October 2, 20223 yr The individuals are presented in alphabetical order. Brad Ausmus, Athletics bench coach. ... Joe Espada, Astros bench coach. ... Matt Quatraro, Rays bench coach. ... Mike Scioscia, Team USA manager. ... Rob Thomson, Phillies interim manager. ... Dusty Wathan, Phillies third base coach. Son of John. Top candidates when they were pushing Girardi out in Philly...would personally prefer Bochy to Scioscia/Maddon. Have already talked about Harris Beltran Alomar Jr. Fwiw, Bob Melvin has been a steadying presence in SD, quite similar to Bruce B. Francona or Micah Hyde are manager of the year in the AL, Mariners #3. Look to Guardians, Rays, Brewers staffs. Edited October 2, 20223 yr by caulfield12
October 2, 20223 yr 25 minutes ago, Dick Allen said: Nightengale said Tony is retiring tomorrow. Finally. And thank god it is Jerry's preferred source, so it is safe to believe.
October 2, 20223 yr 20 minutes ago, caulfield12 said: The individuals are presented in alphabetical order. Brad Ausmus, Athletics bench coach. ... Joe Espada, Astros bench coach. ... Matt Quatraro, Rays bench coach. ... Mike Scioscia, Team USA manager. ... Rob Thomson, Phillies interim manager. ... Dusty Wathan, Phillies third base coach. Son of John. Top candidates when they were pushing Girardi out in Philly...would personally prefer Bochy to Scioscia/Maddon. Have already talked about Harris Beltran Alomar Jr. Fwiw, Bob Melvin has been a steadying presence in SD, quite similar to Bruce B. Francona or Micah Hyde are manager of the year in the AL, Mariners #3. Look to Guardians, Rays, Brewers staffs. Micah Hyde, Go Hawks.
October 2, 20223 yr 15 minutes ago, bmags said: I could care less who our manager is to be honest. After this last experience, I do think managers matter. I don’t like Tony. Couldn’t stand him his first tour with the team. The DUI to me was just another opportunity for an out the Sox had realizing this idea was bad. Just listen to Tony when he was hired and watch an old clip when he was with the Cardinals, A’s and White Sox in the 80s. It’s night and day. These players had basically the equivalent of a substitute teacher, like when we all were kids, as a full time manager.
October 2, 20223 yr I would take a look at Ron Washington. He had a rough ending in Texas but is beloved in Atlanta. He us a defense guru as well. We know this team needs that.
October 2, 20223 yr While I will not doubt Tony has a pacemaker, and it may have had some issues, I do think there is more to this story than that. There are hundreds of thousands of people with pacemakers. They aren’t told to immediately quit their job, but it’s still OK to sort of do your job, like Tony was watching games and consulting with Cairo. But I will take it. 2 years probably wasted. At least one for sure. Get someone who actually doesn’t think results are too easy.
October 2, 20223 yr On 9/27/2022 at 2:31 PM, SpringfieldFan said: I am no TLR fan, but wish him comfort and better health. In any case TLR was never the root problem. He was the consequence. He was definitely one of the root problems. I still can’t understand how astonishingly bad his in-game decisions were. I don’t wish him ill health, either, but good riddance.
October 2, 20223 yr 11 minutes ago, Dick Allen said: While I will not doubt Tony has a pacemaker, and it may have had some issues, I do think there is more to this story than that. There are hundreds of thousands of people with pacemakers. They aren’t told to immediately quit their job, but it’s still OK to sort of do your job, like Tony was watching games and consulting with Cairo. But I will take it. 2 years probably wasted. At least one for sure. Get someone who actually doesn’t think results are too easy. These last two years will make a great book.
October 2, 20223 yr 3 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said: Holy s%*# this is tremendous news! The reign of terror is finally over!! Yeah, but only if they actually hire a competent replacement.
October 2, 20223 yr 1 hour ago, southsider2k5 said: Read the fucking fine print in Bob’s article: Quote La Russa listened, and will walk away. He likely will stay in the White Sox organization as a special assistant, but those long, demanding and stressful days are over. Fucking shitshow. Edited October 2, 20223 yr by South Side Hit Men
October 2, 20223 yr 1 minute ago, Leonard Zelig said: Yeah, but only if they actually hire a competent replacement. I’m savouring the endorphin rush and ignoring the perils that might be around the corner. They can’t f*** up a hire as bad again, right? Right?
October 2, 20223 yr 1 hour ago, bmags said: I could care less who our manager is to be honest. While it obviously makes a difference (as we clearly saw with this incredible failure) the bigger point is accurate. None of this matters with the FO in place.
October 2, 20223 yr 3 minutes ago, Tony said: While it obviously makes a difference (as we clearly saw with this incredible failure) the bigger point is accurate. None of this matters with the FO in place. They are going to hire an analytics affluent manager? Cool. Whose analytics?
October 2, 20223 yr 55 minutes ago, HoosierSox said: I would take a look at Ron Washington. He had a rough ending in Texas but is beloved in Atlanta. He us a defense guru as well. We know this team needs that. Jesus, Ron Washington is 70 and hasn't managed in 8 years. Let's try for something better than that.
October 2, 20223 yr 3 minutes ago, cuban_sammiches said: Jesus, Ron Washington is 70 and hasn't managed in 8 years. Let's try for something better than that. If he wants a job fixing the defense, welcome aboard. But please no more managers past retirement age.
October 2, 20223 yr 7 minutes ago, cuban_sammiches said: Jesus, Ron Washington is 70 and hasn't managed in 8 years. Let's try for something better than that. I get the sentiment but let’s not act like he’s been out like TLR. He’s been going around the league turning around team defenses. He’s at least shown he’s the best in the game still as a defensive skills teacher.
October 2, 20223 yr This is all great but I'm already terrified about what comes next. How worried should we be about Willie Harris?
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