Steve Stone: "Very nice guy and good third baseman. Had wonderful career."

Wow.

 

My first impression = shock.

 

My second... I love this move.

 

Ventura will be a player's manager who isn't going to make himself a distraction. He'll take pressure off the team when he needs to and will almost certainly rely on Coop for pitching decisions and probably a veteran ex-manager as a bench coach when it comes to in-game decisions.

 

Look, the main problem here with Ozzie hasn't been his in-game decisions (which were at times pretty poor decisions) it has been his attitude, ego, and his total absolute fail when it comes to getting the players to play for him. If Ventura brings the right attitude, checks his ego at the door, and gets his players to take the field then he's exactly what we need.

The more I think about this, the more I like it.

that'll show them

 

Yes, I've heard that joke before. When enough people get fed up with an organization, like they did in 2011, they feel it.

Steve Stone: "Very nice guy and good third baseman. Had wonderful career."

LOL

 

This says it all. He might as well have stated that Robin has a nice family and isn't a bad golfer.

I love this move

Frank Thomas - hitting coach. Great move! This made my day.

 

Where are you seeing this

the real question is: is buddy bell still in the mix?

if you're a fan of this, you don't know s***, and i'm being as honest as i can be.

How about go f*** yourself and read some more posts of mine. I already stated this reeks of Vinny del Negro. Go watch replays of the Heat.

the guy was f***ing retired enjoying life, and now he's qualified to be a manager? again, cut the BULLs***

Frank Thomas - hitting coach. Great move! This made my day.

 

Apparently him and Kenny kissed and made up?!?

Just so you know, Joe Torre was a manager with 0 experience (he actually was player manager, than manager, never coached at a lower level).

 

Some guy named Connie Mack never was anything less than a manager.

 

That was 117 years ago.

Yow. I was as surprised as anybody and disappointed that one of the commonly mentioned choices wasn't choses. Came to read other thoughts and am overwhelmed by the anger. Come on! It is not worth this level of angst. There's no question he does know the game. It's reasonable to be skeptical and to wonder what happened to the other candidates, but this is a board for White Sox fans. The hatred and assumption that he'll fail is neither warranted nor useful.

I will say this...well nevermind i have nothing to compare it too, but the baseball execs and former players all seem to like it. But maybe he's just a nice guy?

Dude, this statement is completely inaccurate.

 

Maybe Sandy Alomar would have been ok to some, but people were still gonna freak.

 

 

i'd rather have AJ player-manage this team, than Ventura, are you kidding me?

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE let this be our Joe Girardi.

That'd be tight.

Do you people ever not act like a bunch of children?

 

Robin hasn't left the game, he's been doing various announcing jobs all over the place, most prominently at the CWS.

 

He's very intelligent, very personable, and was a great ball player.

 

Calm the f*** down.

White Sox Baseball: Remember the 90's? Cause that's all we're hiring....

 

When I go to a concert, I love hearing the greatest hits. When I watch White Sox baseball, I want a manager with experience in modern coaching with statistical analysis and not managing my one's gut...

The more I think about this, the more I like it.

 

Me too...as I just told a friend, this isn't like college athletics where you have to bring in a head coach that you know can recruit as well as manage a game. Ventura will get his chance, and if he tanks, he won't be here very long.

What I want to know, in this time of modern technology, "sources" everywhere with access to anything... HOW DID EVERYONE MISS THIS?!?!

 

EVERYONE, EVERYONE!!!! had Martinez as the top Candidate. Ventura was never even mentioned once.

That's Kenny's MO. Rarely do we hear what's happening, and rarely are rumors true.

Steve Stone: "Very nice guy and good third baseman. Had wonderful career."

 

and stoney followed that up with "And that's about all I can say." haha, nice praises.

LOL

 

This says it all. He might as well have stated that Robin has a nice family and isn't a bad golfer.

 

you forgot that he's a Cancer by sign, loves the outdoors and likes to travel.

Dave Martinez can be bench coach.

Well Robin as a player was the antithesis of Ozzie, so unless he drastically changes who he is, you have to expect he will coach the same way as he plays.

 

In fact, how do you know how Dave Martinez would coach, hes never managed before.

 

Of all sports, baseball is the one where the manager needs the least amount of experience. Its such a simple sport to manage.

 

Again, the only thing you know is that he's quiet. You can't say he's the antithesis based solely on that.