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Why does me saying he wasn't the sole reason the won insinuate that I feel he played no part? Maybe I'd like to simply acknowledge the career-year performances of the players on the team? It takes more than any one player or manager for a team to win. Most average-to-good managers don't affect their teams performances all that much - but bad mangers can. Hence Tony last year. Ozzie wasn't exactly Grade-A manager material towards the end of his Sox stint. Getting traded as a manager in the middle of the season is astoundingly shocking. There isn't anything wrong with admitting that he wore out his welcome and when things got bad he only made it worse with his antics. I will forever be grateful for 2005, but I in no way shape or form want to see him back managing the Sox. He may have been what that team needed in 2005, that that was a different game back then. This team doesn't need another out-of-touch old school baseball mind that can't even understand the basics of exit velocity.

Let's not act like Ozzie was the sole reason that team won. C'mon.

Who's not to say we see Kenny "retire" before the start of the year?

A lot of people love Ozzie. Doesn't mean they want him in the dugout.

It's gonna be Ozzie, isn't it?

The Sox couldn’t pay Harper, Machado, or Wheeler over $100M but they are gonna give that to Nimmo? That’s how you know those accounts sniff glue before tweeting.

No chance that entire family could keep their mouth shut if Ozzie was coming back. Especially with how much enjoyment they get out of sticking it to Sox fans.

Konerko will be Ventura 2.0

What a dumpster fire it will be if it ends up being him. I love Ozzie for what he did in 05, and I like listening to him on the postage show but I don't think he would fair too well in today's analytical game. It's pretty obvious 29 other teams feel the same way or he'd been given interviews with the Marlins, Rangers, Royals, etc.

He's extremely reliable in the past. I have no doubt the Sox have moved on from Espada, for whatever illogical reasons they may have come up with. Or, maybe he doesn't want to take turns with Hahn and Kenny giving Jerry his sponge bath.

It’s not just money that goes to the team. There are a lot of local vendors that sell memorabilia and the garage sale which goes to charity. I get it’s not for everyone, but it’s a nice event to mark on the calendar to build excitement for ST.

Or that same group of reporters using the Sox as leverage against another club, like the Marlins. We saw Gomez do it with Cruz. And I wouldn’t be surprised if this is a similar situation.

Yep. Scares the crap out of me that NB77 is shooting it down. We are totally getting a classic White Sox hire instead. Can't wait to start hating another former player, again.

Absolutely agree here.

I’d be fine with Katz staying. It’s all the other disasters I want to see kicked to the curb.

I have zero respect for Hahn, even if it’s true (and Espada was my 1st choice). Hahn should still be fired.

There's no question Washington would be a good choice for simply improving basic fundamentals of the game which this team desperately needs. I'm not sure how'd I'd feel about him as a manager on an in-game basis. Maybe he is very open to an analytical approach for in-game management. I think it's pretty obvious that Tony did what he wanted playing Leury every day. That alone has to count for improvement somewhere.

Burr is no longer with the Sox. I just think they probably could get the same type of production from any other RHP arm. Just looking at his overall career, I don't think Ruiz is anything special. He is what he is at this point IMO.

I'd totally cut ties with Engel, Crick, and Ruiz no problem. Especially Engel.

Cocaine would certainly be one way to get the team to hustle. They'd go from 65-70% effort to 125%!

Sure, he’s had his moments this year, but as someone I’ve followed for many years in the minors, he’s going to need way more than 200 good AB’s for me to believe in him. Is there a chance he magically figured something out this season? Absolutely, I just don’t have all that much faith in leaning on him to be an actual option moving forward.