Angels to interview John Farrell and Buck Showalter

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[Dtwncbad]

Wow.  They are putting on a good show here.

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[Blarg]

Yeah, OK. 

[failos]

pls no

[Jay]

7 minutes ago, Dtwncbad said:

Wow.  They are putting on a good show here.

Definitely.

 

[Dtwncbad]

Translation:  Hey Jon, we do love you and we are going to pay you really well, but pigs get fat and hogs get slaughtered. . .if push comes to shove we do have other legit options so let’s not get too carried away with the salary demands, OK?

[totdprods]

omg showalter.

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[nate]

I love Buck Showalter but I think his days of managing are behind him.  Another dinosaur like Scioscia

[Second Base]

You can do worse than Buck Showalter. You can also do a lot better. Farrell is intriguing, but I'd consider him more of a pitching coach, like Mickey Calloway.

Edited October 9, 2019 by Second Base

[floplag]

I like the fact that none of them are rookies, i think thats the right message right now 

[Angel Oracle]

23 minutes ago, mymerlincat said:

 

Loved the response to the where was Britton question.

”Oh, he’s fine.”

[yk9001]

Is Buck some kind of minority, and this is the equivalent of an NFL Rooney Rule interview?

[Dtwncbad]

If Maddon wants to come in clean, I hope he doesn’t play poker with the Angels like stalling long enough to get involved with/interview with the Dodgers and Friedman to drive his price up.

That would be annoying.  That would cut into the goodwill of the homecoming for sure.

[Taylor]

42 minutes ago, Dtwncbad said:

Translation:  Hey Jon, we do love you and we are going to pay you really well, but pigs get fat and hogs get slaughtered. . .if push comes to shove we do have other legit options so let’s not get too carried away with the salary demands, OK?

Jon Maddon is money hungry.

[Chris]

Just hire Maddon today.  I don't want him going to Friedman and the Dodgers.  

[rafibomb]

Should we be worried of a potential Maddon and Dodgers signing if they lose today?

[T.G.]

No

[kevinb]

 

3 minutes ago, rafibomb said:

Should we be worried of a potential Maddon and Dodgers signing if they lose today?

I said that earlier. Maddon would definitely be a front runner for the Dodgers if they lose before the WS

[T.G.]

What?  No Lou Piniella, Joe Torre or Tony Lar Russa?

[ten ocho recon scout]

In all honesty, it seems like (and maybe im wrong) that the winning teams of late have had younger, more recently retired guys as managers. The big named guys of yesteryear seem (to me) to be outdated, with mostly guys who were playing in the 2000s as their managers.

Am i crazy?

[T.G.]

2 minutes ago, ten ocho recon scout said:

In all honesty, it seems like (and maybe im wrong) that the winning teams of late have had younger, more recently retired guys as managers. The big named guys of yesteryear seem (to me) to be outdated, with mostly guys who were playing in the 2000s as their managers.

Am i crazy?

like Joe Maddon?

[ten ocho recon scout]

9 minutes ago, True Grich said:

like Joe Maddon?

..... sort of.

Im hoping we get him, just because. (Id rather get a better roster and joe nobody to run it than maddYn and lame replacement arms). 

But it seems (to me, maybe im an idiot) that the recent teams all seemed to have younger ausmus type guys. The Giants are the last that come to mind that had an old school manager and won (off the top of my head).

[T.G.]

1 minute ago, ten ocho recon scout said:

..... sort of.

Im hoping we get him, just because. (Id rather get a better roster and joe nobody to run it than maddYn and lame replacement arms). 

But it seems (to me, maybe im an idiot) that the recent teams all seemed to have younger ausmus type guys. The Giants are the last that come to mind that had an old school manager and won (off the top of my head).

2009 Joe Giradi, 2010 Bruce Bochy. 2011 Tony La Russa.  2012 Bruce Bochy. 2013 John Farrell 2014 Bruce Bochy. 2015 Ned Yost.  2016 Joe Maddon.