July 29, 20241 yr 16 hours ago, The Mighty Mite said: And the Sox had 2 of them with Al Lopez and Paul Richard’s, might as well add Jeff Torberg but he wasn’t here that long. I’ve wanted AJ for years. Lopez is HoF and Richard's should be in the HoF, both excellent baseball minds. I am curious if Getz want's AJ or is it Jerry's idea.
July 29, 20241 yr 15 minutes ago, Falstaff said: Lopez is HoF and Richard's should be in the HoF, both excellent baseball minds. I am curious if Getz want's AJ or is it Jerry's idea. Seems like this is a bunk rumor with AJ responding with a “Nope” and tweeting jokes about it.
July 29, 20241 yr JR should start doing the exact opposite of what he thinks is a good idea for the White Sox.
July 29, 20241 yr 11 minutes ago, WhiteSox2023 said: Seems like this is a bunk rumor with AJ responding with a “Nope” and tweeting jokes about it. I really can't see him ever managing. He is right where he should be for a career. His knowledge and grasp of the game makes that role perfect for him.
July 29, 20241 yr 15 minutes ago, Falstaff said: JR should start doing the exact opposite of what he thinks is a good idea for the White Sox. He will just continue to do his norm, which is “everything but the right thing”
July 29, 20241 yr 6 minutes ago, Kyyle23 said: He will just continue to do his norm, which is “everything but the right thing” He should start by giving a partial refund to any current season ticket that even sniffs about renewing for 2025. Sox season ticket holders, near extinction, will be mentioned in the same articles for the Great Lakes Piping Plovers. Edited July 29, 20241 yr by Falstaff
July 29, 20241 yr 6 hours ago, Chimpton said: Would any interim manager want to be associated with this disaster of a season? LaRussa
July 29, 20241 yr 4 minutes ago, Harold's Leg Lift said: LaRussa LaRussa would never tank his resume being the manager of this s%*# show.
July 29, 20241 yr 6 minutes ago, Harold's Leg Lift said: LaRussa Don't you dare speak that into existence.
July 29, 20241 yr 21 minutes ago, Falstaff said: He should start by giving a partial refund to any current season ticket that even sniffs about renewing for 2025. Sox season ticket holders, near extinction, will be mentioned in the same articles for the Great Lakes Piping Plovers. LOL yes he should but, well, it’s JR
July 29, 20241 yr 10 hours ago, Middle Buffalo said: Don’t forget, Terry Bevington was a catcher, too. 1 hour ago, Falstaff said: I almost lost my coffee laughing on that one.
July 29, 20241 yr 6 hours ago, Chimpton said: Would any interim manager want to be associated with this disaster of a season? Hahaha no, probably not. Who would want the later half of this train wreck of a season on their managerial record?
July 29, 20241 yr Author 10 hours ago, Rocky said: See Bill Belichick. Since you mention him, it is probably a decent time to mention two things. -His record without Tom Brady -The game really seemed to pass him by in those last few years.
July 29, 20241 yr Author 1 hour ago, Chicago White Sox said: LaRussa would never tank his resume being the manager of this s%*# show. He did it once and stated this circling of the drain.
July 29, 20241 yr On 7/28/2024 at 8:24 AM, Tnetennba said: Bob floating this gives me TLR flashbacks. JR just can’t get out of his own way. Given fact AJ had been pretty honest about the org (in a not so kind way)....while I get the initial taste of, no thanks, I kind of also think, hey, maybe this is the fresh restart they need. With that in mind - I loved the float of Francona out there - but maybe they can lure Francona in as someone who is part of the org. I'm an AJ fan - not sure if he would be a good manager or not, but he'll be different. I still prefer a full normal, you know, hiring search.
July 29, 20241 yr On 7/28/2024 at 10:55 AM, Harold's Leg Lift said: Craig Counsell, Aaron Boone, Alex Cora, Dave Roberts, Skip Schumacher, Mark Kotsay etc. If you played a long time and are smart you don't need experience to be a good major legue manager. On 7/28/2024 at 11:10 AM, Tnetennba said: I’m too lazy to look up every name, but I’m pretty sure all of those names worked on coaching staffs at the MLB level before being hired. AJ hasn’t. Look at the orgs those guys work for as well. Outside of Kotsay and Shoemaker (post Kim Ng) those orgs set those guys up to success. That’s not happening here. AJ might make a great manager, but the deck is stacked against him succeeding here. AJP isn’t going to magically fix things. Beat me to it. The only one that didn’t go almost immediately into a front office or coaching position was Boone. 1 hour ago, southsider2k5 said: Since you mention him, it is probably a decent time to mention two things. -His record without Tom Brady -The game really seemed to pass him by in those last few years. -He’s pulling some hot tail. Three things.
July 29, 20241 yr 3 hours ago, Harold's Leg Lift said: LaRussa He already is associated with it as he is whispering in JR's ear.
July 29, 20241 yr Of course he would be. This pathetic p**** ass franchise can't fathom listening to outside voices that might ruffle some feathers. I don't mind AJ, he was a helluva player for us, and a solid commentator now, but FFS.
July 29, 20241 yr On 7/28/2024 at 10:20 AM, southsider2k5 said: https://www.si.com/fannation/mlb/fastball/news/former-world-series-champion-catcher-aj-pierzynski-reportedly-in-contention-to-manage-chicago-white-sox-pedro-grifol This linked article also states that the current White Sox team might be the worst team in baseball history. I concur.
July 29, 20241 yr 11 minutes ago, hankchifan said: This linked article also states that the current White Sox team might be the worst team in baseball history. I concur. Easily.
July 30, 20241 yr Getz on Grifol/A.J. rumors: https://chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox/2024/07/29/gm-getz-understands-the-speculation-surrounding-white-sox-manager-pedro-grifol
July 30, 20241 yr On 7/29/2024 at 4:26 AM, Kyyle23 said: lol what? Bill has nothing to do with this, not the same sport not the same situation not the same personality. Literally nothing here says “see: Bill Belicheck” You brought up interpersonal skills as being important to be a successful manager. I countered with someone with horrible interpersonal skills that had plenty of success. Pretty simple.
July 30, 20241 yr 22 hours ago, southsider2k5 said: Since you mention him, it is probably a decent time to mention two things. -His record without Tom Brady -The game really seemed to pass him by in those last few years. Great points. Pretty hard for anyone to replace Tom Brady. I was simply pointing out that interpersonal skills does not preclude someone from being a successful manager.
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