QUOTE(FrogAbroad @ Apr 5 2010, 05:25 PM) [snapback]541013[/snapback]
Honestly, I don't know if Ron Washington is a good manager or not, but I don't think his Rangers have ever quit on him, even in one game. He must be doing something right.
You're right that the team doesn't quit but he is a terrible manager. He did something in the 9th yesterday that nearly drove me crazy. Vlad legged out an infield hit which put runners at the corners with 1 out. Instead of pinch-running for Vlad, he leaves him at first where a double play ends the game. I believe the only player left on the bench was Murph. I thought surely he'd put him in to run for Vlad as he's a far superior runner. Nope. Wash leaves him in and thankfully Cruz's double was so softly hit that Vlad could go to 3rd on the hit. It wasn't until then that Wash puts Murph in to run at 3rd. What in the world was he waiting for? For Arias's spot to come up and then put in Murph to hit? If Cruz had grounded into a double play Wash would have been torched and I would have been there lighting the match.
On the on-line thing...I've always just looked up an out of market affiliate to listen to the game. MLB might have nixed this by now but ever since they've been doing to the pay thing I've always looked up the ESPN affiliate from Tyler. There have been some occassions where they didn't broadcast the game and I've had to look up the OKC or Amarillo affiliate. Once I had to resort to something like Hobbs, NM or something like that. The audio was bad.