What I was referring to is even though Roberts publicly takes full credit/blame for his decisions and repeatedly says he is the one making them there are many in the media who say he is just following orders and covering for his boss. I called into Casey Stern's radio show last week to challenge him on that exact point. Stern thinks Roberts is terrific and every error he has made is not his fault. I asked him how does he know that Roberts is actually covering up for AF's decisions and not making the lineup and in game decisions on his own? I said it could be the case that he is following orders but how do you know whether or not that is what is going on behind the scenes? Stern's (non) response was "I don't know what type of job you have but it is typical of most jobs that workers have to do what their bosses tell them and protect their bosses". IMHO a monumentally stupid response. Of course he would have to do what he was told if he received orders but that is far from proof that he was in fact told what to do and I'd bet many/most of those decisions including when to pull pitchers are 100% on Doc.
