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I don't believe anyone here believes that the manager doesn't matter. I believe it is more the manager doesn't mean that much and they are all about the same. The differences between managers might not be worth all the angst and bitterness.

QUOTE (Lip Man 1 @ Jun 5, 2016 -> 05:18 PM) Depends... On the off chance there is a new owner next year, it could be an actual person with experience at the big league level who has had some success. Mark In other words another organization's version of Ventura. He can't manage that team anymore, they want him out, etc. I'm not disagreeing with you, just pointing out perhaps the need for managers to change places. Perhaps players do stop listening.

QUOTE (hi8is @ Jun 5, 2016 -> 04:16 PM) Donald Trump. I hope he's available . . . I always thought Sandy would make a great manager.

QUOTE (Brian @ Jun 6, 2016 -> 09:02 AM) I feel restaurants keep track of and monitor their ticket times already without an app. But I want to be able to check my phone and see what restaurants have the shortest wait time right now and chose accordingly.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jun 6, 2016 -> 08:46 AM) It's time to give the lack of experience card a toss in the trash. If it is so essential, how the hell does anyone here know what exactly he is doing incorrectly? Great point. If every manager followed exactly what stats show is the most correct thing to do every manager would be exactly average. So how do you put your team in a better position to be successful?

My wife and I drove the length of the Natchez Trace a few years ago. Made quite a few stops. It was a really fun trip. Today is the first official day of vacation. Ahh

Eventually they will become like incandescents and anyone will be able to make a decent product.

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Jun 6, 2016 -> 07:29 AM) Ugh, same old tired argument. Apparently the 30 smartest & most qualified people in the world are currently managing MLB teams. Might as well shut down this site then. If fans aren't allowed to challenge poor decision-making or even deem a certain manager bad relative to his peers, what else is off limits? I guess the GMs don't make mistakes either, so us "arm chair" GMs really can't question them either. At least we're allowed to rip the players, right Tex? I find it laughable that people continue to defend a guy who literally had no coaching experience before taking the job. The entire hiring process was laughable, ignoring his complete lack of a resume and not interviewing any alternatives. No doubt we had to get the guy with the "Five Star General" traits before the rest of the league realized he was available. And I can already hear the next bulls*** defense coming: he played in the majors for 15 years. Lol at anyone who actually thinks that justifies his hiring. Of course the thirty best are not managing, there are some better candidates that haven't had a chance yet. But why are there thirty people managing that are worse than millions of other people? Why does the system reward people who can't manage as well as the average fan? That has to stop. Another old tired argument of mine is managers receive far too much credit and far too much blame for what happens on the field. Reading the threads some people believe the next guy will be thousands of times better. That just isn't reality. Fire Ventura or don't fire him, but don't expect the next guy to be brilliant. MLB just keeps replacing idiot managers with more idiot managers.

QUOTE (Coach @ Jun 6, 2016 -> 07:47 AM) In response to your statement, why is Cooper considered one of the best in baseball then? Because reputation matters most. He's behind the scenes enough that people can't really pin anything on him. Great marketing.

QUOTE (oldsox @ Jun 6, 2016 -> 08:13 AM) Both the best and worst managing/coaching is still done behind the scenes. Exactly.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 26, 2016 -> 08:56 AM) Not nearly as sexy, I really don't want to think about you and sexy anything. /whydidweremovethevomiticon

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I just bookmarked this. Thanks SSD

QUOTE (Coach @ Jun 6, 2016 -> 06:11 AM) Over the weekend, a Sox reporter stated Erik Johnson will someday be a good pitcher but just not on the White Sox. I asked him why. I am still waiting for an answer. Anyone want to comment? Please feel free. This organization has done about all it can do with him. Perhaps new coaches, new ball park, teammates, a boost of confidence that he is going someplace that really wants him and gone from the team that didn't want him no more . . .

