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Interesting w a new Bulls GM in place, JR did not pick Billy Donovan as his next coach. But w all Hahn's years, it appears he did not get to decide.

Maybe Cora could be the manager in waiting. He worked w LaRussa 2 years ago. If the Red Sox pass and Tigers grab Hinch maybe this would work. He certainly got along w his players and has the spanish connection. Has won a World Series and is up on analytics.

He will use the pitching cart that is in moth balls

or I am leaving

Good for you. Enjoy

That is not true. He was offered the job but it took him a week to remember who offered it to him.

How do you like Nashville as compared to the North.

This guy is A Mass. writer so I doubt he is connected to White Sox. But this earlier tweet I find interesting La Russa was an active advisor with the Red Sox under Dombrowski. Was shocked at how many games he attended (like 150+, including almost every road trip).

I do understand your point that TA should hand pick the next manager. Lebron did it is LA and they won a championship. TA can be a consultant on the committee w JR, KW, RH, JA and Billy D.

Really? Tony is 76 and Hinch is 46. That is a pretty big difference.

I understand your concern but no. No player is bigger than the organization. Players should absolutely give input ( even sit in or some of the interview) but they have limited knowledge of most candidates. Would TA know if Bochy would be better than Hinch? How much would TA know about Geren or Quatraro? JR shouldn't hand pick either but unfortunately he has the option. Hopefully TLR gets lost on the way to his 2nd interview because he probably doesn't have a GPS.

Like the Dodgers, the Parade will be rescheduled for a later date.

Agree. Dodger lineup was bound to catch a mistake like Betts did later on. Snell probably should have stayed but the next 3 batters were all big time threats

I think you missed the key point. In 5 years JR will be 89 and 10 years he will be 94. If JR made this decision, he could care less what happens in 5 years let alone 10. He wants to win 1 more time and in his mind, TLR is the quick fix. Many of us disagree, but it is his money and his time is running out.

No way in hell. He is probably a Depends guy.

Maybe I missed it but Steve Stone seems to be missing today.

Dusty Baker probably went through a tougher( we hope) stretch .

Suppose Hahn (or KW or JR) hires TLR as a consultant to assist a young manager. That may not match up w Hahn's wanting someone outside system w playoff experience but LaRussa would check those boxes. As I posted previously, it worked w Cora in 2018.

I would think Hinch and Cora will meet w several teams so it may take a few days.

It was a great game , Unfortunately the viewership has plummeted to mostly us die-hards. With game times getting worse, Manfred is also looking into adding recliners for the coaches in the dugout.

He probably is still sharp. I think in Spring Training he will be sharp. By the dog days of summer, he will need a wake-up call in the dugout every 3 innings.

Not sure what the impact on time does w shifting. Obviously shifting has increased considerably and so has the length of a game. Through the first two weeks of the 2020 season, the average length of a nine-inning MLB game is 3:07, up two minutes from 2019 and up 11 minutes since 2015. If that current pace of play continues, it would set a new nine-inning record. Despite a number of rule modifications and no fans in attendance, the pace of a baseball game is as slower than ever. The World Series games have gone 3:14, 3:24 and 3:40. Certainly the advertisers are enjoying the long games.

I think there is also an energy issue. TLR was very involved in 2018 w Cora and his staff but that was a consultant. If JR is enamored w Tony, maybe he adds him as a consultant who can assist a younger manager. Just not sure TLR has the ability to be a full time manager at 76.

FWIW--Maybe some other names that Hahn will check out. Will Venable and Don Kelly supposedly interviewed w Red Sox. George Lombard is another name on their list after WS. https://www.boston.com/sports/boston-red-sox/2020/10/22/red-sox-manager-will-venable-don-kelly

Cora?