The GM is supposed to be the higher-up. An owner making baseball decisions is a recipe for disaster.

 

 

Reinsdorf signed off on the LaRussa firing at the time

For better or worse Kenny should have been allowed to pick his own manager.

Otherwise, Reinsdorf should declare him as the defacto GM a la Charlie O.

But Charlie was a superior judge of talent.

 

 

They won't play enough.

 

Ozzie won't allow it

Ichiro caught it while jumping and his back shoulder bounced up against the wall.

 

The Cell, that's off the wall, maybe over.

 

Ichiro - there's a waste of talent if I ever saw one - still he should make it to the HOF

 

Should have played in bigger venue - like say Chicago

 

I think the major plus of that experience is to learn to manage the egos involved and to deal with the media, not because the game is any different at the major league level than in the minor leagues.

How many bench coaches and 3rd base coaches deal with the media? Sandberg has dealt with the media more than probably most. Again, I don't know if he would be any good, but to say since he doesn't have major league experience as a coach he shouldn't even be considered as a manager which is what Joe is saying, is beyond ridiculous.

Dude is just insane. Its hard to believe he is employed.

 

Signing Rios was worse than Dunn.

I'll never get that one.

A least Dunn came here with an established record of being dominant offensively.

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Ichiro - there's a waste of talent if I ever saw one - still he should make it to the HOF

 

Should have played in bigger venue - like say Chicago

 

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I don't know why we need compensation.

He only has one year left on his deal and the Sox don't want him anyway. So why not just let him go to Florida so the Sox can hopefully name Sandberg ASAP. It better not be Cora or Buddy Bell or LaRussa.

 

LaRussa is a crabby old man. Let Tony retire and write books about how baseball should be played LaRussa style.

Give me Lasorda.