Ron Roenicke Joins Dodgers

[Chimi]

...as their 3B Coach.  I guess we couldn't make an opening for him here as a 3B coach.

 

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2015/08/ron-roenicke-hired-dodgers-coach.html

 

[tdawg87]

Season over.

[ELEVEN]

Disar must have tenure by now.

[Guest]

Wow, this really pisses me off. Missed opportunity

[Amazing Larry]

Would've been nice to have him back on board.

[tomsred]

Careful, he turns pages.

[Stradling]

Scioscia must not have wanted him back

[The Ghost of Bob Starr]

Sosh will be joining him soon.

[The Ghost of Bob Starr]

Scioscia must not have wanted him back

You don't tell your buddy "hey... Come have some of this cancer."

Edited August 18, 2015 by SOTO

[Stradling]

Sosh will be joining him soon.

Wouldn't surprise me in the slightest. Then everyone will hate him for a logical reason.

[tomsred]

That would be better than all the illogical reasons for a change.

[fan_since79]

Sosh will be joining him soon.

 

Haha, you and I both wish.

 

If we make the playoffs in the next three years, I would almost expect another extension.

[Vegas Halo Fan]

...as their 3B Coach.  I guess we couldn't make an opening for him here as a 3B coach.

 

We have the best in the game already.

[The Ghost of Bob Starr]

Haha, you and I both wish.

If we make the playoffs in the next three years, I would almost expect another extension.

I don't think so.

[LAAMike]

There is no way that Sosh goes to the Dodgers. Friedman is driving the bus and it doesn't have a seat for someone that is not with the new baseball metrics.

[Troll Daddy]

There is no way that Sosh goes to the Dodgers. Friedman is driving the bus and it doesn't have a seat for someone that is not with the new baseball metrics.

New baseball metrics, really? Do you really believe he's not up to par statically.

It's done wonders for the godfather of metrics.

[The Ghost of Bob Starr]

I have no idea who won the WS last year, Giants maybe?

I think they've won it twice in the last few years (I give up when the halos fold.)

Is Bochy a metrics guru? Or is he an old school gut manager? I agree, there isn't a manager who doesn't use some type of statistical data.

Who are the savants? Have they won anything?

The A's haven't won a WS in years, right? Is this all on Theo Epstein?

Someone help me understand this. Is the manager of the future some nerd who never played?

[Homebrewer]

The A's success and/or failure had nothing to do with Theo Epstein.

He was never employed with the A's.

[mulwin444]

I have no idea who won the WS last year, Giants maybe?

I think they've won it twice in the last few years (I give up when the halos fold.)

Is Bochy a metrics guru? Or is he an old school gut manager? I agree, there isn't a manager who doesn't use some type of statistical data.

Who are the savants? Have they won anything?

The A's haven't won a WS in years, right? Is this all on Theo Epstein?

Someone help me understand this. Is the manager of the future some nerd who never played?

I think the managers of the future are the ones who can understand and apply the analytics submitted down by the front office but also be relateable to the players so, no, I don't think you'll be seeing a non-baseball playing "nerd" as a manager any time soon.   

 

As for Epstein, per wikipedia:

" He is credited with making several key acquisitions, including David Ortiz, Kevin Millar, and Curt Schilling, during his first tenure as Red Sox GM. These players were regarded as instrumental in breaking the so-called "Curse of the Bambino" when the Red Sox defeated the St. Louis Cardinals in the 2004 World Series".

 

Also, he was the GM behind the 2007 team that won it as well.  Since moving to Chicago as their President, he has slowly and methodically built the Cubs into a contender with a 67-49 record and a boatload of young talent (Bryant, Schwarber, Rizzo, Russell, Soler, Castro).  We'd be lucky to have an Epstein clone at the helm.

 

That being said, to get in a situation like the Cubs, you need to be bad enough long enough to have access to a pool of top talent and know how to maximize the talent you receive.  Just like the Pirates, Astros, Royals, Rays...I don't know if we have that option.

Edited August 18, 2015 by mulwin444

[HaloCory22]

Highly doubt Scioscia ever goes to LA. They're way too far into advanced stats and all that good stuff to want old man Scioscia. A lot of Dodgers fans I discuss this with wouldn't want Scioscia if he managed for free.