Ron Roenicke's Approval Rating Rebounds In BCB Tracking Poll
by Kyle Lobner on May 26, 2011 2:00 PM CDT
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PrintThis week's poll was open from noon Monday through Tuesday, and received 228 responses. Here are some of the notable results:
- Ron Roenicke's approval rating, which had dropped below 50% last week, is back up to 66% this week.
- 55% of voters classified the issues between Randy Wolf and Jonathan Lucroy as "a minor issue."
- 54% of voters think Nyjer Morgan should be the Brewers' primary center fielder once he returns from the DL.
Follow the jump for the full results.
How do you feel about Randy Wolf's apparent preference to work with catchers other than Jonathan Lucroy?
| Response | Votes | % |
| This is a non-issue | 70 | 31% |
| This is a minor issue. | 125 | 55% |
| This is a major issue | 21 | 8% |
| Undecided | 12 | 5% |
Who should be removed from the roster to make room for Zach Braddock once he's healthy enough to return?
| Response | Votes | % |
| Tim Dillard | 61 | 27% |
| Mike McClendon | 19 | 8% |
| Wil Nieves | 95 | 42% |
| Mike Rivera | 26 | 11% |
| Brandon Boggs | 7 | 3% |
| Mark Kotsay | 10 | 4% |
| Someone else | 1 | 0% |
| Undecided | 9 | 4% |
Once Nyjer Morgan is healthy enough to return, who should be the Brewers' primary starter in center field?
| Response | Votes | % |
| Brandon Boggs | 4 | 2% |
| Carlos Gomez | 84 | 37% |
| Mark Kotsay | 3 | 1% |
| Nyjer Morgan | 123 | 54% |
| Undecided | 14 | 6% |
Do you think Jonathan Lucroy should make the NL All Star team?
| Response | Votes | % |
| Yes | 127 | 56% |
| No | 52 | 23% |
| Undecided | 49 | 21% |
Do you approve of the job Doug Melvin is doing as General Manager of the Brewers?
| Response | Votes | % | Prev | Diff |
| Yes | 200 | 88% | 87% | +1% |
| No | 13 | 6% | 6% | n/c |
| Undecided | 15 | 7% | 7% | n/c |
Do you approve of the job Ron Roenicke is doing as Manager of the Brewers?
| Response | Votes | % | Prev | Diff |
| Yes | 151 | 66% | 48% | +18% |
| No | 29 | 13% | 22% | -9% |
| Undecided | 48 | 21% | 30% | -9% |
Do you approve of the job Rick Kranitz is doing as Pitching Coach of the Brewers?
| Response | Votes | % | Prev | Diff |
| Yes | 182 | 80% | 67% | +13% |
| No | 8 | 4% | 6% | -2% |
| Undecided | 38 | 17% | 27% | -10% |
Do you approve of the job Dale Sveum is doing as Hitting Coach of the Brewers?
| Response | Votes | % | Prev | Diff |
| Yes | 120 | 53% | 50% | +3% |
| No | 34 | 15% | 14% | +1% |
| Undecided | 74 | 32% | 36% | -4% |
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It bothers me more than a little that the manager is judged on wins and loses.
I will not vote yes on approval until Kotsay goes at least one week without starting. Once Morgan comes back there is zero reason to give Kotsay more than a start every other week. There is also no reason to start Kotsay(who I think of as Buttercup) in CF, baring 3 injuries).
Give him an offspeed pitch down and in. He will swing and miss.
by cooper82 on May 26, 2011 2:15 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
One issue voter?
You don’t want people to judge by wins or losses but you will make your decision based on ONE decision he makes as a manager. I don;t approve of all of the decisions but overall I agree with his decisions.
by Junked on May 26, 2011 2:44 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
If it was ONE decision I wouldn't have a problem.
Kotsay is just the most obvious bad decision.
Give him an offspeed pitch down and in. He will swing and miss.
True
But have any of his bad decisions cost the team a win? I think that’s a big determining factor. Those bad decisions doesn’t seem so bad if it doesn’t hurt the team.
Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.
by sjlee on May 27, 2011 9:24 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Hard to know for certain.
