I sort of view Francona as Torre redux, except he seems more willing to make use of all of the statistical data afforded him. This is complete conjecture, but it's just an impression I get.
agree. Cox has one ring. LaRussa is good but I feel he is a bit overrated, and likes to make himself the show.
Lou Piniella is not as good of a manager as Terry Francona.
You can't give Bochy a pass for bad teams and then bring Francona's total WP% into play. I know this wasn't a knock on Francona, but keep in mind Tito had some awful Phillies teams.
Dusty Baker kills young arms, no thanks.
Clint Hurdle over Francona? For what, 3 and a half weeks?
Leyland, I'll give you.