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Post by borracho on Jan 14, 2020 12:27:03 GMT -6
i know you white sox fans probably aren't a fan of his, but robin ventura is joining the oklahoma state coaching staff as an assistant. matt holliday is also an assistant on the team his brother, josh, coaches.
i was at osu the same time as ventura was, and lived a block away from the baseball stadium and loved watching his teams play. he was a great college baseball player.
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Post by clouddead on Jan 14, 2020 12:31:39 GMT -6
He was a great White Sox too. I hold no ill will towards him. Bad hire from the overly loyal Reinsdorf.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 14, 2020 12:42:04 GMT -6
Robin was my favorite player growing up. Hopefully he does well with OSU.
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Post by clouddead on Jan 14, 2020 14:42:47 GMT -6
What about Craig Grebeck?
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Post by dij22 on Jan 14, 2020 14:47:42 GMT -6
i know you white sox fans probably aren't a fan of his, Robin's approval rating among Sox fans is probably over 90% still |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 14, 2020 14:50:14 GMT -6
What about Craig Grebeck? Little Hurt! Only thing I remember about him is that nickname. |
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Post by borracho on Jan 14, 2020 14:50:24 GMT -6
ventura was a pretty good player, just not so much a manager? i didn't follow the sox that well, but did he just not have much to work with? or were his managing skills not as good as his playing skills?
also, what's pretty cool about him coming back to osu is he's also going to work on finishing his degree since he left school after his junior year. so technically he's a student assistant ;–)
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Post by Deleted on Jan 14, 2020 14:50:27 GMT -6
I was more of a Scott Fletcher fan.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 14, 2020 14:52:04 GMT -6
he was a pretty good player, just not so much a manager? i didn't follow the sox that well, but did he just not have much to work with? or were his managing skills not as good as his playing skills? also, what's pretty cool about him coming back to osu is he's also going to work on finishing his degree since he left school after his junior year. so technically he's a student assistant ;–) Front office didn't do him any favors with some of their offseasons, but he was just kind of overmatched and lost control of the clubhouse a few years in. His tenure featured the Chris Sale jersey shredding and DRAKE M'FN LAROCHE taking over the clubhouse. |
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Post by facts on Jan 14, 2020 15:06:10 GMT -6
The good old days - when we were more concerned with hanger-on kids in clubhouses instead of high tech sign stealing equipment.
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Post by teekoh on Jan 14, 2020 15:20:03 GMT -6
He was a great White Sox too. I hold no ill will towards him. Bad hire from the overly loyal Reinsdorf. Same. I loved Ventura as a kid. |
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Post by clouddead on Jan 14, 2020 18:45:15 GMT -6
And there goes Alex Cora
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Post by Deleted on Jan 14, 2020 18:52:54 GMT -6
As a Red Sox fan, I approve this move.
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Post by facts on Jan 14, 2020 19:12:18 GMT -6
Donaldson to Twins is kinda wild
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Post by teekoh on Jan 14, 2020 19:24:44 GMT -6
Donaldson to Twins is kinda wild This is a bummer. |
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Post by Tweet on Jan 14, 2020 19:25:55 GMT -6
Theboarddot and Tweet have mutually agreed to part ways. I bet infaroo will give me a shot after a year off since they suck |
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Post by Pale Hose on Jan 14, 2020 19:27:54 GMT -6
Donaldson to Twins is kinda wild Ken with the money. They will probably regret this deal. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 14, 2020 20:23:32 GMT -6
Cool that the Twins are spending money, although Buxton is still probably not a very happy person on that team.
AL Central is going to be fun next season.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 15, 2020 15:29:03 GMT -6
First White Sox tickets of the season have been purchased. I'll be sitting 100-level third base side for a lovely April night game in Colorado that will in no way be snowed out (fingers crossed).
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Post by Xamnam on Jan 16, 2020 8:46:05 GMT -6
MLB asked me to, so I made a ballot.
Abreu
Bonds
Clemens
Jeter
Jones
Ramierz
Rolen
Sosa
Wagner
Walker
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Post by Pale Hose on Jan 16, 2020 9:03:59 GMT -6
Sammy Sosa wasn't a HoF caliber player until he juiced, so unlike Clemens, Bonds, & Ramirez, I don't think he deserves inclusion (hell I'd give Sheffield the nod before him). Abreu is the Hall of Good IMO. If we're playing this game here's my ballot: Bonds Clemens Jeter Walker Wagner Kent Ramirez Pettitte Helton Konerko  |
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Post by Xamnam on Jan 16, 2020 9:06:43 GMT -6
I'll freely admit Abreu is "you deserve more than 5% on your first" And every voter should get one vote |
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Post by Tweet on Jan 16, 2020 9:11:33 GMT -6
'Stros looking to pick either Buck Showalter or John Gibbons off the scrap heap
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Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2020 9:11:57 GMT -6
Even with the steroids, Sosa's peak is too brief to be Hall-worthy. I've read a couple of interviews that he's done to try to convince people he deserves to be inducted, and the justification is pretty much the 1998 season.
If we're talking players with a too brief peak period who should have been inducted - Johan Santana.
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Post by Tweet on Jan 16, 2020 9:12:41 GMT -6
Sosa sucks and I hope he never comes back to this town again
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Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2020 9:13:24 GMT -6
The Cubs pretending that he doesn't exist is silly.
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Post by Pale Hose on Jan 16, 2020 9:15:19 GMT -6
He left on pretty awful terms and refuses to apologize. Haven't they said that's what they're waiting for to welcome him back? The apology?
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Post by Tweet on Jan 16, 2020 9:15:57 GMT -6
He left on pretty awful terms and refuses to apologize. Haven't they said that's what they're waiting for to welcome him back? The apology? Yup |
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Post by brainloading on Jan 16, 2020 9:22:36 GMT -6
Cool that the Twins are spending money, although Buxton is still probably not a very happy person on that team. AL Central is going to be fun next season. I want us to trade Buxton badly. He can never live up to his potential and would rather he be someone else's headache |
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Post by clouddead on Jan 16, 2020 9:23:16 GMT -6
You helped bring millions of fans back to baseball. Apologize.
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