Over the long run I think they will. How much more or less than an average manager is also hard to figure out. Considering our apparent margin for error is so small, one win may be to many. He may have cost us wins already.
Kotsay in CF for 4 games over a weeks time is crazy. As is starting Kotsay over Morgan. We will see how he does going forward but right now his decision making is suspect.
Give him an offspeed pitch down and in. He will swing and miss.
Doesn't every manager suck?
Or, who are the top 5 managers? Name them, and with enough time I could point to really stupid moves that they made.
I dislike a lot of RRR’s moves…but just win baby.
Get a ife broseph
by Supertramp on May 27, 2011 9:51 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
So could I.
All managers suck. Some suck more than others. Is it wrong to hope that we could actually have our manager make the right moves more often than a typical manager?
Kotsay in the OF is borderline insanity.
Give him an offspeed pitch down and in. He will swing and miss.
Not at all
Just find it somewhat surprising you’re so worked up about it 2 months into the season, while the team is winning. I dislike a ton of the stuff he does as well.
Get a ife broseph
by Supertramp on May 27, 2011 9:56 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
I am afraid if the decision making doesn't change it will cost us long term
I am not really sure it has cost us yet though. If it continues I have little doubt it will.
It really is hard to determine if or how many games he cost us because we don’t know how a player who didn’t play would have performed. We do have a pretty good idea which players are better though.
I am not really to worked up about it. Well, having to watch Kotsay hobble around the outfield is more than a little aggravating. I think some of the blame needs to also go on Melvin for this horrid bench.
Give him an offspeed pitch down and in. He will swing and miss.
I'd say that all of the blame goes to DM for the personnel on the bench.
Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.
by sjlee on May 27, 2011 10:16 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Looks like he'll cruise to re-election, and the field he's facing looks weak
and he’s riding the winning streak bump.
The approval rating is interesting to me, and I’m sure someone with a political science and poli sci stats background would have more interesting things to say about it actually, but it’s gotta be tied pretty closely to the previous week’s record.
E: George 4 (5, throw, throw, throw, throw).
Home or Away is the same as measuring previous week's record.
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That's his job. His WHOLE job.
To win games with what he’s given. If he screws up in the short term but it nets results in the long term, he’s a winner, and he’s done a good job, even if it isn’t what you or I would do.
He is proving you can do a bad job
and still win games.
Give him an offspeed pitch down and in. He will swing and miss.
Not at all.
Teams win in spite of their manager all the time. This team will win no matter who is thrown in there as manager. We need those marginal wins that DPR is costing us.
Give him an offspeed pitch down and in. He will swing and miss.
What games are you referring to that he cost us?
Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.
by sjlee on May 27, 2011 9:25 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
A Manager's job is to win
If they win, he did a good job. If they lose, he did a bad job. He serves no other purpose. If you’re looking for better players, that’s the GM. If you’re looking for better player performance, that’s the coaches. The Manager is all about creating victories.
by nullacct on May 27, 2011 9:40 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
This team will win.
Just because a team wins doesn’t mean the manager did a good job. It means the GM assembled good talent. The fact that you equate winning with good managing means we have very different views on evaluating managers.
Give him an offspeed pitch down and in. He will swing and miss.
Not sure if it's quite that cut and dry
I think a bigger determinant is whether any questionable decisions actually cost the team a win. No manager is perfect, but if the losses due to questionable decisions pile up, a manager won’t be with the team much longer.
Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.
I don't vote on W/L
personally, my approval has everything to do with where Carlos Gomez bats in the lineup
by CheezeconQueso on May 26, 2011 10:25 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
I don't vote based on short term win and loss
but during a losing streak, I’m much less likely to be on the blog in time to do the poll. I’ve apporved of most of his decisions all year.
I will say, though, that he’s done a good job over the past couple of weeks making sure he doesn’t burn out all of the bullpen arms. That’s probably my number one concern as far as the stuff that happens outside the locker room. Of course, that’s much easier if all of your starters are going seven innings.
Next week, maybe we can have a poll on whether Nyjer Morgan should be our primary SS
Pretty similar question actually. Insert a better bat with someone who isn’t much worse defensively (despite, in this case, likely never having played the position).
