Of course not.  Not the manager's fault is half your starters are out and 1.3 of your order is on the DL.

But that's not the point.

Why is Gibbons having Travis bunt in the bottom of the 8th, runners on 2nd and 3rd, only down a run, 1 of your hottest hitters up?

Riddle me that, Batman.  That was dumb.  Gibbons' instinct, they are not that of the royal jelly variety.

And, to finish up here, what did Gibbons have to do with his team getting to the playoffs the last 2 seasons?  The 6-man rotation?  How'd that work out for you?