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Should Sweet Lou make the Hall of Fame as a manager?

SeatedCoinSeatedCoin Posts: 1,040
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23 years W 1835, L 1713, W% .517

Managed 1 World Series winner, 1990 Reds

His 2001 Seattle Mariners went 116-46, a major league record. This was after superstars A-Rod, Griffey, and Randy Johnson had departed. This to me was his best accomplishment. Unfortunately for him his 2001 Mariners lost to the Yankees in the ALCS.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/pinielo01.shtml

Sorry for the double posts. Tried to edit and create a poll from this thread but won't allow me to. Moderators, please delete this post since re-posted as a poll.
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    HallcoHallco Posts: 3,627 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Only if the Hall of Fame has a special section for "funniest manager to watch when he gets ticked off at an umpire"! image
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    Mickey71Mickey71 Posts: 4,234 ✭✭✭✭
    I love Pinella; but the answer is "NO". He needed the title in 2001. That actually ends up being a negative for him. Nobody cares about the regular season. I also think he needed to win 2000 games.
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    BlacklabelsocietyBlacklabelsociety Posts: 1,033
    No

    Danny Murtaugh....Yes
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    Dave99BDave99B Posts: 8,365 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Yup.

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    billwaltonsbeardbillwaltonsbeard Posts: 3,748 ✭✭✭✭
    Sweet Lou is a shoe-in for the super pissed off, little karate kicks HOF.
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    bigred1bigred1 Posts: 667
    no
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    morgansforevermorgansforever Posts: 8,428 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Doesn't he lead the league in bases thrown?
    Put him in the Hall, good hard nosed manager, that was very entertaining. image
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    KK Posts: 1,364 ✭✭✭
    Yes

    Not many represent the game the way Sweet Lou did.
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    larryallen73larryallen73 Posts: 6,057 ✭✭✭
    no.
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    ConnecticoinConnecticoin Posts: 12,542 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Yes. He was manager of the year 3 or 4 times as well, correct?

    Too bad he was not managing the Cubs during the Bartman year. He would not have sat on his ass and watch things fall apart like Dusty Baker did.
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    markj111markj111 Posts: 2,921 ✭✭✭
    Factoid-Sweet Lou once ran for the cycle. He was thrown out at every base during a game. As for not winning the WS in Seattle, that team did not have the dominant front line pitching that can be crucial in a short series. They had pitching depth, but 4th and 5th starters are seldom factors in the post-season. For a reference, check out the Dbacks WS team.
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    maxdomemaxdome Posts: 87 ✭✭✭
    He was a great manager but falls short of the Hall of Fame. He really did a great job during that 1990 World Series beating the A's who on paper had a much better team.
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    estangestang Posts: 1,262 ✭✭✭
    no
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    coinkatcoinkat Posts: 22,795 ✭✭✭✭✭
    no

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    TabeTabe Posts: 5,927 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Factoid-Sweet Lou once ran for the cycle. He was thrown out at every base during a game. As for not winning the WS in Seattle, that team did not have the dominant front line pitching that can be crucial in a short series. They had pitching depth, but 4th and 5th starters are seldom factors in the post-season. For a reference, check out the Dbacks WS team. >>


    Problem wasn't the pitching, problem was the hitting. The bats went to sleep against the Yankees - 2, 2, 14, 1, 3. That's their run totals for the ALCS. That won't get it done. They gave up 4, 3, 3, 3, 12. Not great but not terrible either.

    Also a factor is that the rotation didn't setup well for the ALCS. Aaron Sele pitched twice while Seattle's studs - Jamie Moyer and Felix Hernandez (both of whom were great in 2001) - each pitched only once.

    Tabe
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    UphillUphill Posts: 360 ✭✭
    No.
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    hhmag70hhmag70 Posts: 2,107
    Should he? borderline

    Will he? yes
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    mcadamsmcadams Posts: 2,611 ✭✭✭
    No.
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    123cents123cents Posts: 7,178 ✭✭✭
    No!
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