Managerial announcement coming when?

[Tank]

4 minutes ago, greginpsca said:

Yep. That is my Wife & I Anniversary.

no wonder you're such an excellent person.

[disarcina]

9 hours ago, Jeff Fletcher said:

Omar Vizquel managed Venezuela in the WBC and the players didn’t like him. 

Surprised me too. 

OUCH -- was sort of afraid that might be a response from some one.

different issues for sure -- but reminds me of when Maury Wills was named manager of Seattle --- expectations were that he would be suited to managing  because he played MIF (SS) and was sort of a team captain type.........

As those who remember may recall - his short tenure in Seattle was a total disaster.  He had 'other' issues - however -- one that these days would get a player suspended for a minimum of 50 games   After the debacle in Seattle -- Maury Wills never managed a MLB team,'

one of the strangest sports show interviews I ever saw was Maury Wills interviewed live at the ESPN Sports Zone that was at Downtown Disney in Anaheim (is the ESPN Sports Zone still there? Assume it is -- they've made some changes down that way) -- this was back when they did one of the ESPN Sports shows live from Downtown Disney with folks in the restaurant able to watch it live from their tables........this was the same year that Ozzie Smith was voted into the HOF -- at the time of the Wills interview, the ballots were out and the sportswriters' projections were that Ozzie would  make it (he did). 

The ESPN panel asked Wills -- sitting there next to them -- all about Ozzie Smith's HOF bid and other things.

Wills spent much of the interview stating, essentially, that his career was more HOF worthy than that of Smith etc. etc. -- the interview veered off topic when WIlls, asked about his son, Bump Wills - who also played MLB ball with Texas and some other team(s) -- the interview veered off topic when Maury Wills related that he and his son had 'dated' the same woman......it was bizarre.  The restaurant crowd was, in effect, the studio audience.  Maury Wills never once looked up at and/or acknowledged the audience.  He went on his rant vs. Ozzie Smith (" I was better") and his comments about Bump. his son -- when done he got up and quickly left the little enclosed booth type area with out shaking any hands, let alone sign any autographs and did not even make eye contact with folks who gathered near the 'rope' line.  The whole thing was bizarre -- suggesting Wills' problems that caused his abrupt/ quick firing / short tenure in Seattle were not necessarily all behind him.

And this was a guy who one thought might be a good manager one day ---------not so much. in fact, worse than terrible.

[Lou]

3 hours ago, arch stanton said:

Torii’s downfall would be his passionate love affair with cameras and microphones 

like Joe Maddon?

[Jeff Fletcher]

https://www.ocregister.com/2018/10/12/cubs-bench-coach-brandon-hyde-on-angels-managerial-list/

[Lou]

3 hours ago, Tank said:

no wonder you're such an excellent person.

he really isn't. the goodness you see is overflow from his wife.

greg by himself is pretty meh. 

[Tank]

3 hours ago, Lou said:

he really isn't. the goodness you see is overflow from his wife.

greg by himself is pretty meh. 

Wait, I thought at our weekly council meeting we all agreed to be supportive of him in public. 

[Lou]

1 hour ago, Tank said:

Wait, I thought at our weekly council meeting we all agreed to be supportive of him in public. 

you missed the after-meeting cocktail hour 

[failos]

Tori Hunter would be an amazing choice and I’m sure Trout would agree.

Edited October 13, 2018 by failos

[Tank]

11 hours ago, Lou said:

you missed the after-meeting cocktail hour 

Sorry. When she comes calling, you never say no to victors mom.

[Docwaukee]

How about Utley going straight from the playing field into a managerial position?  would never happen but I think he ends up in the dugout as a manager at some point.  

Back to the Torii thing.  He's very savvy regardless of what people think is his love affair with the camera.  Frankly didn't find him overly obtrusive as such during his halo career.  He was always sitting near his manager picking their brain regardless of what team he was on.  Maybe hiring him would hasten Albert's retirement.