February 18, 201214 yr FOUR MORE YEARS? 2001: In the wake of the 2000 American League Central Division title, the White Sox signed manager Jerry Manuel to a contract extension through 2004 with an option for 2005. Manuel wouldn’t last the contract. He was let go after the 2003 campaign and succeeded by Ozzie Guillen. The record shows it wasn’t a bad run for Manuel. In addition to the division title, Manuel fashioned four second-place finishes and a third-place finish in his tenure with the Sox. He left Chicago with three winning seasons, one .500 season and 497 wins, which ranked fourth in club history. The downfall of the Manuel era was that he could never elevate the Sox to the next level -- something Guillen was able to do in his second year on the job.
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