Don Mattingly Takes Criticism For Dodgers Loss

For those who might not remember mattingly managed the dodgers from 2011 2015.

Don mattingly takes criticism for dodgers loss. Frank franklin ii associated press. 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. 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. Don mattingly took over as the dodgers manager prior to the 2011 season.

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. Don mattingly publicly criticized the dodgers last season after they got off to a poor 18 26 start to the season. Dodgers clayton kershaw takes the loss but don mattingly takes the criticism. He has a 551 winning percentage third among dodgers managers of at least five seasons.

Bochy called out a similar mistake by dodgers manager don mattingly in 2010 setting the giants up for a win. Dodgers manager don mattingly 8 pulled clayton kershaw 22 from the game in the seventh inning. On july 20 2010 the then dodgers hitting coach stepped in for ejected manager joe torre.