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Bo Knows or What the Heck, Bo? – Fan Fest Part II by Nance @Bbfanlady
Bo Porter, Manager – Bo had a lot to say. I thoroughly enjoyed listening to him and found him very personable when I met him during one of the Caravan stops. Last year is in the rear view mirror. His job is to create an atmosphere for players to play to their potential. His players last year gave all each day. It was a year of evaluations. He was looking for guys to win championships with and to see what they had. Last year Altuve, Castro, Dominguez, Carter, Cosart, Oberholtzer, Keuchel, Clemens, Peacock, Zeid and Fields formed a core group moving forward to this year.
Porter is excited about the transformed bullpen. They wanted to find guys who could help on and off the field to mentor the young guys which will speed up the learning curve for the rookies.
He said that losing guys is tough but it is justifiable to lose guys like Lyles with the number of young pitchers coming up, and though they lost some defense in Barnes, Fowler and Grossman are both switch hitters.
Porter said young guys need somebody to lean on that is not a coach. Veterans are essential to serve as mentors. He has a lot of new coaches and seems happy with the staff. Trembley to the bench is a valued asset with his prior managerial experience. Listach is a good infield coach and will help Altuve, Villar, and Dominguez. Brock will help with the base running development of young players and will help young outfielders. Cardinals pitching success is reflection of Strom’s pedigree. Bo and Strom have interacted a lot and have sat down with Castro because of the importance of catching to pitchers. [Note from Jayne: Links to further information on the members of the coaching staff can be found here.]
Bo said he learned he had more patience than he knew he had. He learned what a thin line it was between winning and losing a ballgame. Last year he had information about, but didn’t really know the players. He had to find out what the players could do and sometimes made decisions based on having to learn what a player is capable of rather than what the game might have dictated. Makeup is important to see if prospects will live up to their talent. Sometimes he left guys in situations to see how they responded rather than pulling them. Bo is excited to see Folty, Springer, and Correa in big league camp during spring training because getting them around major league players will help their progression.
One of the meaningful events for him as a manager occurred during the Tigers series. Jim Leland came over afterwards and told Bo that the Astros did not lose because they were out managed. The Tigers just had the better team during those games.
Disclaimer: The content of this article is not intended to reflect direct quotes from the forum participants. Content is based on what I “heard”. I apologize in advance if my hearing was impaired.
Bo Porter, Manager – Bo had a lot to say. I thoroughly enjoyed listening to him and found him very personable when I met him during one of the Caravan stops. Last year is in the rear view mirror. His job is to create an atmosphere for players to play to their potential. His players last year gave all each day. It was a year of evaluations. He was looking for guys to win championships with and to see what they had. Last year Altuve, Castro, Dominguez, Carter, Cosart, Oberholtzer, Keuchel, Clemens, Peacock, Zeid and Fields formed a core group moving forward to this year.
Porter is excited about the transformed bullpen. They wanted to find guys who could help on and off the field to mentor the young guys which will speed up the learning curve for the rookies.
He said that losing guys is tough but it is justifiable to lose guys like Lyles with the number of young pitchers coming up, and though they lost some defense in Barnes, Fowler and Grossman are both switch hitters.
Porter said young guys need somebody to lean on that is not a coach. Veterans are essential to serve as mentors. He has a lot of new coaches and seems happy with the staff. Trembley to the bench is a valued asset with his prior managerial experience. Listach is a good infield coach and will help Altuve, Villar, and Dominguez. Brock will help with the base running development of young players and will help young outfielders. Cardinals pitching success is reflection of Strom’s pedigree. Bo and Strom have interacted a lot and have sat down with Castro because of the importance of catching to pitchers. [Note from Jayne: Links to further information on the members of the coaching staff can be found here.]
Bo said he learned he had more patience than he knew he had. He learned what a thin line it was between winning and losing a ballgame. Last year he had information about, but didn’t really know the players. He had to find out what the players could do and sometimes made decisions based on having to learn what a player is capable of rather than what the game might have dictated. Makeup is important to see if prospects will live up to their talent. Sometimes he left guys in situations to see how they responded rather than pulling them. Bo is excited to see Folty, Springer, and Correa in big league camp during spring training because getting them around major league players will help their progression.
One of the meaningful events for him as a manager occurred during the Tigers series. Jim Leland came over afterwards and told Bo that the Astros did not lose because they were out managed. The Tigers just had the better team during those games.
Disclaimer: The content of this article is not intended to reflect direct quotes from the forum participants. Content is based on what I “heard”. I apologize in advance if my hearing was impaired.
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