A look at all managers shows Mike Matheny to be the worst in baseball at replacing starters this year.
A boxing match has raged on for nine or ten rounds. Punches fly. Punches land. One of the competitors is worn down, on the ropes. Forget landing a clean hit, the man can barely stay upright.
Now imagine him exiting the ring as a new fighter takes his place. Fresh. Agile. Dominant. The tides have suddenly turned. Our new boxer, who the opposition is just now seeing for the first time,...