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Hell yeah, bring along your star player to
 

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My favorite teams
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Yeah, I don't really want LaRussa...
 

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But the Guillens are one of the most "beloved" families in Chicago. Why would you want them to leave? :rolleyes:
 

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But the Guillens are one of the most "beloved" families in Chicago. Why would you want them to leave? :rolleyes:
Because they think that once they fire Ozzie, all of the Sox's problems will be solved and they will be automatic contenders.

It's Ozzie's fault they aren't winning anymore. Nevermind the fact that they have players who are just out machines like Dunn and a GM who loves nothing more than to bring in washed up players way past their primes, or players that just suck when they put on the black and white (Swisher, Wells, Colon, etc.)

No, it's all Ozzie's fault.
 

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Keep him if it means we lose Cooper
 

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That'd be awesome if we got Larussa, but to be honest, just about anybody would be better than Ozzie.
 

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If Ozzie leaves, getting Tony would be huge.
 

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I just got done reading a Baseball Prospectus book that analyzed the best pennant races of all-time. The conclusion was that many times a manager can actually mess up a team in a pennant race.

They listed a few actions that seemed to be consistent with bad pennant race managers: over-reliance on aging players (Juan Pierre), refusal to play young players (even after they've proven to be better than the older players), using an ineffective pitcher on a regular basis (Peavy), and continuing to bat underperforming players high in the lineup (Dunn).

Its funny that Guillen exhibits all these characteristics of a bad manager. He repeatedly gives the most playing time/at bats/innings pitched to the least productive players. He is too inflexible.

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If Ozzie leaves, getting Tony would be huge.

I completely agree. Not only is Larussa a very good manager in my opinion, but we'd also be replacing a big name with another big name. I'll provide an example of why that's a great, and very important thing.

Yankees go from Joe Torre (big name) to Joe Girardi (big name). Their record since then? 353-241. And they've won a World Series.

Cubs go from Lou Piniella (big name) to Mike Quade (who the **** is that?). Record since then? 46-65. And they're tied with Baltimore for the second worst team in the entire league.
 

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That's a good assumption. Haven't they been together since '83?

Yep, I think he's probably the best pitching coach in the game. Imagine him here working with the younger guys.
 

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