You know, everything we do here is the team. I'm responsible for everything that goes on in baseball.

The good and the bad and the tending loser's streak. It's my team that I put out there.

I take responsibility for the successes and the failures of this franchise.

And I think that that's what leaders do. And I will continue to do that.

And we will continue to strive for,

to put the best product on the field that the DC people could be proud of.

Mike Rizzo earlier this morning with the junkies in his weekly appearance,

it did not seem listening to him that any change at the manager position

is coming soon, despite 10 straight losses, the last five to the Marlins and Lolly Rockies,

and coming off what Dave Martinez said Saturday about it's never the coach's fault.

Joining me right now from 1067 The Fan, our sister station, and the Grant and Danny show

is Grant Paulson at Grant Paulson on X on Twitter.

Before we get into what you think you heard this morning and what you think should be done,

how good of a manager is Dave

Martinez? Kevin, I think in game, he's probably average. I've never thought he was one of the

better managers in baseball, save four, oddly enough, and maybe you could call me a simpleton. You know,

the 19 postseason, I thought he was masterful when he really had to go max effort and shorten his pitching staff.

You know, he touched all the right buttons.

He used starters out of the bullpen.

People forget, but Max Scherzer, Stephen Strathberg, and routinely Patrick Corbyn all pitched in relief.

And they really went pushing the chips all in with

their best arms which I think is how you got to manage in October you can't do that in the

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