poppysox

At least he won't prevent us from getting there.

Sure hope he's thinking it.

I like that won't be out managed line.

Certainly do hope so...manager in waiting. An analytical bench coach should help TL and be mentored under a HOF manager seems fairly smart.

Your official order is the way I had it as well. I am not nearly as despondent as most here. Any of the 3 would have been a major upgrade IMO.

Probably has more to do with being kind to RR.

I don't care how old Tony is...he can fill out a lineup card better than RR.

Can you believe he's 47 now?

When I called my Cubs fan friends to congratulate them after they won the WS.

Yeah...it would sure be nice to have enough self-respect to walk away from one of only 30 dream jobs paying 7 figure salaries in your hometown. Those bosses can get so bossy every thirty years or so.?

Anyone who works for someone else isn't fully in charge. Wherever RH would go... he still has a boss. JR gives as much space as anyone but he does own the team and still, he reports to a board. Life is full of those little irritations.

Excellent point!

Hahn might have been the guy who brought up Tony as a couple of year bridge to Jirschele for what any of us know. Anxious to hear about bench coach/3rd base coach/ pitching coach. Tony knows everyone in the game so there should be some interesting names.

I get a kick out of the forum members who think the owner should keep his nose out of WS hiring decisions. However, those of us in the cheap seats think our views are spot on. If I owned my favorite team...I'm pretty sure I would sit in on those think tank sessions and probably feel my ownership gave me a right to speak up.

This is what I am anxious to hear about. Tony has always put good people around him IMO. Although he wouldn't have been my first choice...he is after all a HOF manager.

Well said!

Give me D) Bochy=quality manager with no baggage

Jirschele is viewed by many as our manager in waiting.

I agree with Jirschele as a bench coach for LaRussa and think it would be smart for Hinch as well. If we hire Hinch and don't show Jirschele some love...he is probably gone.

I am not a fan of the TLR hire and I was an early fan of Bochy for the job. However, TLR has forgotten more about baseball than most of us ever knew. The world will not end if he gets the job.

You are entitled to your opinion...I just don't agree with it.

Nothing to be uncomfortable about. We will get the best available man for the job. RH and the rest of FO aren't kidding any more.

Say anything you want about RH...he runs a tight-lipped FO.

How would you like to use it?

A .376 OBP is not bad for a first-year player. Those home runs look a whole lot better with men on base. Add in some useful defense and a bit of speed and you have a good baseball player. Nelson Fox was an MVP with less power than Madrigal. I just happen to be one of those old-fashioned baseball fans that like to see men on base and scoring on occasion without a blast by some overweight lumberjack.