This is more of a thought exercise because while Jirschele is clearly being groomed to be manager of the future, I doubt they would ever put a rookie manager in who hasn't coached above A-ball in during a playoff hopeful season.

That being said, we all agree Ricky's lineups have been Ozzie's Sunday lineups Part Deux. 

How would Jirschele do?

I've also wondered this, but also very curious how the players would react to a 30 year old manager. This is primarily targeted at vets - are there old-guard vets on our team that wouldn't respond well to him? He seems to have the respect from all of the younger players he's managed and that may extend to vets, hard to say.

The Hawks have Colliton a shot in a similar situation and they seem to have buy-in from their vets.

I think we’d see better lineups and more analytic-based, objective in-game decision making.  The old school thinking of Abreu must bat 3rd against all pitchers because he’s a veteran / leader would hopefully die and we’d see younger guys bat in more value-optimizing spots.

He would probably be the best manager the Sox ever had right before his first game, and probably one of the biggest idiots ever to manage the Sox before the 5th inning.

Well, the bar is set pretty darned low with both Bevington and Ventura over the last 30 years.

Manuel was more known for his off the field non-violent pacifism than his managerial process...basically, his ability to work with and manage younger players.  But he was hardly considered a "baseball savant."

Torborg and Ozzie (2004-2010) were the best that I remember clearly.

 

Obviously, LaRussa/Leyland/Francona are/were the three that got away.

I'd like him to be the dave Martinez to Joe Maddon type but I'm not sure if that's feasible or who joe Maddon would be in this case.

We may return to our regularly scheduled conversation about baseball.

1 hour ago, caulfield12 said:

Well, the bar is set pretty darned low with both Bevington and Ventura over the last 30 years.

Manuel was more known for his off the field non-violent pacifism than his managerial process...basically, his ability to work with and manage younger players.  But he was hardly considered a "baseball savant."

Torborg and Ozzie (2004-2010) were the best that I remember clearly.

 

Obviously, LaRussa/Leyland/Francona are/were the three that got away.

Eddie Stanky was a good baseball guy as well.

3 hours ago, Dick Allen said:

He would probably be the best manager the Sox ever had right before his first game, and probably one of the biggest idiots ever to manage the Sox before the 5th inning.

There will be no more correct answer than this one.

4 hours ago, Dick Allen said:

He would probably be the best manager the Sox ever had right before his first game, and probably one of the biggest idiots ever to manage the Sox before the 5th inning.

 

1 hour ago, southsider2k5 said:

There will be no more correct answer than this one.

It's a funny post by DA that holds some truth in regards to fan's attitudes towards coaches/managers, but the Sox have been gifted with particularly awful strategic managers for a long time. A manager like Jirschele could help win the Sox an extra couple games.