SI has developed a credibility problem with me by now. Every cover looks suspiciously "localized" for newsstand sales and therefore comes off as inauthentic to me.
I love Darryl but don't believe anything he says. I like that we're evolving sensitivities as a society but makes it really hard to contextualize what was "normal" for the eras
Let's not begin from the point of view that any of us are somehow in possession of more information or knowledge than the manager (or that any of us know with certainty for example how capable a bunter Juan Lagares actually is). I was using hyperbole above but there's an argument that in the case of Lagares' stupid bunt attempt that there may come a time later in the year where they will really need one and knowing how it played out on April 1 might be useful after all. Or not. Valentine used to do idiotic things in April and May too but managed differently in August and September, and I thought he was a good manager
They instagrammification of Sports Illustrated kills that Muffy cover, plus a 3 word headline rendered in 3 different fonts. Gotta go with the Seav again!
Managers who do whacky or seemingly counterproductive things in the first week of the season shouldn't be fired. They might be secret geniuses in fact.