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I'd much rather have Martinez. Sandy seems like a quite version of Ozzie, a manager that goes with his gut. I want someone who uses statistics to make better decisions.

I miss John Olerud and his batting helmet.

QUOTE (fathom @ Sep 28, 2011 -> 09:51 AM) He's a huge believer in bunting I hope you're referring to the decorative fabric and not the baseball maneuver.

So I take it they're not even going to interview candidates? Who's running the show?

This is hilarious: via

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Sep 27, 2011 -> 09:36 PM) Give him a break. He's just a kid. Hence the 98 in his name. I didn't know much at 13 either.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Sep 27, 2011 -> 04:47 PM) I hope not. Retired numbers are one thing. Statues should be for legends. And I hate the fact that Fisk has one. QUOTE (Kalapse @ Sep 27, 2011 -> 04:51 PM) We should have 2 statues right now: Frank and Comiskey. Harold having a statue is a joke and Fisk is just silly, handing them out to very good/borderline great players that won't be getting into the hall just waters down the honor that comes with being immortalized in statue form. Fully agree with you guys.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Sep 27, 2011 -> 04:51 PM) Jewfro beats down Cowley. I love it because he hates Garfien I'm bewildered that Cowley is employed. Most Sox bloggers provide better objective insight.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Sep 27, 2011 -> 04:44 PM) Mark Buehrle will have a statue. I bet PK will, too. Don't forget Timo and Dewayne.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Sep 27, 2011 -> 04:43 PM) I hope he has a similar write up when KW is finally shown the door. Me too.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Sep 27, 2011 -> 04:41 PM) ...was an employee of another franchise.... see: Harold Baines

QUOTE (greg775 @ Sep 27, 2011 -> 04:38 PM) 1.) Marty that is an incredible post. I'd call it post of the year candidate. My gosh, what a gem. Good job. 2.) I don't think he'll f*** it up in Miami but where will he go if he does? Uh, he'll stay right there. 16 million bucks means he and all his kids are set for life 3 times over. He'll enjoy life in Miami even if he f***s it up. I'm starting to wonder if you're some 12 year old kid. You have zero substance to anything you post. You don't understand any baseball statistics, you fall in love with awful players, you seem to think the manager is more important to root for than the actual team, and every argument you rely on is 100% speculative conjecture.

QUOTE (whitesoxfan101 @ Sep 27, 2011 -> 04:36 PM) Anybody who doesn't think Ozzie Guillen will get a statue someday doesn't know Jerry Reinsdorf. As long as Ozzie keeps his mouth shut about us, he'll get his statue. Where's the Phil Jackson statue? He worked for Reinsdorf and won quite a few titles.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Sep 27, 2011 -> 04:33 PM) He managed our team to a WS title. I don't care if they retire the jersey number but they should either do that or have the statue. The guys that undervalue a WS title surprise me. I was at a luncheon today in KC and we talked about Ozzie and I swear to God the people at my table told me, 'Ozzie isn't popular? When was your last World Series before 2005?' I said '1917.' They laughed. Where is the Pants Roland statue? Why isn't his number retired?

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Sep 27, 2011 -> 04:02 PM) What a fantastic f***ing paragraph. The entire article is spot on. Too bad some people can't take their blinders off to realize the truth.

QUOTE (WilliamTell @ Sep 27, 2011 -> 03:53 PM) Yeah granted 2 days doesn't make much of a difference whether he's fired today or after the season. Mostly bugs me that the firing is through a text message. Spending 8 years as a coach deserves more than just a text saying "Don't bother to come in for tonight's game" or whatever it said. Is this text story a fact? Where was this reported?

Margalus with a great write up.

QUOTE (nitetrain8601 @ Sep 27, 2011 -> 03:19 PM) I think he does. I'm sure if they simply fired Kenny, he would still be complaining today how he wanted more money. It may have bought the Sox a little more time(perhaps the offseason), but Ozzie would still complain. I don't know where you're from, but where I'm from, not meeting your goals 3 years in a row does not get you a contract extension, and definitely not a raise, which is what Ozzie wanted. And it certainly didn't help his cause when he decided to manage the team wearing a blindfold this year. Some of the worst in-game managing and lineups I've ever seen as a Sox fan.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Sep 27, 2011 -> 03:13 PM) I think you guys take what Ozzie says way too seriously. Of course he wanted the big big bucks from Florida but it never gets to this point if the White Sox want him. Never. KW won this battle fair and square (in my opinion by sucking up to the boss, Jerry whereas Ozzie would not do that) unfortunately for Ozzie lovers like me. I don't love it when you analyze.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Sep 27, 2011 -> 03:01 PM) What Paul Konerko had to say, said it all. I somehow missed this. Can you paraphrase?

QUOTE (mmmmmbeeer @ Sep 27, 2011 -> 02:56 PM) Wouldn't that be sort of redundant? You've already interviewed random people in Kansas.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Sep 27, 2011 -> 02:51 PM) The real problem with the "First year or two" for Ozzie in Florida actually has a name. Or a couple of names. Roy Halladay, Cliff Lee, Ryan Howard, Shane Victorino, Hunter Pence, Cole Hamels, etc. LOL. I love how everyone is overlooking how incredible the competition will be for Florida for the next few years. The Marlins will be lucky to be a 3rd place team during Ozzie's tenure.

QUOTE (fathom @ Sep 27, 2011 -> 02:50 PM) Did I really have to use green, buddy? Doh

QUOTE (fathom @ Sep 27, 2011 -> 02:48 PM) I'm just thankful there's not a big GLBT population in Miami that might have been offended by Ozzie's actions in the past. There are quite a few gays in South Beach. It's a modeling mecca.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Sep 27, 2011 -> 01:59 PM) Haven't you left for Seattle yet? I have a feeling I might bump into Terry over there. He's probably working on a food truck or something.