I think his experience with the Yankees might serve as a counterweight to that with the Royals. He actually managed their (Royals)
last winning season, when he won Manager of the Year (2003?). He did resign after 30-some odd games a couple years later when the team was playing crappy. Don't know if he was really fired or not. Dan D Central NJ USA ________________________________ From: Steve Ouellette <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, October 15, 2012 10:21 PM Subject: Re: Sox Getting Serious As a manager, he was obsessed with little ball, and as a player he didn't believe in plate discipline, so I'm not high on hiring him. I think Hale and Pena are fulfilling the minority hiring guidelines ... Steve O On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 10:10 PM, Ray Daniel Salemi <[email protected]> wrote: I've been convinced that the manager has nothing to do with winning records. > > >So I'm going for someone for whom I have fond memories. > > > >On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 9:23 PM, Steve Ouellette <[email protected]> >wrote: > >I kind of liked him when he was playing, but what do you love about him as a >manager? Thought you wanted a winner ... >> >>Steve O >> >> >> >>On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 8:07 PM, Ray Daniel Salemi >><[email protected]> wrote: >> >>Love Pena >>> >>> >>> >>>On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 4:49 PM, Dan DiBiase <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>Farrell or no Farrell, the Sox are getting serious. I like this bunch of >>>candidates MUCH better than the last group. >>>> >>>> >>>>- Demarlo Hale >>>>- Tony Pena >>>>- Brad Ausmus >>>>- Tim Wallach >>>> >>>> >>>>Pena and Ausmus especially intrigue me. I always liked Pena, and he is a >>>>no-nonsense sort with winning experiences. Ausmus comes >>>>across as very intelligent, sort of like a Mike Matheny-type. And of >>>>course, both are catchers.... >>>> >>>> >>>>Dan DCentral NJ USA -- >>>>You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>>"Red Sox Citizens" group. >>>>To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>[email protected]. >>>>For more options, visit this group at >>>>http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>>-- >>>Author of CONFESSIONS OF A GOOD MOTHER and other mystery short stories. >>> >>> >>>Visit Ray Daniel on Amazon >>> >>>-- >>>You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>"Red Sox Citizens" group. >>>To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>[email protected]. >>>For more options, visit this group at >>>http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. >>> >>-- >>You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>"Red Sox Citizens" group. >>To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>[email protected]. >>For more options, visit this group at >>http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. >> > > > >-- >Author of CONFESSIONS OF A GOOD MOTHER and other mystery short stories. > > >Visit Ray Daniel on Amazon > > -- >You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Red >Sox Citizens" group. >To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >[email protected]. >For more options, visit this group at >http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Red Sox Citizens" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Red Sox Citizens" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en.
