Re: Chicago White Sox

by tm Fri Oct 02, 2020 1:45 pm

If Renteria isn't fired, the rest doesn't matter, because he will screw it up. If your team is winning 70 games, no ones cares about the manager, but if the games matter, you can't have him.

He made too many questionable moves to list them allhere, but a great example is just the last week. He brings in Rodon during a key moment in the Cubs series. Every single person watching the game, including the Sox announcers, questioned it as it was happening. Rodon failed, and after the game Renteria said he wanted to see how it would go..... Yesterday, in a very similar situation less than a week later, he does the same thing again with Rodon, and he failed miserably again (shocking!).

by Bighitter11 Mon Oct 12, 2020 11:36 am

Manager Rick Renteria is gone!

by 19delta Mon Oct 12, 2020 3:00 pm

Bighitter11 wrote:Manager Rick Renteria is gone!

I felt bad when the Cubs fired him and then Maddon swooped in and won a World Series. But, after the way the last 2 weeks of the season went down, I understand now why that happened!

by Teetime Mon Oct 12, 2020 3:55 pm

Maybe the SOX will hire Maddon, win the WS and that guy will never have to buy another glass of wine on either end of town.

by Head Idiot Mon Oct 12, 2020 6:06 pm

Head Idiot wrote:I see this season being a lot like 2000. Young, exciting, unexpected core of future stars (Konerko, Buehrle, Lee, Ordonez) led by a grizzled MVP candidate (Thomas). Could very well flounder for a couple years due to inexperience and a well intentioned, good guy who is a bad manager.

I'm all for avoiding 2001, 2002 and 2003 Part 2.

Edit- As usual with coaches, I was all for giving Rick the benefit of the doubt. The past week plus whatever the \"f\"ing yesterday was has me firmly in the fire the bum category. How do you trot out a million pitchers yesterday and not put out your most playoff experienced one with Gio?

Edit edit- because they didn't even have him on the roster for the playoffs.

Maybe Jerry read my post...

Very Happy

by dusty7 Mon Oct 12, 2020 6:29 pm

Hearing Tony LaRussa on the Twitterverse.

by Head Idiot Mon Oct 12, 2020 6:38 pm

dusty7 wrote:Hearing Tony LaRussa on the Twitterverse.

Vomit

by 19delta Mon Oct 12, 2020 7:34 pm

dusty7 wrote:Hearing Tony LaRussa on the Twitterverse.

Winnin' Ugly.

by Head Idiot Mon Oct 12, 2020 7:40 pm

19delta wrote:
dusty7 wrote:Hearing Tony LaRussa on the Twitterverse.

Winnin' Ugly.

Wonder if he'll bring the steroids and andro with him?

Hope he doesn't fall asleep on the bench after drinking too much.

by OSUBucks Mon Oct 12, 2020 8:11 pm

Well they'd be getting a HOF'er but he's 76 years old. I don't know if LaRussa still drinks or not. Laughing

by 19delta Mon Oct 12, 2020 8:14 pm

I'm sure Hawk Harrelson is excited.

by Head Idiot Mon Oct 12, 2020 8:19 pm

OSUBucks wrote:Well they'd be getting a HOF'er but he's 76 years old. I don't know if LaRussa still drinks or not.

Drinking and driving is an offense that I've never understood how people just move on from (both as the offender and the public). You deliberately chose to potentially murder people because of your irresponsibility.

by Teetime Mon Oct 12, 2020 10:53 pm

Head Idiot wrote:
OSUBucks wrote:Well they'd be getting a HOF'er but he's 76 years old. I don't know if LaRussa still drinks or not.
Drinking and driving is an offense that I've never understood how people just move on from (both as the offender and the public). You deliberately chose to potentially murder people because of your irresponsibility.

I’ll bet the percentage of people who drink and then drive and kill someone else is even lower than the death rate from Covid 19. I think you have made the argument that anything with a death rate that low ought to be ignored.

by Head Idiot Tue Oct 13, 2020 4:10 pm

by 19delta Tue Oct 13, 2020 4:27 pm

If they are really considering recycling former White Sox greats, they should consider hiring Drake LaRoche to be the next manager!

by Head Idiot Tue Oct 13, 2020 4:48 pm

Definitely Jose Paniagua.

by OSUBucks Tue Oct 13, 2020 5:23 pm

A J Hinch also being considered. Great, the Sox might lead the league in sign stealing.

by 19delta Tue Oct 13, 2020 6:20 pm

OSUBucks wrote:A J Hinch also being considered. Great, the Sox might lead the league in sign stealing.

Hinch can teach sign stealing, LaRussa can get the steroids, and Ozzie can offend gay people and Cuban exiles.

by Head Idiot Tue Oct 13, 2020 10:48 pm

19delta wrote:
OSUBucks wrote:A J Hinch also being considered. Great, the Sox might lead the league in sign stealing.

Hinch can teach sign stealing, LaRussa can get the steroids, and Ozzie can offend gay people and Cuban exiles.

For you, are these Ozzie's major offenses?

by lefty120 Wed Oct 14, 2020 9:35 am

Hahn, in his comments after the firing, sounded an awful lot like Theo Eptstein. I think he's well liked in baseball overall, but Renteria is a bench coach at best in this league. Teach fundamentals and help with in game management.

by 19delta Wed Oct 14, 2020 4:18 pm

lefty120 wrote:Hahn, in his comments after the firing, sounded an awful lot like Theo Eptstein. I think he's well liked in baseball overall, but Renteria is a bench coach at best in this league. Teach fundamentals and help with in game management.

Agreed. Too much talent on the roster to waste on managerial missteps.

by OSUBucks Wed Oct 14, 2020 4:31 pm

Sox are going to interview TLR. Smile

https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/white-sox-receive-permission-to-interview-tony-la-russa-for-managerial-opening-per-reports/

by dusty7 Wed Oct 14, 2020 4:44 pm

Hopefully it is just to pick his brain. The game has changed significantly in the past 10 years and I don't believe the players would get behind him. I bet some players have no clue who he is.

by Head Idiot Wed Oct 14, 2020 5:32 pm

dusty7 wrote:Hopefully it is just to pick his brain. The game has changed significantly in the past 10 years and I don't believe the players would get behind him. I bet some players have no clue who he is.

I doubt they mention him much in Cuba. You know, where 5/9ths of the starting lineup is from.

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