[CivilWarBrewing]

1) A team can be HIGHLY motivated when their manager storms out onto the field and FIGHTS on their behalf. It's a morale booster!

2) Mattingly is dead wood. Lasorda brought character to the team and they loved him for it. Lasorda LOVED his Dodgers, Mattingly seems to be there WHY I DO NOT KNOW.

3) The Dodgers need a FIREY manager, not a bump on a log.

4) Get RID of Puig and MAKE ETHIER THE MANAGER! I think if you set Ethier loose as Manager, he'll become a REAL manager not just a figurehead.

[CivilWarBrewing]

New Dodger manager, Andre Ethier!

[wideawake]

So you would argue that "firey" managers win more titles than calm ones?

Some of the fieriest in the league - based on game ejections over contested calls - are Gardenhire, Hurdle, and Scioscia.

All three have had their share of postseason disappointments along with the milder Mattingly.