E4: Best Managers with Losing Records

While former 20-game winner Scott Erickson was on his way to 19 losses in 1993, one phrase we heard over and over was that “It takes a good pitcher to lose 20 games.” That may sound strange, but when you think about it, makes senses. Only a pitcher with whom a manager has confidence gets an opportunity to take the ball every fifth day despite a lack of tangible results. That philosophy holds true with regard to skippers, as well. In order to lose a lot of games, you need to have won a lot of games, because the ones who do nothing but fail won’t continue to get work. This week’s E4 examines the best managers in baseball history who finished their...