Bloom Don’t mess this hire up and don’t drag your feet .Jimy is our guy !!!!

[mvp 78]

Lock Jimy Williams in NOW .I demand it !!!!!!! I will Haunt you .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Honestly, Jimy is the only former sox manager still alive that deserves a second chance until Tito is no longer gainfully employed.

[mvp 78]

Jimy took some really mediocre Sox teams and made the best out of them. He was let go because he didn't like Carl Everett. Clearly, Jimy knew better than Duquette on that.

 

If Jimy wasn't fired, they win WS in 03 AND 04.

[notin]

Jimy Williams over Zombie Dick Williams?

[notin]

Lock Jimy Williams in NOW .I demand it !!!!!!! I will Haunt you .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Honestly, Jimy is the only former sox manager still alive that deserves a second chance until Tito is no longer gainfully employed.

 

So no second chance at Morgan Magic?

 

Also, cut Grady Little some slack. Yes, he left Pedro in too long in one game on a team that had a bullpen that couldn't struggled to get outs for 6 months. But Little had a .580 winning percentage in his two season with the Sox. That doesn't count for anything? That's the second highest percentage of all Sox managers since the Korean War, behind only Cora. And Little comes without Cheating Scandal Baggage...

[mvp 78]

Jimy Williams over Zombie Dick Williams?

 

Yes. Jimy still has that quote game. Dick Williams is just "aahhhhhhhhhhhhhuhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh."

[mvp 78]

So no second chance at Morgan Magic?

 

Not to be ageist, but I think 90 year olds could only be a bench coach at best.

[mvp 78]

Also, cut Grady Little some slack. Yes, he left Pedro in too long in one game on a team that had a bullpen that couldn't struggled to get outs for 6 months. But Little had a .580 winning percentage in his two season with the Sox. That doesn't count for anything? That's the second highest percentage of all Sox managers since the Korean War, behind only Cora. And Little comes without Cheating Scandal Baggage...

 

Little was gifted a superior roster to what Jimy had. Jimy was a better fit for the Sox during that time period and I believe he could lead them out of the wilderness again.

 

Also, s-c-r-e-w Grady Little forever and a day.

[Bellhorn04]

The thing I remember best about Jimy was that at his press conferences, when he was asked for some insights into strategy or whatever for the upcoming game, his answer was always the same:

 

"We'll go play."

[Donnie Sadler was short]

I loved Jimy...youre late Pedro, Bryce is gonna start in your place today!

[dgalehouse]

Mr. Weebles.

[Larry Cook]

Memorializing Williams is like getting a root canal from jeff dahmer. Just unpleasant!

[mvp 78]

Memorializing Williams is like getting a root canal from jeff dahmer. Just unpleasant!

 

If a frog had wings it wouldn't bump its booty.

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The thing I remember best about Jimy was that at his press conferences, when he was asked for some insights into strategy or whatever for the upcoming game, his answer was always the same:

 

"We'll go play."

 

Jimy's bullpen management skills were simplistically brilliant. Basically, you got either Hipolito Pichardo and Rich Garces (and rarely just one of them) or you got Rheal Cormier and Tim Wakefield. The idea of having the middle relievers work in pairs to guarantee adequate rest was so simple, but it worked so well. And yet we really have not seen it since...

[mvp 78]

RIP Wendell Kim. I don't think we should waste our hologram budget on him though.

[mvp 78]

And no, I don't support bringing back Dale Sveum in ANY capacity.

[mvp 78]

If Rich Garces isn't greeting fans on opening day next season, it'll be a travesty.

[mvp 78]

@alexspeier

Red Sox announced that the contracts of Jerry Narron (bench coach) and Craig Bjornson (bullpen coach) weren't renewed for 2021, but the rest of the coaching staff has been invited to return.

 

So: hitting coach Tim Hyers, assistant hitting coach Peter Fatse, pitching coach Dave Bush, assistant pitching coach Kevin Walker, third-base coach Carlos Febles, first-base coach Tom Goodwin, and coach Ramon Vazquez are all back.

 

The team also notes that "special assistant/catching coach Jason Varitek" has been invited back, which may be the first time he's been mentioned as part of the coaching staff rather than as a special assistant to the front office.

 

Just to be clear: He was listed in last year's media guide as a "special asst/catching coach," but in the "major league personnel" section, next to other alum special assts like Ortiz and Martinez. But, Varitek has spent an increasing amount of time in the dugout in recent years.

 

Jimy Williams to Sox on one year deal as manager. Varitek is promoted to bench coach.

 

Get it done BLOOM!

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

@alexspeier

Red Sox announced that the contracts of Jerry Narron (bench coach) and Craig Bjornson (bullpen coach) weren't renewed for 2021, but the rest of the coaching staff has been invited to return.

