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That may be true, but the prevailing consensus among Sox fans I encountered over the following decades, while we watched our former manager win title after title, was "just like the f'n Sox to let this guy go." That's why I'm still shocked by the level of hatred on this board (even though I don't want them to hire TLR myself).

Man, based on the rage tornado that's been kicked up overnight you would almost think this signing had, you know, actually happened.

Who are the "nerds" who loved the Snell move? Haven't seen any. Seen many who thought it was awful.

This constellation of names just reminds me that, whatever happens, the Sox "likeability factor" is probably going to take a big hit in the near future.

Why, I replaced mine with a billfold two-score years ago!

With TLR there's a *risk* he'll be a poor manager because he's a dinosaur - despite having managed his way to three titles. With Ricky it's a certainty that he was a poor manager. With zero titles.

That's close to where I am. TLR is not at the top of my list, but I thought we might get stuck with another season of Ricky. (Almost) anyone on my list is a step up from where I was a few weeks ago.

Great! Levine's first post can be to announce LaRussa's hiring two days after the press conference.

I don't want LaRussa, but I'm also surprised by the intensity and near-unanimity of the anti-TLR sentiment here and among fans I know. I would think he'd have more supporters just based on track record alone.

Unreal. That was some Ricky ish right there

My hand hurt for days from high fiving every car stopped in bumper to bumper traffic between Schaller's and the park.

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If nobody ever mentioned Gio Gonzalez on this board for the past full season he's been a White Sox, the period prior to that when he was pitching in the playoffs and a free agent target, and the many times he's been mentioned because of his history with the Sox, then that would make sense. But Gio Gonzalez has been mentioned hundreds of times and I've done plenty of double-takes. Whatever, it doesn't really matter. Gio will soon be gone and we can go back to calling Gio Gio instead of Gio (except if we're talking about Gio's time with the Sox) and all will be well.

I will never understand the widespread habit of shortening Giolito to "Gio" when we *literally have/had another starting pitcher on our team whose first name is Gio.* I think I'll start referring to Luis Robert as "TA" (you know, for "totally awesome").

Of course. (Or substitute Engel). Our lineup is loaded with or without a big-ticket RF addition. Yes it would be nice to have a potential All-Star at every position, but it's a luxury, not a necessity.

It was pretty embarrassing. If Ricky was behind it I feel better about it, actually.

I can understand the desire for true “new blood”, but Hahn’s prerequisites seem to rule that out.

For the life of me I can’t understand why Bochy is not the main topic of discussion around here, or really why he’d be anything but #1 on everyone’s list.

Awesome! Heckling is a dying art.

Wonderful. Do we now get to see Stone extend his signature thin-skinned Twitter b****iness to fans who would prefer not to hire a disgraced cheater? That would be a fun way to cap off 2020.

I’d agree if we’re talking about a dark horse. But I don’t think floating the name of a guy who hasn’t managed in years is going to do much to make people forget that Hinch is fresh off a suspension for presiding over the biggest cheating scandal in a century.

Sign me up for Bochy. Winner of three actual World Series trophies and zero fake ones. Not really all that old. Seems perfect to me.

That's the thing about trolling, I guess...sometimes you hook one. Congratulations?

All this talk about Hinch making us "bad boys" is laughable. There's "cool bad," like being brash, talking smack, flipping bats, or starting fights. Don't think using cameras and computers to steal information then lying about it quite fits into the "cool bad" category. I'm sure marketing is salivating: "Welcome to G-Rate, baby - come into our house and we'll utilize technology to gain an unfair advantage over you! Step to us, and we'll lie about it M'Fer! But if you catch us we'll totally apologize...b****!"

He was richly rewarded for his cheating with a World Series trophy that he didn't have to give back. His "punishment" was sitting at home like the rest of us for a three-month quasi-season during a pandemic. He's apparently about to be rewarded with a rich contract a few months later. Say what you want, but if you're an aspiring cheater, you can look to the AJ Hinch story as positively inspirational.