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QUOTE (iamshack @ Oct 12, 2011 -> 07:36 PM) I keep getting an error that says my phone was unable to be restored at the end... I did too, i just did a complete iPhone restore since i'm WFH. That worked.

My GF is close to getting a really good job in sf. I'm blanketing the area with resumes but don't have many contacts.

Yes, I'm sure no tv station on earth would try to get the rights to that.

Does anyone live in San Francisco on this board? (Bay area, i should say)

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No, I don't buy it. The cubs have a good media machine, but nowhere near the heights of being in the AL East and having ESPN all over you.

I ordered 1491 and 1493 together, and received 1493 first, and the 1491 still hasn't even shipped. So I switched distributors, and this one still hasn't shipped. It's a conspiracy.

Ah, man, marcus robinsons one game against the vikings was so great.

Oh no, he didn't watch last season!

QUOTE (toasty @ Oct 12, 2011 -> 03:50 AM) This is why Frank may not be the best choice for a hitting coach That should be obvious. Frank by all accounts was an abrasive and selfish teammate for most of his tenure, at worst. At best, he certainly just seemed to have difficulty communicating effectively with people, or at least relating. Neither are good qualities for a coach. As a consultant? Fine, but not full time hitting coach.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Oct 11, 2011 -> 10:40 PM) It would suck for your player/manager to get thrown out arguing a call and not only lose your manager but also lose your starting first baseman. Delegation couldnt prevent that kind of hole in your lineup That's margins. Plenty of successful managers get thrown out very, very few times a year.

That's the most compelling article to date, but I'd like a pie graph of the amount of time a surly manager needs to spend with the media and a star player.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Oct 11, 2011 -> 11:29 PM) Then why even bother making him manager. Why even bother having an offensive coordinator? Run the clubhouse, lineups, strategy, big in game decisions. Lean on your pitching and bench coach. It sounds real familiar to an actual manager.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Oct 11, 2011 -> 11:23 PM) There's enough to worry about as a hitter yet alone having to think about making managerial moves in game. Delegate. And taking paulie's mind off of his at bats might make him even better.

I honestly don't understand why people think that is so insane. I think it's insane that that practice went extinct. But I see no reason to believe Robin would be any better today than had he started managing and playing his last two years, ditto girardi.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Oct 11, 2011 -> 05:35 PM) Rumor has it the Indians might decline the option on Grady Sizemore due to repeating knee injuries. now we're talkin.

QUOTE (JPN366 @ Oct 11, 2011 -> 04:43 AM) Crazy as he was a mediocre, light hitting back up catcher as a player. I doubt there's any correlation between great hitting coaches and how successful they were as players.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Oct 11, 2011 -> 05:08 PM) Watching the presser... well, for good or bad, Robin is the anti-Ozzie in front of the cameras. Yes, these will be the most boring post-game press conferences ever.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 11, 2011 -> 04:58 PM) Intros are starting... Kenny is going answer questions. Thanks

QUOTE (Kenny Hates Prospects @ Oct 11, 2011 -> 05:09 AM) The opposite side of that though is the predictability factor and the risk of becoming a lame duck micromanager. Game observations tell stories far better than stat sheets do because the stat sheets try to eliminate the stories altogether, and if you don't know the game on the field then you really have no place in the dugout running the show anyway. If anything, not to sound like Hawk here or anything, but the role of agents and the amount of money involved makes player managers almost an impossibility these days. The only player I can actually think of off the top of my head who might be able to pull it off would be Tim Wakefield, because his situation as a player is pretty unique to say the least and he's not really anyone's benchmark economically or statistically, and in theory, he could have that auto-renewing manager's contract where he could place himself as the 25th man on the roster and only step in on short notice when the pitching staff really needed the extra help. But attempting to manage the game while in the bullpen warming up still would be pretty unnecessary. Yeah I can't think of anyone who would even be in position to try pulling it off, much less actually pull it off. The only situation where it would be fun would be if you had a perfect storm type situation where you had a long-time hometown player retiring from the game during a miserable non-contending season where you just happened to can the manager and most of his coaching staff. If MB were 37 or something this year, and this was the end, those last 2 games being managed by Buehrle instead of Coop would have been a perfect send off. That's probably the only scenario I could see where a player-manager happens again. I understand all of your points, but I think we are underestimating the delegation that can occur with a player manager. Every individual decision in a game does not particularly need to be made by him, general strategy can be asserted prior to the game and executed by other coaches during the game, much like a football coach. It's not that I necessarily want Konerko to be player manager as I want to see a player manager sometime soon.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 10, 2011 -> 08:54 PM) A part of me thinks with the explosion of information and technology if it would actually be easier to be a player manager these days instead of harder. You don't need to lean on your staff as much to know if Batter A hits lefties or righties better anymore. It is all at your finger tips. That's exactly how I feel.

What did they do in the 70s and 80s with frank robinson and pete rose, old dudes? There's been like 100+ player managers in the history of this game. They only have separate managers now is for vanity. The white sox should bring it back.

QUOTE (bigruss22 @ Oct 10, 2011 -> 09:28 PM) Recruiters that have spoken to business organizations here at U of I have mentioned that there could be some concerns over people "hiding" their personal life, but most of the younger generation recruiters know this is commonplace now and dont worry about it. But to say that no recruiter would think twice about it would be silly, just because there are some stupid recruiters out there. One thing I learned, is that all that s*** business recruiters told me in college was pretty much the opposite of what to do. I was given TERRIBLE advice consistently.

QUOTE (bigruss22 @ Oct 10, 2011 -> 08:30 PM) If Paulie is in the field, then how does he call for a pitcher to warmup? Or to replace a pitcher? I also think there would be a ton of jealousy/fighting that goes on over Paulie being in that position. From who? He's been there the longest and (pretty much) his whole career. All you need is a bench coach for the other stuff. Need to replace a pitcher? call time out and walk over to the mound. Player managers are still an idea because they have existed. I can't think of a sport, save basketball that could so easily have a player manager.