and the teammates who said anything were very complimentary. He told Torres to be more aggressive, IIRC.

I was a bit conflicted as well, but they seemed to gel as a team when they went on that run late. He's really cool/cold in front of the cameras, and that can turn off fans like us, who really want the passion to show through. Unless a beat writer says something, we don't know what goes on in the clubhouse, so maybe it's positive.