You could always throw Braun in there at short (his position in college) and Morgan in left. You’d be begging for Yuni within two days.
I'd be fine with that.
He can play everywhere and he’s younger than Counsell – just as long as he’s a defensive replacement and not a starter.
Between Betancourt and Hall
I think Hall is the better SS.
Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.
by sjlee on May 27, 2011 10:05 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Like Tepo said, Ron is a Mad Genius
And he loves it when a plan comes together.
by nullacct on May 26, 2011 4:29 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
The team should give him a chemistry set in the dugout
but just fill it with fluorescent food-colored water. I don’t think I trust him with real chemicals.
If I didn't know better, I'd think the Brewers were a halfway decent baseball team...
Unfortunately
Lucroy now has a better chance of being an All Star with the ugly injury to Posey.
Celebrating the addition of Greinke and mourning the loss of my man crush Cain
Couldn't help but think that
I just wish Posey didn’t need to be out for the year for that to be the case.
If I didn't know better, I'd think the Brewers were a halfway decent baseball team...
It's going to be Yadier Molina. It's always Yadier Molina.
Ryan Braun: He loves it. -- Four pitchers in history with 8.5+ WAR and <250 IP seasons: Greg Maddux (age 29), Pedro Martinez (age 28), Roger Clemens (age 27), Zack Greinke (age 25).
Can't really say that he's not deserving
His current stats line is .318/.364/.470… including throwing out 32% of would-be basestealers.
Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.
Although...
I could see Lucroy being selected as the backup catcher.
Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.
I think Roenicke has done an awful job
I am basing this on many terrible decisions that he has made. His love affair with Kotsay, his handling of Boggs, and his insistence on batting LuCroy 8th are just a few of the things he has done which have made no sense.
Kotsay: People bitch about how much playing time Gomez gets, and they bitch about his replacements on off days. Make up you minds, it’s not like we have some hidden superstar center fielder in the system somewhere. And as much as people might not like hearing it, Morgan isn’t that outstanding of an improvement, certainly not enough of one to start every day either.
Boggs: Is he honestly that much better than any of the other choices off the bench? Kotsay is markedly better with runners on, so he should pinch hit over Boggs. Counsell is a veteran who isn’t going to throw away at bats very often. Sure he’s better than whoever our back-up catcher is today, but he’s not competing with them anyways. He’s probably been used just how he should have been, but as I mentioned above, we fans like to bitch about whatever we can for no real reason.
Lucroy: He hasn’t been in the 8-hole for a while now.
If I didn't know better, I'd think the Brewers were a halfway decent baseball team...
by Tepo6688 on May 27, 2011 7:47 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
I don't recal people complaining about how much playing time Gomez got.
I think that was almost all because of Gomez hitting #2.
Kotsay really shouldn’t be doing more than pinch hitting against RHP. With Morgan back, Kotsay isn’t even the best choice as a pinch hitter unless Morgan starts.
Give him an offspeed pitch down and in. He will swing and miss.
They were complaining about Gomez when Morgan was healthy.
I agree with you… Kotsay should really never start in the OF.
Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.
They should have been.
Morgan is almost as good with the glove and a much better hitter against RHP.
Give him an offspeed pitch down and in. He will swing and miss.
Agreed
Just pointing out when people were complaining about how much playing time Gomez got.
Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.
True but it seems like Morgan has been on the DL most of the season.
I barely even remember him playing. Of course we were not getting to many games on TV when he was healthy either.
I still think the Gomez complaints would have been a lot more muted if he wasn’t making so many outs in front of Braun and Fielder.
Give him an offspeed pitch down and in. He will swing and miss.
Flippin Bucks.
I need a nap. I am cranky.
Give him an offspeed pitch down and in. He will swing and miss.
Agreed on everything you mentioned.
Morgan has only played in 15 games this season and has been on the 15-day DL twice now.
Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.
Gomez should play
When Morgan is on the DL but he should never ever be batting second. It should be interesting to watch how playing time gets sorted out now. I still expect to see Kotsay starting 2 or 3 times per week in CF or RF.
Probably how it was early on
Morgan against righties, GoGo against lefties
If I didn't know better, I'd think the Brewers were a halfway decent baseball team...
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