I'll say it again, the easiest things "fans" can do is grumble when a move is being made that they don't like and then pile on when that move doesn't work out.  Yeah, it's easy to say that he shouldn't have brought Soto in when we all know that a lefty/lefty matchup is advantageous, so don't pretend that the matchup couldn't favor Soto (especially against Varsho who isn't a great hitter).

 

I mean Cowser does have a .719 OPS against lefties this season anyway it's not like he can't hit them. 

[Since1984]

If Mayo hit a GS, we would all be hitting these boards differently. But Hyde WTF, do not pull this is the playoffs. I get the playoff testing and will digress for now…