I agree I don't want another old coach coming out of retirement.  Gimme someone younger who can speak spanish since the majority of our major players speak it

I do think I would be most interested in Beltran. But, I have a huge, wide group I'd be happy with. Would I be unhappy with Jirschele promotion? not really. 

2 minutes ago, bmags said:

I do think I would be most interested in Beltran. But, I have a huge, wide group I'd be happy with. Would I be unhappy with Jirschele promotion? not really. 

Would you be unhappy with Zombie Al Lopez or Time Traveling Oscar Colas?

3 minutes ago, Quin said:

Would you be unhappy with Zombie Al Lopez or Time Traveling Oscar Colas?

Not thrilled with zombies but Al Lopez does have a strong resume. No to Colas.

Still would be pro Jim Thome don't care.

Please, can we not hire an old manager again?

1 hour ago, Squirmin' for Yermin said:

I agree I don't want another old coach coming out of retirement.  Gimme someone younger who can speak spanish since the majority of our major players speak it

I don't want extra requirements like "speaks Spanish" or "young" or "player friendly." I want the guy who will be the best at optimizing the talent he's provided through lineups, pitcher usage and instruction. Period. Any other qualities are nice to have, but those can be requirements of the bench coach if the manager doesn't have it.

1 hour ago, Quin said:

Would you be unhappy with Zombie Al Lopez or Time Traveling Oscar Colas?

Is Time Traveling Oscar Colas coming from the past or the future?   This is important information!

28 minutes ago, Leonard Zelig said:

Is Time Traveling Oscar Colas coming from the past or the future?   This is important information!

When I first pitched it, TTOC was coming from the future after winning the 2050 World Series.

 

Looks like Bochy and Alomar are the front runners.

 

11 minutes ago, chw42 said:

 

Looks like Bochy and Alomar are the front runners.

I think those odds actually suggest that even the bookies haven't got a clue who it will be 8 names split by only 5 points in the betting.

1 hour ago, CentralChamps21 said:

I don't want extra requirements like "speaks Spanish" or "young" or "player friendly." I want the guy who will be the best at optimizing the talent he's provided through lineups, pitcher usage and instruction. Period. Any other qualities are nice to have, but those can be requirements of the bench coach if the manager doesn't have it.

Managing the clubhouse is 1000x more important to me than lineup construction.

1 hour ago, bmags said:

Managing the clubhouse is 1000x more important to me than lineup construction.

A big part of managing the clubhouse is the players understanding that you're putting them in the best position to win. There's no level of clubhouse management skill that can overcome the disgust the players will feel when the see their worst hitter penciled into the middle of the lineup.

Just now, CentralChamps21 said:

A big part of managing the clubhouse is the players understanding that you're putting them in the best position to win. There's no level of clubhouse management skill that can overcome the disgust the players will feel when the see their worst hitter penciled into the middle of the lineup.

Remember the reaction of Leury and Freeman at 2b on the first 1-2 walk? 

6 hours ago, RibbieRubarb said:

Big difference between the two

Yes, one can speak English.

Gimme Sandy if that’s the list. 

The White Sox will hire Ned Yost. 

 

Edited October 6, 20223 yr by Jack Parkman

Jerry is reaching out to scientists to see if there is a way to reanimate Connie Mack’s corpse for the dugout. 

8 minutes ago, ShoeLessRob said:

Gimme Sandy if that’s the list. 

Feel like we have been linked to Sandy for 10 years now. Why has he never been a head coach yet?

41 minutes ago, BigHurt3515 said:

Feel like we have been linked to Sandy for 10 years now. Why has he never been a head coach yet?

Maybe he’s been told he’s going to take the Guardians whenever Terry retires? Idk.

53 minutes ago, BigHurt3515 said:

Feel like we have been linked to Sandy for 10 years now. Why has he never been a head coach yet?

Everyone said the same thing about Davey Martinez, and then he finally got a chance and bang, trophy.

1 hour ago, Balta1701 said:

Remember the reaction of Leury and Freeman at 2b on the first 1-2 walk? 

It was Mendick, who had to turn his back to hide what he was saying to avoid being optioned to AAA for mocking “The Big Guy”.

 

1 hour ago, Balta1701 said:

Remember the reaction of Leury and Freeman at 2b on the first 1-2 walk? 

I do believe I'd left the room by then as I was saying words I didn't want my mother to hear me say.

2 hours ago, CentralChamps21 said:

A big part of managing the clubhouse is the players understanding that you're putting them in the best position to win. There's no level of clubhouse management skill that can overcome the disgust the players will feel when the see their worst hitter penciled into the middle of the lineup.

Who would be dumb enough to do that?

4 hours ago, bmags said:

Managing the clubhouse is 1000x more important to me than lineup construction.

One of the pluses of hiring a Bochy type is they have the connections to attract top coaches and the reputation to demand the right to hire most of his coaches.  I like Jirschele a lot, but he wouldn't have the pull to demand much of anything.  Bochy as manager with Jirschele as bench coach would make a lot of sense.