Bob Sacamano Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 On 10/27/2022 at 8:46 PM, fathom said: Nah, a handful of us had heard for weeks that Tony was going to be the next manager. No one has heard anything that Ozzie will be next. Expand For weeks? I remember a post from Jimmy the night or two before it was announced that seemed to confirm it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
35thstreetswarm Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 On 10/27/2022 at 9:02 PM, sin city sox fan said: Since Ozzie appears open to accepting the position, I will be so disappointed if the Sox don't make him the manager for 2023. This team can win with a brilliant mastermind like Ozzie calling the shots and It would be worth every penny to make him the highest paid manager in MLB. Expand Thanks Nick Adams 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chetkincaid Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 On 10/27/2022 at 9:03 PM, Bob Sacamano said: For weeks? I remember a post from Jimmy the night or two before it was announced that seemed to confirm it. Expand Didn’t Danny Parkins promise that the La Russa thing was just a misdirect right up until it was announced? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 On 10/27/2022 at 9:03 PM, Bob Sacamano said: For weeks? I remember a post from Jimmy the night or two before it was announced that seemed to confirm it. Expand Yes, there were at least four of us that knew it was in the works. Tony just had to get his family’s approval and it was a done deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirmin' for Yermin Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 On 10/27/2022 at 9:19 PM, fathom said: Yes, there were at least four of us that knew it was in the works. Tony just had to get his family’s approval and it was a done deal. Expand Damn it family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Sacamano Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 (edited) On 10/27/2022 at 9:22 PM, Squirmin' for Yermin said: Damn it family. Expand Maybe they don't like him as much as we all don't. Edited October 27, 2022 by Bob Sacamano 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 On 10/27/2022 at 9:19 PM, fathom said: Yes, there were at least four of us that knew it was in the works. Tony just had to get his family’s approval and it was a done deal. Expand Even *I* heard things, he was telling all his friends who include quite a few former players in the area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wegner Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 On 10/27/2022 at 9:33 PM, bmags said: Even *I* heard things, he was telling all his friends who include quite a few former players in the area. Expand But does that really prove anything? We all know that Ozzie and his family are very discreet. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 On 10/27/2022 at 9:33 PM, bmags said: Even *I* heard things, he was telling all his friends who include quite a few former players in the area. Expand Yep you and I were discussing it in the weeks leading up to the hire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted October 27, 2022 Author Share Posted October 27, 2022 On 10/27/2022 at 9:02 PM, sin city sox fan said: Since Ozzie appears open to accepting the position, I will be so disappointed if the Sox don't make him the manager for 2023. This team can win with a brilliant mastermind like Ozzie calling the shots and It would be worth every penny to make him the highest paid manager in MLB. Expand It is pretty early to have been drinking this much. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted October 27, 2022 Author Share Posted October 27, 2022 On 10/27/2022 at 9:03 PM, Bob Sacamano said: For weeks? I remember a post from Jimmy the night or two before it was announced that seemed to confirm it. Expand Nightengale posted it like a week or so before hand, and everyone laughed at it. Then it came back up and people started freaking out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenSox Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 (edited) On 10/27/2022 at 3:38 PM, CaliSoxFanViaSWside said: Real easy . Listen to the Garfien podcast with Jenks and Toby Hall. Somewhere a little after 13 min mark. Garfien said Ozzie interviewed with Hahn, Getz and Haber on Monday. Expand You can't get a more Hahnish committee than one composed of his hand-picked top Front-office lieutenants Getz and Haber A committee composed of only Hahn and 2 lieutenants is as insular as it could be And then Hahn, the guy that the bloggers insist is a new-age thinker being held down by KW and JR, has apparently interviewed Guillen. Edited October 27, 2022 by GreenSox 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 On 10/27/2022 at 9:36 PM, wegner said: But does that really prove anything? We all know that Ozzie and his family are very discreet. Expand There was an athletic article in osney(?) or whomever the Astros manager was that had Ozzie jr or whatever the other brother was yelling at everyone in the comments lol. They are the most online of baseball families. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWSpalehoseCWS Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 (edited) On 10/27/2022 at 10:14 PM, bmags said: There was an athletic article in osney(?) or whomever the Astros manager was that had Ozzie jr or whatever the other brother was yelling at everyone in the comments lol. They are the most online of baseball families. Expand 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. Edited October 27, 2022 by CWSpalehoseCWS 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitekrazy Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 On 10/25/2022 at 5:39 PM, pcq said: Chris Getz is known as the Bill Belichick of baseball. Expand Not even close 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boopa1219 Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 On 10/27/2022 at 9:16 PM, 35thstreetswarm said: Thanks Nick Adams Expand Lmao Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShoeLessRob Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 Does Kevin Long speak Spanish? I’ve been told by Soxtalk that’s a requirement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppysox Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 On 10/27/2022 at 6:55 PM, maloney.adam said: IMO, I think it’s going to be either Long or Guillen. If there’s no announcement before the WS than it’s Long. Expand I think it will be Long or the lesser probability of Espada. The only reason to keep it quite would be respect for their current teams WS aspirations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeGetzUs Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago White Sox Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 I refuse to believe they’d hire Ozzie, but the sheer notion is terrifying. I legit hate Jerry Reinsdorf for making us suffer through these nightmares. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleepy Harold Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 On 10/28/2022 at 2:16 AM, HahnsKiddieTable said: Expand The local media is banging the drum the loudest for this to happen while everyone else (nationally) has been pretty quiet outside of Heyman this morning. At this point I really just want Ozzie to go away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLsoxfan Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 At this point just say f*** it and go with Ozzie. The zombie show we got with LaRussa was so soul sucking, having Ozzie going insane once a week will at least give us some entertainment while we fight back tears from the team disappointing us once again 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harold's Leg Lift Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 On 10/27/2022 at 10:13 PM, GreenSox said: You can't get a more Hahnish committee than one composed of his hand-picked top Front-office lieutenants Getz and Haber A committee composed of only Hahn and 2 lieutenants is as insular as it could be And then Hahn, the guy that the bloggers insist is a new-age thinker being held down by KW and JR, has apparently interviewed Guillen. Expand That's why I thought it was going to be Getz. They ask one of the guys on the interview team to interview you gotta figure it's because they couldn't find anyone they agreed on. I don't think that anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWSpalehoseCWS Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 On 10/28/2022 at 3:10 AM, Harold's Leg Lift said: That's why I thought it was going to be Getz. They ask one of the guys on the interview team to interview you gotta figure it's because they couldn't find anyone they agreed on. I don't think that anymore. Expand It's gonna be Ozzie, isn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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