October 15, 20205 yr 41 minutes ago, EloyJenkins said: IMO the TLR play was orchestrated brilliantly. Get the fan base confused, angry, talking about a 76 year old guy to deflect off the fact that they already have a deal in place with Hinch or a complete dark horse here that nobody is mentioning and everyone will be cool with. To move a polarizing figure like Hinch into the PR refresh he needs...throw another polarizing figure as an option for everyone to loudly oppose. Step 1 of recovery clears a hurdle. Plus, it makes Jerry feel like he helped a friend. If Kenny or RH orchestrated this...BRAVO. I tend to think PR people had to come up with this idea though, it's too smart. I agree. I feel that this is what’s happening too. Until I see all the national guys comment on this that we are interviewing La Russa and it’s his job to lose than I think this all chatter from our PR department. I haven’t seen any rumblings or tweets from the national guys on this. Only from good ole Bob. Edited October 15, 20205 yr by maloney.adam
October 15, 20205 yr 26 minutes ago, EloyJenkins said: IMO the TLR play was orchestrated brilliantly. Get the fan base confused, angry, talking about a 76 year old guy to deflect off the fact that they already have a deal in place with Hinch or a complete dark horse here that nobody is mentioning and everyone will be cool with. To move a polarizing figure like Hinch into the PR refresh he needs...throw another polarizing figure as an option for everyone to loudly oppose. Step 1 of recovery clears a hurdle. Plus, it makes Jerry feel like he helped a friend. If Kenny or RH orchestrated this...BRAVO. I tend to think PR people had to come up with this idea though, it's too smart. 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.
October 15, 20205 yr Everything Stone said today was true. Edited October 15, 20205 yr by SonofaRoache
October 15, 20205 yr 13 minutes ago, 35thstreetswarm said: 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. It does when you make it APPEAR the only two options were Hinch and an old outdated horrible option.. People will be fine with Hunch then.
October 15, 20205 yr 1 minute ago, SonofaRoache said: <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The perfect managerial candidate isn’t out there. Each has his strong points and each has flaws. Don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good. Hire the best of the good. Most of you will be upset with anyone hired until the a Sox win. Don’t celebrate if you’re mad. Life goes on</p>— Steve Stone (@stevestone) <a href="https://twitter.com/stevestone/status/1316769729101459456?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 15, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> ????
October 15, 20205 yr Just now, maloney.adam said: ???? Sorry I was trying to embed a Stone tweet. It didn't work lol. What he said was spot on though.
October 15, 20205 yr Bernstein this morning focused on this article by Passan in 2016 on La Russa. Say what you will about Bernstein but this does hold weight with someone like Tim on the team and Giolito who is outspoken on his politics. https://sports.yahoo.com/news/the-hypocrisy-of-tony-la-russa-and-the-understandable-fears-of-black-baseball-players-045857175.html
October 15, 20205 yr 9 minutes ago, SonofaRoache said: Sorry I was trying to embed a Stone tweet. It didn't work lol. What he said was spot on though. No worries! I figured it out. It’s definitely spot on. It sounds like he may already know who they are hiring.
October 15, 20205 yr I'd rather have TLR than Hinch. Ugh. Hopefully neither and we get someone who could actually command the respect of their clubhouse. Edited October 15, 20205 yr by DashFan
October 15, 20205 yr Just now, DashFan said: I'd rather have TLR than Hinch. Ugh. He must be your grandpa then
October 15, 20205 yr 3 minutes ago, DashFan said: I'd rather have TLR than Hinch. Ugh. Hopefully neither and we get someone who could actually command the respect of their clubhouse. Like Rick Renteria?
October 15, 20205 yr 48 minutes ago, 35thstreetswarm said: 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. Exactly. You'd have to be crazy to think LaRussa would become the manager. Why in heavens name would anyone think the Sox PR department came up with this ? If they hire Hinch there is going to be some blow back regardless. Talking about LaRussa ahead of the hiring will do nothing to dissaude that. Is the PR department really in the business of trying to manipulate public opinion or deflect/distract attention away from the hiring of a controversial choice as manager ? What if Hinch isn't hired and its someone from the Rays ? You can throw that theory out the window then.
October 15, 20205 yr Stoney went from saying everyone will love the pick to saying people won’t be happy....yikes
October 15, 20205 yr Just now, fathom said: Stoney went from saying everyone will love the pick to saying people won’t be happy....yikes Lots of people won't be happy with AJ Hinch, so it lines up with that narrative. I'm hoping we get Hinch.
October 15, 20205 yr 12 minutes ago, CaliSoxFanViaSWside said: Exactly. You'd have to be crazy to think LaRussa would become the manager. Why in heavens name would anyone think the Sox PR department came up with this ? If they hire Hinch there is going to be some blow back regardless. Talking about LaRussa ahead of the hiring will do nothing to dissaude that. Is the PR department really in the business of trying to manipulate public opinion or deflect/distract attention away from the hiring of a controversial choice as manager ? What if Hinch isn't hired and its someone from the Rays ? You can throw that theory out the window then. Isn’t that exactly what a PR departments job is? Trying to make an organization look good to the public?
October 15, 20205 yr On 1/14/2020 at 5:42 AM, Chicago White Sox said: I typically enjoy Ron’s troll posts, but this one is just stupid as fuck. I don’t like Ricky but Hinch is not the answer and the Sox would never sign him anyways. Don't forget this one, folks. I like CWS, but he's going in my sig if he hire Hinch. This was in response to me suggesting we fire Ricky and hire Hinch.
October 15, 20205 yr Just now, yesterday333 said: Isn’t that exactly what a PR departments job is? Trying to make an organization look good to the public? How does that make the Sox look good if they were seriously considering hiring Tony LaRussa ?
October 15, 20205 yr 5 minutes ago, fathom said: Stoney went from saying everyone will love the pick to saying people won’t be happy....yikes His last tweet could easily refer to Hinch because there are a lot of Sox fans who will be angry if he is the pick.
October 15, 20205 yr Has anyone brought up Ron Gant accusing Tony of not getting along with black players? https://nypost.com/1999/02/25/rickey-la-russa-is-no-racist-but/
October 15, 20205 yr 8 minutes ago, CaliSoxFanViaSWside said: How does that make the Sox look good if they were seriously considering hiring Tony LaRussa ? It has a lot of people saying “at least Hinch isn’t TLR” which makes who they hired look better. (If it is Hinch)
October 15, 20205 yr 1 minute ago, yesterday333 said: It has a lot of people saying “at least Hinch isn’t TLR” which makes who they hired look better. (If it is Hinch) Are you saying that ? I'm not saying that. Does choosing a lesser of 2 evils make the Sox look good or make them look stupid for considering not just 1 but 2 controversial choices ?
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