everafan Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 I know he was reprimanded for the sexist tweets but he retained his employment as a columnist. I scrolled through his recent columns and they are extremely vanilla. Did he get fired from his appearances on the Score? Is he reverting to the fetal position due to his allegiance to Ozzie, seeing that Ozzie appears to be on the sinking ship, not the irrelevant White Sox? Just wondering if he has any visibility in Chicago now that the Guillen family is in Miami. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G&T Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 He was on today with Dan McNeil. He wouldn't answer any questions about the Twitter thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 He became irrelevant. Ironic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jul 10, 2012 -> 02:56 PM) He became irrelevant. Ironic. Â More accurately, he got neutered. Funny how that worked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiSox_Sonix Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 He moved back into his parents basement Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowand44 Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 His career moved to Miami and then he hung himself with the twitter thing. Â Couldn't have happened to a better guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lord chas Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 what a shame Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 Who? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
everafan Posted July 11, 2012 Author Share Posted July 11, 2012 QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jul 10, 2012 -> 02:56 PM) He became irrelevant. Ironic. Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quin Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 Â Justice done been served. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demonbluess Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 (edited) Cowley built his "brand" on Twitter. Being the WWE-style twitter/radio heal got him way more notoriety than his columns ever did. Being censored severly neuters that. Nobody really cares about this guy's flat baseball & organizational insight. With Ozzie gone, he brings nothing more to the table than any other beat writer. Edited July 11, 2012 by SmashROT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swingandalongonetoleft Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 Every so often he'll co-host a show on The Score during the weekend. I think it's interesting stuff based on how 2012 has panned out for the Sox to this point. It beats the s*** out of the national programming they would air otherwise; every last national show they air talks college football. It's awful enough to hear that s*** during the college football season. Hearing it in the middle of summer automatically has me turning the radio off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donny Lucy's Avocado Farm Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 I used to read Cowley's articles until I realized they were more of quote mashups more than anything else. Â Any reporter with a clubhouse credential can assemble some quotes and make pointed (and sometimes baseless) remarks about coaches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 QUOTE (SmashROT @ Jul 10, 2012 -> 09:01 PM) Cowley built his "brand" on Twitter. Being the WWE-style twitter/radio heal got him way more notoriety than his columns ever did. Being censored severly neuters that. Nobody really cares about this guy's flat baseball & organizational insight. With Ozzie gone, he brings nothing more to the table than any other beat writer. Â Honestly he brings less. He now has no sources, plus no baseball insight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreatScott82 Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 No Ozzie, means No Cowley, which means no drama. Ahhhh what a breath of fresh air Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 QUOTE (GreatScott82 @ Jul 11, 2012 -> 07:45 AM) No Ozzie, means No Cowley, which means no drama. Ahhhh what a breath of fresh air  And the Sox are winning, while Miami sucks, which means his poison pen opportunities are at a minimum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldsox Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 How did Cowley compare to Marriotti? I never read much of Cowley's stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 QUOTE (oldsox @ Jul 11, 2012 -> 07:54 AM) How did Cowley compare to Marriotti? I never read much of Cowley's stuff. Â A sad imitation. Cowley was a shadow of Mariotti's ability to spin controversy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
everafan Posted July 11, 2012 Author Share Posted July 11, 2012 Funny that he addressed it in today's column. Very lazy here. He basically gets Paul Konerko to say that it wasn't as simple as a manager change, it was a change in organizational philosophy. Of course, Paulie isn't going to throw Ozzie under the bus. But even a 5th grader can interpret the meaning - this organizational change was not possible with Ozzie at the helm. One of Ozzie's favorite quotes was "The major league is not an instructional league" and "I can't teach these guys anyting". So there is no way that Ozzie would have gone along with the the reinforcement of baseball fundamentals.  Ozzie is managing a talented team this year (as he did last year) and it is like ground hog day. All the drama, egomania, poor results, throwing players under ther bus, outrageous proclamations, etc.  Ozzie was a great manager early in his career but he is a shell of that guy today.  http://www.suntimes.com/sports/13706979-41...n-williams.html   Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 QUOTE (everafan @ Jul 11, 2012 -> 08:48 AM) Funny that he addressed it in today's column. Very lazy here. He basically gets Paul Konerko to say that it wasn't as simple as a manager change, it was a change in organizational philosophy. Of course, Paulie isn't going to throw Ozzie under the bus. But even a 5th grader can interpret the meaning - this organizational change was not possible with Ozzie at the helm. One of Ozzie's favorite quotes was "The major league is not an instructional league" and "I can't teach these guys anyting". So there is no way that Ozzie would have gone along with the the reinforcement of baseball fundamentals.  Ozzie is managing a talented team this year (as he did last year) and it is like ground hog day. All the drama, egomania, poor results, throwing players under ther bus, outrageous proclamations, etc.  Ozzie was a great manager early in his career but he is a shell of that guy today.  http://www.suntimes.com/sports/13706979-41...n-williams.html  Holy god, my brain hurts after reading that pathetic attempt to save Ozzie. Ozzie isn't a details guy. He, himself stated he didn't believe in drill, rather he felt that just talking about them would suffice. Ventura comes in, and starts working on drills, and the team gets better at them, yet it wasn't Ozzie or Robins fault? This clown needs to work for a political campaign because he has no shame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILMOU Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 11, 2012 -> 07:58 AM) Holy god, my brain hurts after reading that pathetic attempt to save Ozzie. Ozzie isn't a details guy. He, himself stated he didn't believe in drill, rather he felt that just talking about them would suffice. Ventura comes in, and starts working on drills, and the team gets better at them, yet it wasn't Ozzie or Robins fault? This clown needs to work for a political campaign because he has no shame. Â Totally. What a waste of my last two minutes. Â The current players will say plenty about the previous circus without invoking the clown's name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balfanman Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 QUOTE (everafan @ Jul 11, 2012 -> 07:48 AM) Funny that he addressed it in today's column. Very lazy here. He basically gets Paul Konerko to say that it wasn't as simple as a manager change, it was a change in organizational philosophy. Of course, Paulie isn't going to throw Ozzie under the bus. But even a 5th grader can interpret the meaning - this organizational change was not possible with Ozzie at the helm. One of Ozzie's favorite quotes was "The major league is not an instructional league" and "I can't teach these guys anyting". So there is no way that Ozzie would have gone along with the the reinforcement of baseball fundamentals.  Ozzie is managing a talented team this year (as he did last year) and it is like ground hog day. All the drama, egomania, poor results, throwing players under ther bus, outrageous proclamations, etc.  Ozzie was a great manager early in his career but he is a shell of that guy today.  http://www.suntimes.com/sports/13706979-41...n-williams.html  And as usual, Cowley couldn't keep himself from throwing K.W. under the bus, as if it was K.W's fault that fundamentals were not taught, or players held accountable for executing them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Chappas Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 I love the fact that I can simply enjoy baseball and none of this asshat and his trusted sidekick trying to prove how cool they are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 QUOTE (balfanman @ Jul 11, 2012 -> 09:37 AM) And as usual, Cowley couldn't keep himself from throwing K.W. under the bus, as if it was K.W's fault that fundamentals were not taught, or players held accountable for executing them. Â He can't write a Sox article without it. It just adds to his level of pathetic. I swear the guy must be jealous of Kenny or something because all he does he talk about him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quin Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 (edited) Me to Cowley article: Â Edited July 11, 2012 by Quinarvy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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