 

So: hitting coach Tim Hyers, assistant hitting coach Peter Fatse, pitching coach Dave Bush, assistant pitching coach Kevin Walker, third-base coach Carlos Febles, first-base coach Tom Goodwin, and coach Ramon Vazquez are all back.

 

The team also notes that "special assistant/catching coach Jason Varitek" has been invited back, which may be the first time he's been mentioned as part of the coaching staff rather than as a special assistant to the front office.

 

Just to be clear: He was listed in last year's media guide as a "special asst/catching coach," but in the "major league personnel" section, next to other alum special assts like Ortiz and Martinez. But, Varitek has spent an increasing amount of time in the dugout in recent years.

 

Jimy Williams to Sox on one year deal as manager. Varitek is promoted to bench coach.

 

Get it done BLOOM!

 

So they're keeping basically the same coaching staff -- including guys who were around in '18 and '19 (though haven't announced if RR will be retained/reassigned). It's interesting, because if Bloom is prepared to hire his own manager, I would expect the new skip to want to bring along a few personal confidantes... maybe, he'll get to choose a bench coach, like Tito and Millsie.

[mvp 78]

So they're keeping basically the same coaching staff -- including guys who were around in '18 and '19 (though haven't announced if RR will be retained/reassigned). It's interesting, because if Bloom is prepared to hire his own manager, I would expect the new skip to want to bring along a few personal confidantes... maybe, he'll get to choose a bench coach, like Tito and Millsie.

 

I don't think they are necessarily locked into keeping these guys for the whole year. If a new manager came in and didn't like someone, they can just get rid of the guy. I think it just means that the Sox would be happy to have those guys back if the next manager wanted to keep them.

[mvp 78]

@Joelsherman1

#WhiteSox GM Rick Hahn said that for a manager they would be looking for an experienced candidate with recent experience in a championship organization. Let me look that up in my thesaurus. Ah, it says Alex Cora and A.J. Hinch. Who else falls into that category?

 

Looks like ChiSox are trying to go with the same old same old. Why not go for the guy that has the experience of standing up to dinosaur deniers?

[mvp 78]

It'd be dope as hell if they ChiSox hired John Farrell.

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

The World Series doesn't even begin for another week and three teams are already rumored to be interested in Cora: Detroit, Chicago and Boston. Which one has the most to offer, in franchise history, connection with current players, dollars and sense?

 

Maybe a better question: which team will get the most negative feedback -- from fans and reporters -- if another club hires Cora?

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@Joelsherman1

#WhiteSox GM Rick Hahn said that for a manager they would be looking for an experienced candidate with recent experience in a championship organization. Let me look that up in my thesaurus. Ah, it says Alex Cora and A.J. Hinch. Who else falls into that category?

 

Looks like ChiSox are trying to go with the same old same old. Why not go for the guy that has the experience of standing up to dinosaur deniers?

 

So he thinks of Cora and Hinch but not Maddon? He’ll be available once they replace Eppler. And Boone will be next...

[mvp 78]

So he thinks of Cora and Hinch but not Maddon? He’ll be available once they replace Eppler. And Boone will be next...

 

Not just him:

 

@pgammo

MLB called the Tigers when story of their interest in Hinch and Cora surfaced with reminder they cannot be approached until after WS. Many in Bosox org. Want him back, but Chisox are a really interesting job. Nov. 1-5 will be interesting

[mvp 78]

Also, not sure why that excludes people like Chip Hale or Tim Bogar who were on the Nats staff last year?

[Kimmi]

@Joelsherman1

#WhiteSox GM Rick Hahn said that for a manager they would be looking for an experienced candidate with recent experience in a championship organization. Let me look that up in my thesaurus. Ah, it says Alex Cora and A.J. Hinch. Who else falls into that category?

 

Looks like ChiSox are trying to go with the same old same old. Why not go for the guy that has the experience of standing up to dinosaur deniers?

 

To me, it sounds like the White Sox and Cora are a good fit for each other, sadly.

 

I think they want someone relatively young.

[moonslav59]

To me, it sounds like the White Sox and Cora are a good fit for each other, sadly.

 

I think they want someone relatively young.

 

Watch the Chi-Sox win it all.

[mvp 78]

@mlbtraderumors

Tigers Interview George Lombard For Manager's Job

 

Welp, Bloom may need to cross Lombard off his list!

[mvp 78]

Lombard’s resume includes some managerial experience, as he ran the dugout for the Gulf Coast Red Sox (Boston’s rookie league affiliate) in 2011 and 2012.

[Kimmi]

Watch the Chi-Sox win it all.

 

It seems there time has arrived.

 

The word today is that the White Sox are interested in Hinch, who is the front runner, and Cora is not going to be a top candidate for them.