southsider2k5 Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 Just for the record 11 minutes for the Ventura part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 scotgregor Scot Gregor Ventura on Dunn, Rios, Beckham: "They need a break. I'm not sticking a bad year on any guy coming into spring training" ESPNChiSox Doug Padilla Ventura on fixing Dunn, Rios and Beckham: Right now they just need a break. ... I don't think it's anything I can do right away. scotgregor Scot Gregor Ventura still sorting through candidates for bench coach, hitting coach, 3B coach whitesox Chicago White Sox Ventura: “I’ll be honest and upfront. Every player is accountable. I don’t change from day-to-day, they’ll know what to expect.” whitesox Chicago White Sox Ventura: “As a player it’s hard to sit there & think you’re going to be a manager. But later in my career, I felt confident I could do it.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve9347 Posted October 11, 2011 Author Share Posted October 11, 2011 I'm so glad The Score decided to air a Doug Buffone rant instead of a press conference introducing the new White Sox Manager. Way to go, guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Oct 11, 2011 -> 11:20 AM) I'm so glad The Score decided to air a Doug Buffone rant instead of a press conference introducing the new White Sox Manager. Way to go, guys. You didn't miss anything. There was literally nothing new broken in those 11 minutes that wasn't said before in the call-ins on the radio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 Now Kenny on the other hand... ChuckGarfien Chuck Garfien Kenny Williams said that he did consider making Paul Konerko player-coach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess Dye Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 He'd never DH himself, to the team's detriment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBlackSox8 Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 if there ever were a player coach on this team, i'd want it to be AJP. Thankfully there isn't however. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve9347 Posted October 11, 2011 Author Share Posted October 11, 2011 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 11, 2011 -> 11:24 AM) Now Kenny on the other hand... ChuckGarfien Chuck Garfien Kenny Williams said that he did consider making Paul Konerko player-coach. Crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve9347 Posted October 11, 2011 Author Share Posted October 11, 2011 I think I'd have somehow talked myself into loving PK as player/manager. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 11, 2011 -> 11:24 AM) Now Kenny on the other hand... ChuckGarfien Chuck Garfien Kenny Williams said that he did consider making Paul Konerko player-coach. Wow, that's interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavum Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 Somehow I think the conversation would go this way: KW: Would you consider being a player/manager? PK: f*** no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Oct 11, 2011 -> 04:49 PM) I think I'd have somehow talked myself into loving PK as player/manager. I'm happy it didn't happen, as I would hate to eventually dislike my favorite Sox player of all time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 ChuckGarfien Chuck Garfien Kenny Williams says that Harold Baines will be working more with hitters on the mental side of the game. scotgregor Scot Gregor GM Kenny Williams said #WhiteSox will "retool" in 2012, not "rebuild." scottmerkin Scott Merkin Kenny did consider Konerko as a player/manager but never talked to him about it. Wanted Konerko just to focus on playing CST_soxvan Daryl Van Schouwen Robin on Ozzie era: I enjoyed it as much as anybody else ESPNChiSox Doug Padilla Coaching staff to be finalized in a day or two. Parent expected as bench coach, McEwing at third base. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 CSNChi_Beatnik Brett Ballantini KW confirms Harold Baines will return as 1B coach working with outfielders but will also have increased hitting coach duties...as will Robin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cali Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 Can't wait to read Kenny's autobiography some years down the line after Jerry has passed on and Kenny is out of baseball to find out what REALLY happened in the 2011 off-season because nothing is at all what it seems. Something is fishy and when Robin quits or is fire in 2 years time that will only confirm it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gatnom Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 I don't think I like this direction they seem to be going in with the hitting coaches. Having three people telling our hitters what to do at one time is not a good thing, in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve9347 Posted October 11, 2011 Author Share Posted October 11, 2011 QUOTE (gatnom @ Oct 11, 2011 -> 12:26 PM) I don't think I like this direction they seem to be going in with the hitting coaches. Having three people telling our hitters what to do at one time is not a good thing, in my opinion. They certainly would have a hard time getting our hitters to perform worse... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 QUOTE (Cali @ Oct 11, 2011 -> 12:18 PM) Can't wait to read Kenny's autobiography some years down the line after Jerry has passed on and Kenny is out of baseball to find out what REALLY happened in the 2011 off-season because nothing is at all what it seems. Something is fishy and when Robin quits or is fire in 2 years time that will only confirm it. Why? Think back to Ozzie's staff. What was any different? It was a bunch of guys with organizational connections and no major league coaching experience, if any experience at all. What had Harold Baines done before the Sox? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 CSNChi_Beatnik Brett Ballantini KW just tells us Robin's contract is three years, no option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 CSNChi_Beatnik Brett Ballantini KW deflected any question today that might be reinterpreted or spun as critical of Ozzie. The high road remains very much intact on his end Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Friend of Nordhagen Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 11, 2011 -> 01:18 PM) CSNChi_Beatnik Brett Ballantini KW deflected any question today that might be reinterpreted or spun as critical of Ozzie. The high road remains very much intact on his end Just following the Cowley approach . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 ChuckGarfien Chuck Garfien When Robin Ventura charged the mound on Nolan Ryan, guess who was a fan in the crowd? A young Paul Konerko. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soxfest Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 11, 2011 -> 01:47 PM) ChuckGarfien Chuck Garfien When Robin Ventura charged the mound on Nolan Ryan, guess who was a fan in the crowd? A young Paul Konerko. Did not know that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg775 Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 QUOTE (fathom @ Oct 11, 2011 -> 04:54 PM) I'm happy it didn't happen, as I would hate to eventually dislike my favorite Sox player of all time Great post. Glad to see you admitted that. Refreshing post. That is the danger of hiring a former player. It's why the Royals wouldn't let Brett or White ever manage. Ventura will be hated at some point just as Ozzie is despised. That is a given. Hopefully he'll win a WS though as that will give him some love no matter what. But it will end badly. It almost always does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigSqwert Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 QUOTE (greg775 @ Oct 11, 2011 -> 01:52 PM) That is the danger of hiring a former player. It's why the Royals wouldn't let Brett or White ever manage. Ventura will be hated at some point just as Ozzie is despised. That is a given. Hopefully he'll win a WS though as that will give him some love no matter what. But it will end badly. It almost always does. You're really overplaying the hatred angle. Even the biggest Ozzie haters around will be indifferent to him within a matter of months if not weeks. All is forgotten with time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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