Ken Oberkfell: Good Guy, Bad Manager?

I like judging managers by three main criteria--can they motivate their players, are they good strategists, and do they get results?

While I'm certain that Oberkfell is a solid motivator (based on what we've heard about him over the years), I'm not so certain about his ability as a strategist.

If his record is an indication, he's not very good.  In fact, his record is average at best, and worse from an overall win-loss perspective.

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs	Notes
1995	Sullivan County Mountain Lions	Northeast League	23-43	5th	Independent Leagues
1996	Elmira Pioneers	Northeast League	34-45	4th	Independent Leagues
1997	Piedmont Boll Weevils	South Atlantic League	70-72	8th	Philadelphia Phillies
1998	Piedmont Boll Weevils	South Atlantic League	76-65	6th	Philadelphia Phillies	Lost in 1st round
1999	Piedmont Boll Weevils	South Atlantic League	69-71	9th	Philadelphia Phillies
2000	Clearwater Phillies	Florida State League	64-71	9th	Philadelphia Phillies
2001	Capital City Bombers	South Atlantic League	62-73	11th	New York Mets
2002	St. Lucie Mets	Florida State League	71-69	6th	New York Mets
2003	St. Lucie Mets	Florida State League	77-62	2nd	New York Mets	League Champs
2004	Binghamton Mets	Eastern League	76-66	4th	New York Mets	Lost in 1st round
2005	Norfolk Tides	International League	79-65	3rd	New York Mets	Lost in 1st round
2006	Norfolk Tides	International League	57-84	13th	New York Mets
2007	New Orleans Zephyrs	Pacific Coast League	75-69	6th	New York Mets	Lost League Finals
2008	New Orleans Zephyrs	Pacific Coast League	36-36	--	New York Mets		replaced by Marty Scott on June 17
2009	Buffalo Bisons	International League	56-87	14th	New York Mets