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    5/24 Cardinals vs. White Sox

    in 2021 Season in Review

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    2 minutes ago, soxfan49 said:

    Of course he is, but do you honestly think he wanted Eaton back or La Russa as manager?

    I watched the press conference when Larussa was announced as manager and when Eaton signed. Hahn said he was really excited about both acquisitions.  Was Hahn lying to White Sox nation? 

    The TLR Manager Thread

    in Pale Hose Talk

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    1 hour ago, southsider2k5 said:

    Where is your proof?

    Ha. Maybe my proof is that he is still employed by an organization that didn't even trust him to hire his own manager??

    Extraordinary claims like tons of franchises are clamoring for Rick Hahns services need evidence in my book. Or maybe we are all just making shit up here..

    The TLR Manager Thread

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    5 minutes ago, mmmmmbeeer said:

    Yes, I'm sure there's barely any demand for a guy who came out the other side of a rebuild with a World Series favorite roster.  

    Which teams do you think advertise this shit?  Should we believe the Cubs were the only team that wanted Theo because they're the only team with reported interest?  Work on your "gotchas", kid.

    I actually don't think there is much demand for Rick Hahns services.  The guy has won as many playoff series as all the posters on Sox Talk.  Lets hope that changes after this year though. 

    The TLR Manager Thread

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    7 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said:

    Well for obvious reasons almost all of that stuff isn't going to make the public eye, but I also remember there being about half a dozen teams in the past who wanted to interview him as GM when he was still assistant GM.

    But if you want to fight instead of get actual information, feel free to keep working that angle.  Again.

    Not trying to pick a fight. Just seeing if the other guy had any legit info that other teams are blowing up Rick Hahns LinkedIn profile. 

    The TLR Manager Thread

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    37 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said:

    Just last year the Phillies had him on a list to interview for President of their organization. 

    Thank you. The original poster said tons of teams. This is an example of one team.

    The TLR Manager Thread

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    1 hour ago, "The Kids Can Play" said:

    In that fictional scenario, if Reinsdorf was dumb enough, which I guess we know he is, to actually make such an absurd decision of letting Rick Hahn go and keeping TLR and makin him manager/GM, then you will have witnessed one of the dumbest owner decisions in the history of baseball. Absolutely for sure Reinsdorf would have finalized his legacy as the dumbest and worst owner in sports history. News flash to all the TLR defenders on this forum who think RH isn't that valuable or excellent as the Sox GM/VP...The day RH leaves or is fired, RH will have a ton of teams bidding for his services. When that happens, Jerry will be setting this franchise back so far that the thought alone, is sickening and depressing.

    Do you have any evidence to show that other teams are lining up to bid for the services of Rick Hahn?

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    The TLR Manager Thread

    in Pale Hose Talk

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    3 hours ago, Balta1701 said:

    So I figured out what I want to do with yesterday's game in the list. It fits in the list, but it isn't bolded because there's not an obvious, catastrophic decision, and "Aaron Bummer should be able to get an out against the bottom of the Yankee order" is not an obviously impossible standard. But at the same time, you can see how the decisions on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday all cascaded together to contribute to another L.

    1-Apr    Failing to make review time window, Leury starts opening day, no pinch hitter for him late.
    3-Apr    Bullpen Usage - Bummer never used, Marshall allowed to blow game in the 9th.
    4-Apr    Bullpen usage - Hendriks not used in the 9th, Ruiz and Foster blow it.
        *Several times could have PH for Leury or Hamilton, not done
    7-Apr    Bullpen usage - Foster comes in with Bummer and Hendriks needing work, gives up 5 runs. 
    11-Apr    Couple of poorly thought out bunts, pinch running for Mercedes early left no backup Ofs
    13-Apr    Williams hits 5th, Lamb hits 7th, Mercedes benched against Bieber. Could have kept Hendriks out to start the 10th.
    27-Apr    Attempts to kill Lucas Giolito. "We were looking for a single there." Insists postgame that he was awake.
    5-May    Messes up double-switch, runs team out of 10th inning, rulebook read to him by reporter.
    17-May    The Yermin Mercedes incident.
    21-May    Bullpen Usage. Day after offday, only Hendricks pitched on Wednesday so nearly entire bullpen available. Left Marshall out for 9th inning against Yankee 3-4-5 after already pitching in the 8th did not pull him even when runners got on. Did not shift anyone up the middle against Judge, who singled through the spot where a shift should have been.
    23-May    Bullpen Usage - Crochet used in mopup duty in 7 run game day before, so unavailable. Hendriks and Bummer on extra long rest, so rust possible. LaRussa keeps Bummer out for the 9th to save Hendricks for 10th, Bummer loads bases before Hendriks comes in. Hendriks walks in winning run.
        
        Bolded are games where managerial decisions are particularly high leverage in a loss. All items on the list cannot be assumed to be wins with a better manager, these are only high leverage mistakes that contributed to a loss.
     

    This is a textbook example of Monday morning managing. You could do this second guessing on bullpen usage and lineup construction for any manager after any loss. The only really egregious mistake here is the May 5th extra inning rulebook debacle. That was totally unacceptable in the modern era of information.

    Larussa hasn't been perfect but no manager is. These guys are all professionals so let's hope they can put the Yermin 3 0 drama behind them and focus on winning baseball games.

    Larussa has the team in first place right now with a roster that has 6 AAAA players on it. That is 24% of the roster. Hopefully Hahn brings in some reinforcements, Eloy and Robert return in September, and the Sox go on a deep run in October!

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