Don Mattingly Takes Criticism For Dodgers Loss

He has a 551 winning percentage third among dodgers managers of at least five seasons.

Don mattingly takes criticism for dodgers loss.

Don mattingly took over as the dodgers manager prior to the 2011 season. Don mattingly committed his first managerial miscue before he officially become an mlb skipper. Frank franklin ii associated press. Don mattingly reached his breaking point wednesday night using an expletive to describe the dodgers in the wake of their latest defeat a 2 1 loss to the chicago white sox.

On july 20 2010 the then dodgers hitting coach stepped in for ejected manager joe torre. Dodgers manager don mattingly 8 pulled clayton kershaw 22 from the game in the seventh inning. By the middle of his tenure the clubhouse began to get away from him as egos grew larger and. Don mattingly said he didn t decide to walk away from being the dodgers manager until he returned to his native indiana on tuesday four days after he began discussing his future.

For those who might not remember mattingly managed the dodgers from 2011 2015. Dodgers clayton kershaw takes the loss but don mattingly takes the criticism. Nursing a 5 4 lead in the top of the ninth mattingly walked to the mound to consult with closer jonathan broxton who d loaded the bases with.