Terry Francona reportedly hired by Reds

[caulfield12]

1 hour ago, kitekrazy said:

Funny how both Central divisions the owners that are like that. The sad thing the worst cheapass is in the large market.

The Reds and Pirates always look competitive until..............the trade deadline. 

Everyone makes the comp with Sox and Seattle, but the love/hate relationship in Minnesota with the Pohlads feels a big closer and more Midwestern.   How they ended up cutting payroll after a playoff victory last year...well the excuses were all about the RSN situation.

[chetkincaid]

7 hours ago, wegner said:

Ungrateful jerk....weren't we the 1st franchise to give him the opportunity to manage in the minors? He should've come here at a discount. 

Are you Jerry Reinsdorf?

[The Mighty Mite]

7 hours ago, Fielder Jones said:

So.. there were two spots. This leaves one- so Schumaker would be Chicago or sit out a year basically? Who else could get fired? Oli Marmol has new paper rn

My guess is we wind up with Schumaker or they bring back Sizemore, I’m OK with either guy.

[caulfield12]

35 minutes ago, The Mighty Mite said:

My guess is we wind up with Schumaker or they bring back Sizemore, I’m OK with either guy.

He would just sit out a year and do broadcasting gig imo.

JR wants to pay under $1 million for dealing with a train wreck....just not worth it to most.

[wegner]

1 hour ago, chetkincaid said:

Are you Jerry Reinsdorf?

I wish, Chet....No, I am just an ordinary fan of the greatest baseball franchise of all time, The Brooklyn Dodgers The Chicago White Sox.....Great season ticket packages still available for 2025 See ya at the ballpark.

Edited Friday at 11:08 AM by wegner

[poppysox]

9 hours ago, Milkman delivers said:

Nobody worth a s%*# is taking the Sox job.

There are more good people than good jobs.  I think our odds are good if we go outside the organization.

[PaleAleSox]

23 minutes ago, poppysox said:

There are more good people than good jobs.  I think our odds are good if we go outside the organization.

Yep. It's such a boring narrative. Plenty of good people would take this job. The problem is the Sox don't hire the right one.

[Kyyle23]

12 minutes ago, PaleAleSox said:

Yep. It's such a boring narrative. Plenty of good people would take this job. The problem is the Sox don't hire the right one.

It’s boring but it’s a consistent and true narrative.  Sorry 

[Harold's Leg Lift]

21 minutes ago, PaleAleSox said:

Yep. It's such a boring narrative. Plenty of good people would take this job. The problem is the Sox don't hire the right one.

Last time Jeremy Haber was part of the interview team.  This time Jim Thome is part of the team.  That's about as big of an upgrade as they could get.

Edited Friday at 01:41 PM by Harold's Leg Lift

[southsider2k5]

18 minutes ago, Harold's Leg Lift said:

Last time Jeremy Haber was part of the interview team.  This time Jim Thome is part of the team.  That's about as big of an upgrade as they could get.

An interview process is a CLEAR upgrade.

[FloydBannister1983]

5 hours ago, The Mighty Mite said:

My guess is we wind up with Schumaker or they bring back Sizemore, I’m OK with either guy.

They will never end up with a guy with experience and will take the $15/hour guy that everyone on the worst team in history happens to like.

 

[Milkman delivers]

2 hours ago, poppysox said:

There are more good people than good jobs.  I think our odds are good if we go outside the organization.

 

2 hours ago, PaleAleSox said:

Yep. It's such a boring narrative. Plenty of good people would take this job. The problem is the Sox don't hire the right one.

It’s also a career killer.

The only hope is that you get some complete unknown who has an absurdly meticulous nature, but for whatever reason was not given a chance anywhere else. Somebody that would change every single aspect of the team.

That’s a one-in-a-million chance.

What you’ll actually get is some career coach with no other chances (Grifol) or someone like Sizemore who has no downside because he didn’t even have a job in the recent past and nobody expects anything from him.

[FloydBannister1983]

2 hours ago, poppysox said:

There are more good people than good jobs.  I think our odds are good if we go outside the organization.

Opportunity cost is a thing.

[FloydBannister1983]

2 hours ago, Kyyle23 said:

It’s boring but it’s a consistent and true narrative.  Sorry 

This.

The rule has held for 40+ years.  Not sure how much more evidence is needed.  It's not a small sample size.

[Bob Sacamano]

3 hours ago, poppysox said:

There are more good people than good jobs.  I think our odds are good if we go outside the organization.

I’m sure we thought that when they hired Grifol.

[Kyyle23]

3 hours ago, Harold's Leg Lift said:

Last time Jeremy Haber was part of the interview team.  This time Jim Thome is part of the team.  That's about as big of an upgrade as they could get.

How exactly is Thome such a big upgrade?  What has he done that makes him such a better interviewer?  Is he bringing the big Jim AOL chats?

[southsider2k5]

55 minutes ago, Kyyle23 said:

How exactly is Thome such a big upgrade?  What has he done that makes him such a better interviewer?  Is he bringing the big Jim AOL chats?

Ah yes, the good old days.

[2Deep]

7 hours ago, The Mighty Mite said:

My guess is we wind up with Schumaker or they bring back Sizemore, I’m OK with either guy.

I truly think it will be Sizemore.  

[Johno]

Any thought of going into the college ranks and finding a coach.   The baseball coach  from university of Tennessee would be an interesting candidate.   Younger, outgoing also runs a good program.

[caulfield12]

4 minutes ago, Johno said:

Any thought of going into the college ranks and finding a coach.   The baseball coach  from university of Tennessee would be an interesting candidate.   Younger, outgoing also runs a good program.

They’re getting paid a lot more than big league coaches right now on average…plus more job security.

[Sleepy Harold]

2 hours ago, Johno said:

Any thought of going into the college ranks and finding a coach.   The baseball coach  from university of Tennessee would be an interesting candidate.   Younger, outgoing also runs a good program.

Tony Vitello also just signed an extension for 3M per a bit more than a month ago. https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/tennessee-tony-vitello-agree-on-record-five-year-contract-extension/

 

With that being said, I don't hate the idea of bringing in a candidate or two from the college ranks just to pick their brains.

[kitekrazy]

I can't see any experienced manager wanting any of this.  Sizemore fits the bill. 

I wouldn't mind David Ross. 

[Texsox]

We won't get anyone we want (tm)

 

[kitekrazy]

On 10/4/2024 at 9:01 AM, Bob Sacamano said:

I’m sure we thought that when they hired Grifol.

What was missing in the was he came from a habitually losing organization.  Local media tried to prop him up for the two world series appearances but failed to see the lack of sustained success.  I never liked the hire because it was a Royal.   Don't think Getz had nothing to do with that hire.

[kitekrazy]

5 hours ago, Texsox said:

We won't get anyone we want (tm)

 

Neither will they.  The Sox got great attention for being inept.