He will charge the field with fists a blazin'!

I'm pretty sure that DJ is racist.

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I will predict that the Sox have a rather lackluster season in 2012 under Ventura. But my prediction has little to do with Ventura's managing capabilities. It has to do with the team he inherits. He's getting a 79-83 team that will lose it's opening day starter and has some high salaried, underachieving players that the GM will not be able to unload....so they will continue to be on the roster. As far as the hire, as I said on the CJH show (and Frank touched upon) I believe that Kenny decided on Ventura because the style of play he would employ and his philosophy on how to play in the ballpark they are in....is the same as Kenny's. It's important to have a Manager and the GM on the same page. Ozzie and Kenny had terribly different ideas as to how to run the ballclub. Kenny wanted to have more sluggers that could take advantage of the ballparks hitter friendly dimensions. Ozzie wanted to manufacture runs and play more small ball. I think Kenny wisely decided to get a Manager that would be in step with him. If the team fails now, it will be because the players are not good enough, not because the GM and Manager are both trying to make the other look bad, to the detriment of the ballclub. Ventura always seemed like a smart ballplayer, so I will not be surprised if he is at the very least competent.

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Why is that? ....Because Rios had a good year in 2010, between 2 disasters (2009 and 2011)? ...Because Dunn had never had such a terrible season before and he will have had a year to get to know the A.L. pitchers?? Because ventura will somehow get better from each? What is the basis of this expectation?

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I havnt read all 8 pages yet but wasnt Ozzie just a 3rd base coach for a year? Ozzie smarter than Robin? I guess its a guess but it worked once. And call me silly but I like former Sox players Managing. I guess Jerry does too.

Yes-for the 2003 Florida Marlins, who won the World series that season after beating the Cubs in the NLCS.

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Sure its a long shot but hasnt Buck Showalter had a lot of experience? He Sucks. Jerry Manuel? Sucked. Torborg?

Right now......Dusty Baker or Robin Ventura? I'd take my chances with Robin. Its not rocket science.

I think it came down to how much Jerry loves Robin. He doesnt know Alomar that well and knows nothing about Davey other than he nailed Mrs Sandburg.

Right now we have 2 managers in Chicago who not 1 single team wanted besides our teams.
There was zero interest in these guys from other teams.
Speaking of Quade, why the heck hasn't he been released yet?

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We don’t have a trillion-dollar debt because we haven’t taxed enough; we have a trillion-dollar debt because we spend too much. — Ronald Reagan

Yeah but the last time the White Sox hired an inexperienced surprise was Ozzie. 2005 ring a bell? Its a crap shoot.

Alomar will be Clevelands manager in a year. Martinez may end up being the Cubs coach.

You've constantly had a stance that managers don't really matter that much in regards to trading Ozzie to the Marlins. While consistent with this statement, why are you seemingly upset about this move?

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

Well done. Very accurate.

If you have to fill the position why not attempt to hire the best person for the job. If the position is just there for PR and to try to get me to buy tickets just hire Eva Green and put her in a Marva Collins style uniform. I promise you I'll watch more and definitely be there when the manager brings the lineup to the umpire.

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

Between the two of them the Sox almost have one Stanford degree.

Stanford is becoming to the White Sox what Vanderbilt is to the Bears.

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

I think Quade has not been released as of yet, because the Ricketts family want's to give whoever takes the GM position the opportunity to hire a new manager of his choosing. Firing Quade without having a GM in place to choose a new manager to take his place is pointless. Makes sense to take things in the right order....Hire the GM, Fire Quade, Hire the new Manager....Win the World Series!!! .....Okay, I got carried away on that last part

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This is a guy who played in Japan and South America, playing the devils advocate, he would probably have a better idea of the impact of conversation than others. But, I think Ozzie was able to convey his messages fine. The only people who bitch about Ozzies accent are dumb, white, ignorant and probably fat.

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" THis poster said it's 90% that Bernstein goes national. He put a percentage on it. " - Beardown

I heard that as well, GD, during Laurence Holmes' nighttime show on The SCORE. He didn't necessarily mention 2B Gordon Beckham & 3B Brent Morel by name, but I think you could have built quite a case that BOTH guys should've been sent down to Triple "A" Charlotte when BOTH Beckham & Morel struggled badly at the plate early in the season.

That being said, I was surprised that the White Sox didn't make ANY such moves until around the MLB Trade Deadline back in July when SP Edwin Jackson ended up going to St. Louis, 3B Mark Teahen & CF Colby Rasmus went to Toronto and the Sox got reliever Jason Frasor & starting pitcher (next year?) Zach Stewart from the Blue Jays in that complex 3-way trade.

I think that is one of the biggest challenges Robin Ventura will be facing in his first season. Will he have the balls to bench guys like Beckham, Morel and other struggling White Sox players if they scuffle right out of the chute next April?

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Well with Adam Dunn in the middle of your lineup I don't see how that plan could fail

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Drop 3rd strike.

Problem solved.

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Time to tone down the rage a little, champ...I'm just havin a little fun here.

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If the Cubs get Theo, hopefully Francona comes with him...unless Ricketts tells him that Ryno will be the Manager.

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