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QUOTE (iamshack @ Oct 6, 2011 -> 11:56 PM) NYY Manager & Coaches # Name Position 28 Joe Girardi Manager 54 Kevin Long Batting Coach 58 Larry Rothschild Pitching Coach 50 Mick Kelleher First Base Coach 59 Rob Thomson Third Base Coach 56 Tony Pena Bench Coach 57 Mike Harkey Bullpen Coach 88 Roman Rodriguez Bullpen Catcher Detroit Tigers Manager & Coaches # Name Position 10 Jim Leyland Manager 8 Lloyd McClendon Batting Coach 51 Jeff Jones Pitching Coach 61 Tom Brookens First Base Coach 22 Gene Lamont Third Base Coach 59 Mike Rojas Bullpen Coach 99 Scott Pickens Bullpen Catcher 17 Rafael Belliard Coach AZ Diamonbacks Manager & Coaches # Name Position 23 Kirk Gibson Manager 25 Don Baylor Batting Coach 50 Charles Nagy Pitching Coach 7 Eric Young First Base Coach 9 Matt Williams Third Base Coach 3 Alan Trammell Bench Coach 53 Glenn Sherlock Bullpen Coach 80 Wilson Valera Major League Coach 82 Jeff Motuzas Bullpen Catcher Jerry Krause Special assistant Brewers Manager & Coaches # Name Position 10 Ron Roenicke Manager 29 Dale Sveum Batting Coach 39 Rick Kranitz Pitching Coach 35 Garth Iorg First Base Coach 6 Ed Sedar Third Base Coach 36 Jerry Narron Bench Coach 53 Stan Kyles Bullpen Coach 55 Marcus Hanel Bullpen Catcher 31 John Shelby Coach Phillies Manager & Coaches # Name Position 41 Charlie Manuel Manager 18 Greg Gross Batting Coach 30 Rich Dubee Pitching Coach 2 Sam Perlozzo First Base Coach 12 Juan Samuel Third Base Coach 22 Pete Mackanin Bench Coach 17 Mick Billmeyer Bullpen Coach 81 Jesus Tiamo Bullpen Catcher Get ready for the svelt Gene Lamont to be the bench coach, fellas. great post shack

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Oct 6, 2011 -> 11:49 PM) I don't like that. The mgr should have some say in his decisions and hires. From the sounds of some quotes I thought Robin had pretty much picked his bench coach out. Kenny did say they were going to ask permission to ask for a bench coach that Robin wanted.

Kenny acted like he's been honed in on Robin for a while, Robin basically sounds like he asked him five minutes and robin said "f*** it, sure."

Insight into Robin : "I'm not a big rules guy". "I haven't really talked to Kenny about that yet"

QUOTE (South Side Fireworks Man @ Oct 6, 2011 -> 11:31 PM) He's not coming across too well. Seems like both he and Kenny are stressing that he's going to need a lot of support. Agreed.

why does he keep saying convicted?

Robin sounds as surprised as anyone that he was hired. I hope his heart is really into this.

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Oct 6, 2011 -> 11:07 PM) Exactly. I love how people are popping up with the tweets from various Chicago newsmen saying how they like the move, when these are the same guys who wouldn't say a negative thing about Ozzie until it was absolutely clear that he wasn't coming back. As I said, I wasn't endorsing anything, I was just posting reactions.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Oct 6, 2011 -> 10:59 PM) There's also a reason that you don't just hire someone who's never done anything remotely close to this job on any level. I have to imagine a lot in the industry are going to be pissed. I have to imagine the White Sox lost even more respect in baseball. What's giving me pause is that there has been the opposite of a backlash from those in the industry

I wasn't endorsing that link, I was just posting it. Very few articles of analysis out there yet.

WHERE IS THIS FRANK THOMAS TALK COMING FROM

http://scott-miller.blogs.cbssports.com/mc...270335/32541671

QUOTE (Cali @ Oct 6, 2011 -> 10:36 PM) You know what this reminds me of? Alan Trammel and Bob Gibson getting hired becuause they used to be Tigers in 2003. How'd that work out? Those teams were just atrocious, talent-wise though. Absolutely awful.

Ive not seen any accurate reports that frank is the new hitting coach. All I saw was Frank say "If they call, I'll listen."

I will say this...well nevermind i have nothing to compare it too, but the baseball execs and former players all seem to like it. But maybe he's just a nice guy?

Real, I don't like it, but quiet down.

@KeithOlbermann Fascinating choice in Chicago. Robin Ventura will either be bb's best manager, do it for 30 years, or its worst + he'll retire next June

Does he speak spanish?

QUOTE (WHITESOXRANDY @ Oct 6, 2011 -> 10:08 PM) FRANK THOMAS is the new hitting coach!!!! I love these moves !!!! Really?

Okay, i seem to remember the yanks wanted to retain him as a coach, but he wanted to spend time with his kids. Does anyone else remember an interview like that? Obviously it doesn't mean you hand him THE KEYS TO THE DAMN TEAM but i'm trying to be constructive.

I'm so pissed right now. What a farce this is. What a slap in the face to those who spent money on that atrocious year last year.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Oct 6, 2011 -> 10:01 PM) Hopefully he doesn't charge any mounds. I'm comfortable with my zinger.

well, we certainly know the rangers are going to kick our ass now.

I'm completely on the players side, after initially thinking the owners had a point.

Did samsung hire I can't believe it's not butters ad shop for that ?