Letters to the Editor
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Dodgers?
I gotta say, I'm a little surprised you didn't pick the Dodgers to win the west. They being a team that I vaguely follow (I blame Delillo) which also has the added bonus of employing an outfielder (André Ethier) who shares his name with my favourite Canadian Bob Dylan wannabe, they seemed kind of...close (but then again maybe they weren't?). I dunno, I figured that the hiring of Torre might be one of those "calming influence" type of things that could translate into a few more wins.
Actually, what is your take on the effect of the baseball manager? Is it a glorified role, or do you think they can significantly improve a team? I concede that they can actively hurt a team (a boneheaded use of the bullpen or overworking pitchers for example), but I haven't really thought too much about the positive role they can play in winning a significant number of more games.
p.s. after looking at the NL this year, man I wish my Blue Jays weren't in the AL East...I think they stack up pretty well against ANY NL team. Sigh...3rd place it is again...