In a season that risked becoming a billion-dollar offseason gone bust, the oft-criticized skipper, perhaps managing for his job, navigated the potential breaking points and has the team four wins f…
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts looks on from the dugout during the first inning of Game 6 of the National League Championship Series against the New York Mets on Sunday night at Dodger Stadium. The Dodgers are four wins from a World Series title, but the story of their season could have been written very differently without Roberts’ handling of what he calls his “most challenging season.” Over the past nine years, that phrase might have been posted on social media more often than cute cat videos.
Much of the criticism of Roberts has been fueled by missteps in the postseason. But this October he has operated with “a lot of clarity” compared to past postseasons, he said. The team’s pitching shortcomings might actually be helping with that.no temptation to overuse a starting pitcher when you only have three
Roberts has been “surgical” with his pitching decisions at times during this run, Friedman said. He has needed to be. The Dodgers will head to the World Series having gotten considerably more innings from their bullpen than their starters .
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