Again I will say, you are enjoying 20/20 hindsight.  LA made the trade for Darvish to bolster their staff for a WS run.  The fact that the potent Houston lineup ate him alive does not shift the blame to the manager.  Kershaw?  He was hot and cold during the series and he was tired.  I see nothing in the metrics to suggest he should have started game 7.

My own disclaimer:  I've detested the Dodgers since 1959, their first year in LA after abandoning Brooklyn, when they beat my ChiSox in the 6 game WS.  Enjoying a Dodger loss is almost as good as . . .  a baloney sandwich.