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While I will not doubt Tony has a pacemaker, and it may have had some issues, I do think there is more to this story than that. There are hundreds of thousands of people with pacemakers. They aren’t told to immediately quit their job, but it’s still OK to sort of do your job, like Tony was watching games and consulting with Cairo. But I will take it. 2 years probably wasted. At least one for sure. Get someone who actually doesn’t think results are too easy.

f*** Beltran

Jesus, Ron Washington is 70 and hasn't managed in 8 years. Let's try for something better than that.

Press conference is at 4 pm tomorrow and will be televised. Hope there are more retirements announced.

I just want them to conduct a correct process. Interview a diverse group, find someone who actually gets along with the GM some of the time and works together with them rather than against them.

42 years of one mind-numbing, franchise-crippling decision after another. If you take a step back and have a holistic review of the four plus decades of ownership by Reinsdorf, it’s beyond appalling. He’s really been a horrible owner. It would be a dream come true if Reinsdorf joined his dear pal tomorrow and surprised us all with the announcement he was selling the club and walking away as well. Won’t happen, but it’s fun to dream about.

Id prefer someone that is under 60, ideally under 50. We don’t need to run it back with an old man.

I only hope the White Sox do a professional search for a manager. I've seen some employers spend more time hiring a minimum wage worker than the Sox when hiring a manager for a major league baseball team.

Yeah, it sure seems like JR told Bob he'd give him a scoop on TLR's retirement but only if he packaged it into a strong defense of him.

I am so incredibly happy. I'm legit about to break out the champagne.

Nightengale said Tony is retiring tomorrow. Finally.

Never should have taken the job in the first place, eat a bag of ____s Tony ... that is all

Praying that Hahn isn't at the presser since he's getting fired.

Moncada is 0 for 10 with 8 strikeouts vs. Snell. So he bats 2nd. Sorry Miguel, you are no longer a candidate.

My choice in 2020 may not be available this time around if Dusty steps down after the season. Joe Espada remains my choice if he is available. Will give the organization a new modern perspective, relate well with the players and will Give the People What they Want!

I want Hahn fired as much as anyone, but to be fair he had planned on running a legitimate manager search prior to Jerry intervening.

The good news is anyone is far more competent than La Russa, so from a marginal standpoint this will be an easy win.

Willie Harris would just be another “family” hire. Wouldn’t connect with the Latin players on this roster in my opinion and would be a typical Jerry hire.

Wow. That Bob article is something else.

TLR should never have been named manager in the first place but what's done is done, wish him all the best in retirement.

Fire the hacks in the training staff already. Everyone involved in either missing a torn meniscus or letting him pitch with a torn meniscus should be shown the door. Between Kopech & Robert we have some gross negligence and or medical malpractice on our hands. As ridiculous as it is enraging.

While it obviously makes a difference (as we clearly saw with this incredible failure) the bigger point is accurate. None of this matters with the FO in place.

Holy s%*# this is tremendous news! The reign of terror is finally over!!

I would take a look at Ron Washington. He had a rough ending in Texas but is beloved in Atlanta. He us a defense guru as well. We know this team needs that.

So Michael Kopech has a meniscus tear and in your eyes is expected to "pitch through it" because he has had other injuries before? I assume you have this same take on Robert, who saw literally having to swing with 1 hand and put up a stunning .087 OPS in the month of September before finally being shut down once the coffin was finally placed in this team. Maybe it's possible players want to push through most injuries (as we saw with Kopech taking the mound on August 22nd and was clearly hurt, but tried his best for the team) but the coaching staff and trainers need to actually do their jobs and you know, "manage" the athletes on the field.

Is it because they got Katz from an NL team or

I don’t care who they hire as long as it isn’t a cheater like Beltran. Hire somebody that’s qualified and doesn’t have proven record of being a dickhead.

70 isn't the problem. 70 and stuck in the 1970s is the problem.

“He ( Bologna ) likely will stay in the White Sox organization as a special assistant” Lame.

If the Sox just said nothing about TLR, it would be better, because Lord knows they aren't going to admit hiring him ruined the rebuild.

its going to be AJP, what else is there to discuss?

Some propaganda level water carrying from Bob this morning. I hope those clicks keep him warm at night.

Wrong, we're still owned by JR, I'm thinking the list is short – Cairo, AJ, or Willie Harris. I even heard Chris Getz mentioned who's never managed a MLB game. Can we please break away from incompetence when it comes to hiring the next White Sox manager and go outside of the Jerry's comfort zone.

So Hahn is the one leaking this news clearly. So annoying.

Finish strong White Sox, get ready to rock n roll next season.

Don Kessinger???

This was expected, but glad it’s official. How about the next issue? When is the announcement that Hahn is let go from his duties as VP of baseball ops? Or better yet, when will KW announce that he has resigned from his duties as president of baseball ops? Or better yet, when will the White Sox be listed for sale? Changes across the board are needed and long overdue. Not just the manager and coaching staff. Heck, even if Jerry doesn’t sell, it’ll be nice to have Michael Reinsdorf takeover and clean house.

Yeah he was the mastermind behind the Astros scandal. If people didn't want Hinch they should want Beltran even less.

Here for the love

It’s weird he’s been interviewed multiple times throughout the past few years and no one has given him a shot.

Boob declaring nothing else would have worked or made a difference is going to give me life today ?

Read the fucking fine print in Bob’s article: Fucking shitshow.

With the frequency of inter league now this simply isn’t true. Players all over the league succeed wherever they go, no team would abide by a “no NL” rule because that is hilariously dumb. The sox scouting and choices of players is the issue

I’d say I’m incredibly happy you have absolutely no control over any roster decision or player health, but it sounds like you have the same view as a lot of the current coaching staff on the Sox, and we all saw how well that went. You’re also basing individual player health decisions on lack of depth that Michael Kopech or any other player has 0 to do with, which always seems like a super decision.

Thanks White Sox minor leagues, MILBTV, and message board friends. You helped keep me entertained while I stayed away/coped with the dumpster fire major league team. Maybe if we are lucky, both the minors and majors can be fun next season.

Yeah another idiot decision from the clueless Reinsdorf that will follow his worthless owner legacy. Let's get this straight: 1. Himes cleaned up the mess from Reinsdorf's initial stupid decision of hiring a play-by-play broadcaster Hawk to be a GM. 2. Jerry fired a GM that has turned around the Hawk Sox mess to a 2nd place 94 win season with the smallest payroll in baseball all because he didn't like him anymore. Real leadership from smart and successful owners, would sit their GM down and find out why they don't like them anymore, since initially Jerry must have loved Himes since he hired him in the first place. 3. Jerry was mad because he felt Himes was keeping him out of decisions. Again a good leader and owner would sit down his GM and discuss the issues of what decisions Jerry thought Himes was keeping from him. Maybe its a mater of just telling Himes to inform, copy or fyi him before Himes pulls the trigger in the future. 4. Jerry avoids coaching or working with Himes to address his concerns and its more important to just get mad and fire his potential best GM ever. 5. Jerry neglects to consider the success of Himes in the fact, Himes drafted in 4 consecutive years with #1 draft picks of Jack McDowell, Robin Ventura, Frank Thomas and Alex Fernandez starting in 1987, that allowed him to win 90 games in 1990. Not to mention in 1989, he sent an aging Harold Baines to the Rangers for 2B Scott Fletcher, pitcher Wilson Alvarez and 20 year Sammy Sosa. I said it many times before and I'll say it again, no mater what the successes with the Bulls or Sox, it had nothing to do with Reinsdorf and he still is a god awful POS loser owner and the worst ever in Chicago!