HoosierSox Posted November 6, 2023 Share Posted November 6, 2023 Time for Getz to put on his big boy pants and go get Counsell. We know he loves former players. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtySox Posted November 6, 2023 Share Posted November 6, 2023 Nope. He's going to the Cubs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierSox Posted November 6, 2023 Author Share Posted November 6, 2023 Shoot. I'll take David Ross over Grifol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boopa1219 Posted November 6, 2023 Share Posted November 6, 2023 He might’ve been a scapegoat but the Giants fired Kapler, a winning manager. The Cubs just fired David Ross, a winning manager. The Mets fired Buck Showalter, a winning manager. And the Sox won’t fire Grifol. Make it make sense. 15 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Sacamano Posted November 6, 2023 Share Posted November 6, 2023 (edited) If Getz wanted to whip his sack on the table at the gm meetings, he would have fired Grifol and hired Counsell. Edited November 6, 2023 by Bob Sacamano 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted November 6, 2023 Share Posted November 6, 2023 Wow - great move by the Cubs. I also would be perfectly fine relocating another manager from the Northside to Southside. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Sacamano Posted November 6, 2023 Share Posted November 6, 2023 2 minutes ago, HoosierSox said: Shoot. I'll take David Ross over Grifol. I would have rather given Vogt a shot too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boopa1219 Posted November 6, 2023 Share Posted November 6, 2023 1 minute ago, Bob Sacamano said: I would have rather given Vogt a shot too. I think he’s going to be a good manager. He’s in the perfect spot. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted November 6, 2023 Share Posted November 6, 2023 Cubs getting ready to spend a fortune this offseason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Sacamano Posted November 6, 2023 Share Posted November 6, 2023 5 minutes ago, fathom said: Cubs getting ready to spend a fortune this offseason. Yep most likely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Sacamano Posted November 6, 2023 Share Posted November 6, 2023 7 minutes ago, Boopa1219 said: I think he’s going to be a good manager. He’s in the perfect spot. I think so too. Great personality and former MLB catcher. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted November 6, 2023 Share Posted November 6, 2023 Now we know why Counsell tried to intentionally lose against the Cubs during the last series of the season Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloydBannister1983 Posted November 6, 2023 Share Posted November 6, 2023 12 minutes ago, HoosierSox said: Time for Getz to put on his big boy pants and go get Counsell. We know he loves former players. Why would a credible manager join the Sox? We went through this during the Renteria years when people were pining for Girardi or Francona or Bochy or Hinsch. Credible managers will not come here. Rick Renteria is the best Sox fans can hope for. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloydBannister1983 Posted November 6, 2023 Share Posted November 6, 2023 14 minutes ago, HoosierSox said: Shoot. I'll take David Ross over Grifol. I’d rake David Caruso over Grifol. 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Sacamano Posted November 6, 2023 Share Posted November 6, 2023 1 minute ago, FloydBannister1983 said: Why would a credible manager join the Sox? We went through this during the Renteria years when people were pining for Girardi or Francona or Bochy or Hinsch. Credible managers will not come here. Rick Renteria is the best Sox fans can hope for. Very true. This is just opening old wounds from times they should have launched or gone with better managers when they were available. Counsell coming here makes no sense for Counsell (unless they are significantly overpaying). 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RibbieRubarb Posted November 6, 2023 Share Posted November 6, 2023 (edited) 22 minutes ago, DirtySox said: Nope. He's going to the Cubs. Its the Joe Maddon move 2.0 I bet Ross moves up to the front office. Edited November 6, 2023 by RibbieRubarb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted November 6, 2023 Share Posted November 6, 2023 (edited) 8 minutes ago, FloydBannister1983 said: Why would a credible manager join the Sox? We went through this during the Renteria years when people were pining for Girardi or Francona or Bochy or Hinsch. Credible managers will not come here. Rick Renteria is the best Sox fans can hope for. They could have had almost anyone they wanted when JR picked LaRussa. Now they are back to what they always will be with JR here, the redheaded stepchild of Chicago. They are the Angels without Ohtani or Trout. Edited November 6, 2023 by Dick Allen 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CentralChamps21 Posted November 6, 2023 Share Posted November 6, 2023 24 minutes ago, Bob Sacamano said: If Getz wanted to whip his sack on the table at the winter meetings, he would have fired Grifol and hired Counsell. What chance in hell would there have been that Counsell would have picked the Sox over the Cubs? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloydBannister1983 Posted November 6, 2023 Share Posted November 6, 2023 2 minutes ago, Dick Allen said: They could have had almost anyone they wanted when JR picked LaRussa. Now they are back to what they always will be with JR here, the redheaded stepchild of Chicago. They are the Angels without Ohtani or Trout. I disagree. I think any manager worth anything would have had Reinsdorf and Hahn/Williams numbers blocked. LaRussa was their ceiling. Turns out they would have been better off with Renteria. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Sacamano Posted November 6, 2023 Share Posted November 6, 2023 1 minute ago, CentralChamps21 said: What chance in hell would there have been that Counsell would have picked the Sox over the Cubs? This was just a reactionary post. Of course he would never pick the Cubs over the Sox. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted November 6, 2023 Share Posted November 6, 2023 I'd take Ross over Pedro. Of course, I'd take my high school coach over Pedro, and he has to be pushing 85. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dolemite79 Posted November 6, 2023 Share Posted November 6, 2023 (edited) Lol Jerry would never https://x.com/MLBBruceLevine/status/1721604302559711546?s=20 Edited November 6, 2023 by dolemite79 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry McNertney Posted November 6, 2023 Share Posted November 6, 2023 Can anyone imagine Jerry paying $40 million over 5 years for a manager? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snopek Posted November 6, 2023 Share Posted November 6, 2023 37 minutes ago, Dick Allen said: They could have had almost anyone they wanted when JR picked LaRussa. Now they are back to what they always will be with JR here, the redheaded stepchild of Chicago. They are the Angels without Ohtani or Trout. It really can't be understated how badly they botched everything. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timmy U Posted November 6, 2023 Share Posted November 6, 2023 $8 mil was the number Counsell was going for. Good for him to get it. Stays in the Midwest, too. I'm sure he's thrilled. Ross probably cost the Cubs 10 games in the standings this year based on run differential, so it's a good hire. Doesn't affect the Sox in any way, though. They weren't going to hire a new manager anyway. They have Pedro to build culture by losing 110 games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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