Vote4Pedro Posted October 30 Share Posted October 30 (edited) Edited October 30 by Vote4Pedro 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBooneLoganEra Posted October 30 Share Posted October 30 Well this is a nice surprise. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harold's Leg Lift Posted October 30 Share Posted October 30 Fantastic hire. Great work, Men. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ron883 Posted October 30 Share Posted October 30 2 minutes ago, Harold's Leg Lift said: Fantastic hire. Great work, Men. ^This tells me it was a terrible move. The team is screwed. 8 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boopa1219 Posted October 30 Share Posted October 30 Nice win for Chris Getz. Maybe the stuff about internal conflict on the hire was overblown, either way, good for him. He turned down the Mets and Steve Cohen, so I wonder how Getz sold him on this opportunity. Maybe he’s intrigued by having an opportunity to build something from the ground up 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eminor3rd Posted October 30 Share Posted October 30 This is one of the very few decisions the Sox have made over the past five years that doesn’t seem like the wrong move the moment it is announced. 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vote4Pedro Posted October 30 Author Share Posted October 30 Not going to pretend like this is a good or bad hire. Ultimately it won’t matter in 2-3 years when they fire this dude for getting non competitive rosters handed to him year in and out. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boopa1219 Posted October 30 Share Posted October 30 (edited) 9 minutes ago, Boopa1219 said: Nice win for Chris Getz. Maybe the stuff about internal conflict on the hire was overblown, either way, good for him. He turned down the Mets and Steve Cohen, so I wonder how Getz sold him on this opportunity. Maybe he’s intrigued by having an opportunity to build something from the ground up I mean this is a big win, I’m so curious about what he said to him. No idea if it works out Edited October 30 by Boopa1219 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wegner Posted October 30 Share Posted October 30 Wonder how long of a contract? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wegner Posted October 30 Share Posted October 30 Normally big news like this would keep me up reading the comments. Unfortunately, they've trained me to not care very much. I'll check in tomorrow for the general consensus. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted October 30 Share Posted October 30 He coached under Maddon, Cora, and Bochy. Pretty impressive resume. Did we actually make a good hire for once? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxBlanco Posted October 30 Share Posted October 30 (edited) I don’t know much about him, other than the fact he is coming from the Rangers and that many people here seem to like this move. Other than the obvious reason of this not being an internal hire, what do you all like about him? EDIT: The post right above mine seems to be a solid reason. Edited October 30 by SoxBlanco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted October 30 Share Posted October 30 Very cool, remember watching him play basketball at Princeton. I’m just going to pretend that Theo is buying the team from JR, and this was his call. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavum Posted October 30 Share Posted October 30 Looked at his player page. His #1 similar player is Daryl Boston. Had to laugh. I like the hire, but what’s it really mean in the long run under a Reinsdorf ownership? Good luck, Will. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted October 30 Share Posted October 30 Also when is the last time Merkin broke news? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted October 30 Share Posted October 30 Rangers fans seem upset with this hire. Venable was supposed to take over for Bochy after he retires (again). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted October 30 Share Posted October 30 Given the situation, this is as good of a hire as Getz could have made. Hopefully they find a little bit of talent to give him to see what he can do. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peanut33tillman Posted October 30 Share Posted October 30 Really good hire. He’s been around a lot of great baseball people, was Bochys right hand man in Texas allegedly. Players coach type personality who should get the most out of his guys. This hire has a chance to be a big hit. Rangers fans supposedly not happy to lose him as it’s rumored he was Bochys potential successor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buehrle>Wood Posted October 30 Share Posted October 30 8 minutes ago, chw42 said: He coached under Maddon, Cora, and Bochy. Pretty impressive resume. Did we actually make a good hire for once? Also was Special Assistant to Theo Epstein. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiSox59 Posted October 30 Share Posted October 30 Nice hire. I hope Grady gets a prominent role on his staff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted October 30 Share Posted October 30 Well, they didn't take the easy way out, so that's good. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timmy U Posted October 30 Share Posted October 30 Love the hire. Princeton grad, great resume as he worked his way up the ladder, played in the bigs. If he isn’t good, at least there were no obvious red flags going in. Maybe he can will the Sox to 59 wins? Or is that an impossible dream? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Sacamano Posted October 30 Share Posted October 30 Cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Chicago White Sox Posted October 30 Share Posted October 30 Super pumped by this move. On paper, he’s about as interesting as they come for a first time manager hire. I do hope he keeps Sizemore as part of his staff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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