i truly dont understand some of his moves.  he is consistently on jhonny peralta’s back, but what would you do if you were peralta? he starts the season as the shortstop. then, they move him to third and put cabrera at short.  cabrera gets hurt and peralta is back at short. but wait, valbuena, who had been at second after cabrera was there before switching to short, starts playing short.  now, jhonny is back at third.  all the while, wedgie is harping on his approach at the plate.  what approach? put him in one spot in the field so that he is able to concentrate on his stroke.

Was it Wedge that decided to give Kerry Wood $20 million instead of bringing in a starter or a real 1B?

but, the manager is the one responsible for putting pressure on players at the right time or knowing when to back off.  carmona is a perfect example of this.  when lee, westbrook and sabathia were around, he won 19 games.  now that cc is gone and westbrook having tommy john, lee and carmona are the last men standing.  wedge and his staff put too much pressure on carmona and he allowed it to get to him so much that he over pitched.  have you watched any of his starts? he is consistently looking over his shoulder with every walk he gives up.  how did joe smith have a 2.39 era the year BEFORE coming to the indians? and what about kerry wood?  the guy was LIGHTS OUT for the cubs, but what happens when he comes to cleveland??  overcoaching by a staff better suited for AAA or AA ball.