2011 World Series: Why Ron Washington Drives Me Nuts  ARLINGTON,
TX - Derek Holland #45 of the Texas Rangers is congratulated by
manager Ron Washington after the eighth inning during Game Four
of the MLB World Series against the St. Louis Cardinals at
Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty
Images)  The Texas Rangers' manager is animated, likable, and
successful. Here's why he's also annoying.  Last night, Ron
Washington put Mike Napoli eighth in the batting order. This
caused a little bit of a Twit-stir because Napoli has been the
Rangers' best hitter this year, and it prompted jokes about him
being a second cleanup hitter, a secret weapon tucked way back
where the Einar Diazes and Gerald Lairds usually roam. There are
a million reasons why a manager might hit his best hitter
eighth. None of them make sense. Over 15,690 of those reasons
have to do with gypsies and/or werewolves, for example.
Washington is an unconventional strategist. He will bring
Neftali Feliz in with a 9-run lead, b