November 1, 200421 yr Rock, willie...Willie, Rock...ok, introductions have been done. Willie, you've got 5 months to learn how to steal a base. You too, Juan.
November 1, 200421 yr Ozzie...Cora...Raines...this is just awesome. I love having the old Sox back. *Wink* *Wink* Now, bring back Pudge and Ventura and call it a day. Hell, bring Pasqua back too!
November 1, 200421 yr It's good to see the sox bring back former players to coach. Hopefully, it works out.
November 1, 200421 yr Raines is back. YES. Now let's make some player signings just as nice as this coach signing.
November 1, 200421 yr This has been official for some time now, MLB had an article about it like last week...
November 2, 200421 yr This has been official for some time now, MLB had an article about it like last week... it was made official today.
November 2, 200421 yr Rock has the ability to make a difference on baserunning and preparing to play the game. Hope he does it.
November 2, 200421 yr I loved Rock. Great to see him back in Chicago! Yeah..good move...now all we need to bring back is Lance Johnson and Danny Tartabull...
November 2, 200421 yr Author This has been official for some time now, MLB had an article about it like last week... We had the inside scoop a week ago (thanks Rex), the official word just came out.
November 2, 200421 yr This has been official for some time now, MLB had an article about it like last week... It could not be "official" until 11/1 when Tim's contract with the Spo's expired.
November 2, 200421 yr Good move, Rock was one of my all time favorites. How is his health? I haven't followed it closel, but he was diagnosed with lupis a while back, right? Of no consequence... I now have an old t-shirt up in my closet that reads "White Sox Triple Threat," and has at-bat illos of Frank, Ozzie, and Rock on it. Hot-damn, that trio is reunited (sorta).
November 2, 200421 yr Is anyone here concerned at all that we are filling all of our coaching positions with former players when there might be more qualified candidates? The reason I ask this is that I have heard reports that Baines does not really care for his current position. Please don't take this as me saying I dislike the hiring of Raines, or any of the other coaches that we have now. I'm just looking at this from a pure business standpoint, and anyone in a business will tell you that you get ahead by hiring the best possible people, not by bringing in your buddies. While we all get a warm fuzzy feeling when these players that we rooted for years ago in Sox uniforms return to the organization, I would have a much warmer, much fuzzier feeling watching the Sox swarm Shingo Takatsu as he closes out game 7 of the World Series!!
November 3, 200421 yr This is a welcome change in the Sox philosophy, in my opinion. There has been a history of the Sox disrespecting players as they left town. Which would cause other players to look at the situation in a negative way and them not want to play for the Sox. Now, they are starting to honor the formers Sox by hiring them and other ways, like the Minnie Minoso statue. Let's look at these coaches and see if the are qualified, which should be all the matters. Start with Ozzie. About a 15 year career followed by 2 or 3 years as a major league coach, one of which was with a world champion team. Joey Cora, again, a muliyear major league career with post season experience and he has, iirc, some minor league managing experience. Greg Walker had a few good seasons in the bigs and worked his way up our minor league system as a hitting coach. Art Kushner was a major league catcher and has coached for a few years now. Rock Raines coaching 1st and teaching basestealers after being one of the greatest basestealers in history. You know he knows how to read a pitcher and at first will be cluing guys in on what to look for. Besides the fact that he was a long time major leaguer with post season and world championship credentials, he also has a year on minor league managing under his belt. Baines is the biggest question mark in my mind, but you can't overlook his experience around the game either. Cooper has been with the organization for 17 years and has worked his way up to his current position. I don't think any of the coaches are underqualified.
November 3, 200421 yr Is anyone here concerned at all that we are filling all of our coaching positions with former players when there might be more qualified candidates? yes. this organization has always been very inbred. that's a problem when you're not that good to begin with.
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