Let's look at a couple items. Is the team's record below expectations? Are there players playing below expectations? Are there players not being used in a way to maximize their abilities? Does it appear that the manager has lost hope and is managing to lose? (Think OZ when he wanted to go to Miami) Is there discord in the clubhouse? Coaching staff? Is there discord in the staff that is hurting the team? Are there other explanations for the team's skid other than poor managing? (Lack of talent, holes) I'm not certain that firing Ventura would result in a turn back to a 100 win pace. I wish it was that simple. Do it to make the fans feel better but it would be a temporary fix to fan morale.

QUOTE (WBWSF @ Jun 5, 2016 -> 06:40 PM) Robin Ventura gets replaced by Terry Bevington. He's staying in baseball shape in the unaffiliated leagues. Nice guy to the fans.

I wonder why it is that all over baseball the stupidest people are managing while millions of fans are sitting in the stands who could do it better. Just follow the stats and conventional wisdom. All it really takes is a decent phone and a good internet connection. Look up what to do in each situation and do it. Jeez, how simple can it be?

QUOTE (flavum @ Jun 3, 2016 -> 11:10 AM) Based on who they played and where they played the games, I think 29-25 is right where the Sox should be. But when you start 19-8 the first 27, and then go 10-17 the next 27---and in the process go 1-5 against the Royals---it's absolutely a shame the Sox aren't at least 31-23 at the 1/3 mark. You can have any perspective on this you want to make yourself feel better. But make no mistake, the season series against the teams in the division are a big deal. Any deficit has to be made up against other teams--and that's tough to do. I'm trying for a more modern stats only approach that eliminates old fashioned items like momentum and other nonsense that can't be measured. But I agree with your point that divisional losses do carry additional weight in that you gain a full game in the division.

Love it or list it? THere is a reason that show exists. It is a tough decision usually.

QUOTE (Special K @ Jun 5, 2016 -> 08:19 AM) Tex, that's mildly insulting. Like 200 of my posts have been this year. But in any event, we are still only 2 games back after this awful stretch. I think we need offense more than starting pitching. But we are still very much in contention and hopefully Shields can be a contributing factor to doing that. There are a small but vocal group of posters that only seem to show up to gloat that the team is failing. They represent about 80% of the complaints to mods that we receive. It's anyone's choice to follow a team they hate and which makes them feel horrible (although I wonder why). But when they are trolling other members it gets looked at. And there is a difference between feeling horrible when the team doing poorly and posting that and gloating that the team is doing horrible and that poster feels great that they were proven right about what a horrible team it is. The posters that genuinely seem to feel better when the team is doing worse really bring the site down even further than it naturally would.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 4, 2016 -> 05:33 PM) And this is one of the two reasons I haven't been posting. Because if you're not a fan of this team, its now personal for too many people. It makes perfect sense to me that if you aren't a fan of the team to not post here. It seems the problem is all the non fans come around to make the fans feel even worse about the team. The gloating that the team is horrible would play better at a division rival site than the Sox fan forum. The fans of the team already feel bad, why should the site allow non fans of the team to show up during the rough times to hate on the team? Trolls are trolls. This is a prime example. You don't post when the team is winning. As soon as they drop from first, you arrive to make the fans feel even worse. Well congratulations you spread your unhappiness.

QUOTE (JenksIsMyHero @ Jun 3, 2016 -> 11:22 AM) Well that's lame. I didn't know that. If a guest is over they're going to think there's something wrong with the light. Only if they aren't cool enough to have LEDs. Just say with Hipster sarcasm, I guess you are still using Edison's invention from 100 years ago . . .

It doesn't look like what you expect. When I ran a sea base for the Boy Scouts we used a similar video to make people aware.

A loss is a loss no matter if it is game one, 47, or 162. No matter if it is a blown lead or a blow out. No matter if it comes after 6 other loses or 15 wins. As SS2k5 presented the stats it isn't a bad place to be.

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