ARLINGTON – Of the nine managers in front of Bruce Bochy on the wins list, only Dusty Baker isn’t in the Hall of Fame. He’s left a few in his wake, too. The...
has made a difference with his old-school approach, and the hitting coaches have managed to get their points across without overwhelming.
But if you want to risk an occupational hazard by narrowing it down to just one reason, look no further than the manager.“He came in and set the tone early in spring training,” said Jonah Heim, who went 2-for-4 Sunday with a single, homer and five RBIs. “He came in the first couple days and was like, ‘If we’re gonna be a championship team, we’ve got to act like it.’"“Oh, absolutely,” Heim said. “He just has a calming influence in the dugout.
His manager in Houston, Bill Virdon, influenced him as much as anyone. Never air out a player in the media or in front of the team, but give it to them straight. Let ‘em know where they stand. For the most part in a Hall-of-Fame career, what’s worked for Bochy is to stay true to who he is. He can tell you when he didn’t and how that turned out. One of his first managerial jobs, Class A Riverside in the California League. The team, which would finish 64-78, wasn’t playing as well as he thought it should, and he let his temper get the best of him.
“There was these oranges there for the players to snack on,” he said, smiling. “I started firing these oranges against the wall.The moral: Don’t make yourself the center of attention, especially in front of your 10-year-old son. Bochy’s quick to point out that he’s been riding the backs of his players all along. He didn’t realize how much he missed it the three years he was out of the game
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