DonkeyKongerko Posted May 31, 2003 Share Posted May 31, 2003 What if we had traded Carlos Lee + cash to Seattle for Borchard this offseason and got Lou Pinella to manage for the 2003 White Sox. He has the Tampa Bay Devil Rays at 21 wins right now. They have hung tough and always seem to come back late in games. Today they just pounded the Angels after falling behind early. Some people say managers don't make a difference but I have to disagree. All you have to do is look at the lineup, the starting rotation, and the bullpen of the Devil Rays to know that some guys can win you more ballgames from the bench. I guess my question is why doesn't our team have a real manager? You know like the managers you see on TV and on the commercials. They have stuff like "personality" and "leadership skills" instead of the ability to do the chicken routine and get tossed out of games on purpose. WHY DONT WE HAVE A REAL MANAGER??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johndyce Posted May 31, 2003 Share Posted May 31, 2003 I think pinella wouldve been the best thing to ever happen to this team. He would show our guys good fundamentals, and wouldnt put up with any s*** from thomas or our other dumb people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwsox Posted May 31, 2003 Share Posted May 31, 2003 DK, didn't Pinella go to Tampa for family reasons? If he were available, what an interesting concept. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hotsoxchick1 Posted May 31, 2003 Share Posted May 31, 2003 NO.......................what if we didnt............ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witesoxfan Posted May 31, 2003 Share Posted May 31, 2003 DK, didn't Pinella go to Tampa for family reasons? If he were available, what an interesting concept. He does have family in Tampa and said that he wasn't going to manage the Mariners this year. He said he was going to go down to Florida. Seattle did the wise thing and gave him to Tampa, but as compensation, they got Randy Winn. Randy Winn isn't that bad of a player either. You watch out though....I say the DRays will be a contender in 2 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesox247 Posted May 31, 2003 Share Posted May 31, 2003 Pinella's from the Tampa Bay area and hes gonna stick around and try to take the DRays into the playoffs in a couple of seasons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
method Posted May 31, 2003 Share Posted May 31, 2003 DK, didn't Pinella go to Tampa for family reasons? If he were available, what an interesting concept. He does have family in Tampa and said that he wasn't going to manage the Mariners this year. He said he was going to go down to Florida. Seattle did the wise thing and gave him to Tampa, but as compensation, they got Randy Winn. Randy Winn isn't that bad of a player either. You watch out though....I say the DRays will be a contender in 2 years. Yeap. His rents live down here.... they are getting older, plus his kids and wife live here... and he now has a couple of grandkids (Believe they were on the way when he wanted to leave seattle) But the main reason was his parents. He felt that he wasnt there for them enough, and his mother fell ill last year. so he felt that playing 50% of his games at home (tampa) would work better for him.... He also has a clause in his contract that allows him to take a extended leave of absense incase of illness in his family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonkeyKongerko Posted May 31, 2003 Author Share Posted May 31, 2003 Ok I forgot about the family part of his deal. I still wish he was our manager. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWSOX45 Posted May 31, 2003 Share Posted May 31, 2003 DK, didn't Pinella go to Tampa for family reasons? If he were available, what an interesting concept. He does have family in Tampa and said that he wasn't going to manage the Mariners this year. He said he was going to go down to Florida. Seattle did the wise thing and gave him to Tampa, but as compensation, they got Randy Winn. Randy Winn isn't that bad of a player either. You watch out though....I say the DRays will be a contender in 2 years. Baladelli, Crawford, Rolls, Hamilton, Brazelton, Escalona, Kennedy, etc. etc. Damn straight, they have a chance to be one hell of a ball club, one that very could well be worth the wait. CWSOX45 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SI1020 Posted June 1, 2003 Share Posted June 1, 2003 Piniella is my favorite in the game today. Wish we had him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg775 Posted June 1, 2003 Share Posted June 1, 2003 If we had a good manager we would win this division in spite of the worst GM in baseball. Too bad there aren' t more like Piniella. Let's go with Valentine, Bucky Dent or Backman now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aboz56 Posted June 1, 2003 Share Posted June 1, 2003 If we had a good manager we would win this division in spite of the worst GM in baseball. Too bad there aren' t more like Piniella. Let's go with Valentine, Bucky Dent or Backman now! The Sox aren't going to fire Manuel this season no matter what, so the wishful thinking for a new manager can stop now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Be Good Posted June 1, 2003 Share Posted June 1, 2003 WELL if it's and butt's were candy and nuts.....WELL how does that song go?????? BE GOOD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witesoxfan Posted June 1, 2003 Share Posted June 1, 2003 WELL if it's and butt's were candy and nuts.....WELL how does that song go?????? BE GOOD If it's and but's were candy and nuts....we wouldn't be eating them anymore because we are sick and tired of eating them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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