I'll start you off with a quote from Wallace Matthew's column...
"It took Willie Randolph 12 years to manage his first playoff game, and a little over two hours to nearly manage his team out of it.
In his first postseason game as a manager after 47 as a player, Randolph seemed as geeked up as any of his players. Vying for Micromanager of the Year, an award thought to have been retired around here with the departure of Bobby Valentine, Randolph yanked one pitcher too soon and stayed with another too long. He played it safe when he should have gambled, and gambled when he should have played it safe. Working with a shortage of quality starters for the playoff run, Randolph found a way to use half his staff in Game 1. Somehow, he managed to get outmanaged by Grady Little."
...im sorry, i dont think we were watching the same game...? i saw a manager pull a rookie pitcher in his first playoff start while he was still ahead of the game, to possibly be used in game 4 (or long relief of Wild Thing Perez)...
...i saw a manager rely on his bullpen, which has been oh-so-good this year...
...this is the same manager who would leave in pitchers too long at the beggining of the season, remember? but he has changed, learned, and he had to adapt quickly to this new situation with 2 starters out...
...im sorry sir, but you are dead wrong...what you saw was great managing, its too bad you missed it...
