tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015756050247283814.post4391603948857795824..comments2024-01-23T08:03:30.875-05:00Comments on The Southpaw: How will he manage?The Southpawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12978086362601077757noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015756050247283814.post-84622596204342883322010-10-21T06:29:59.837-04:002010-10-21T06:29:59.837-04:00Please, no guys who owed their minor league manage...Please, no guys who owed their minor league manager gigs or MLB coaching and big league cheques, to a#%hole buddies who are old school GM's, or field managers.<br /><br />Give me a guy who handled a big league pitching staff, ran the defence, all as a perennial all-star in the Big Show for 20 years. Give me a guy who won't go all redneck on Escobar, who will be a padron for young and previously mishandled prospects like Snider and Arrancebia, most pitchers young and old, oh hell, make it all prospects, Latino or not.<br /> <br />Give me a guy who will have the cajones to hire his brother for the infield and baserunning coaching, just because he is perfect for the job. Even better, Roberto as the bench coach brings a brilliant baseball IQ.<br /> OK, OK, that's 2 guys in spots they haven't held before. But they are 2 young and unique talents who have forgotten more about baseball than any of these other guys will ever know. I can see how Sandy hit it out of the park with Double AA, just watching his YouTube analysis re handling / developing personnel.<br /> <br />Oh yeah, about the reports of Manny spotted in downtown TO at the Eaton Centre yesterday. He came up to the Show when Sandy was a clubhouse leader with a pretty good team in Cleveland. Somebody was keeping Albert Belle on the rails back in those years as well. <br /><br />Don't put it past Double A to sign Manny as DH with a bonus loaded contract and a club friendly option. If he can still turn on the heater, he's a steal because the Alomars know him inside out, have his respect, and will get way more out of the guy than anybody else. Sandy can always pound him out if he starts going goofy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015756050247283814.post-67403032686039946942010-10-20T11:56:01.151-04:002010-10-20T11:56:01.151-04:00No thanks to Sandberg. Butters, Alomar and Hale al...No thanks to Sandberg. Butters, Alomar and Hale all seem like good picks. So just pick one of their names from a hat and be done with it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com