I tend to think relief decisions are bound by policies put in place long before gametime. Whether that means the manager is tying is own hands or higher management is, it is hard to say. Probably more the latter. But some days — quite a few of them, in fact — responding explicitly to the game situation with your pitching changes doesn't seem to be a luxury that the manager allows himself. It is frustrating as hell, and does not make for better baseball. I know they have their reasons and are trying to be responsible stewards of arms, but the results do not suggest to me that they are succeeding in that department, so yeah, I would encourage managers to manage to win the day, for our tomorrows run thin.