BEING NOT A GOOD MANAGER BUT A GREAT MANAGER

by KINGCOACH on Oct 10, 2008 11:13 AM CDT

my dearest BRICKHEAD OZZIE:
in order to be the best manager you have to have an unbiased truthful evaluation of your players.. when you pick your lineup for the day's game, YOU MUST PUT THE PLAYERS ON THE FIELD THAT GIVE YOU THE BEST CHANCE TO WIN THE BALLGAME.. so many times you lose sight of that simple objective.. especially when you exhibit your obvious prejudice toward BRIAN ANDERSON.. this guy is a much better player than JUNIOR or DEWAYNE WISE.. why you never used him down the stretch WAS A DISSERVICE TO BOTH THE OTHER PLAYERS ON THE SQUAD AS WELL AS THE FANS.. you did everything the way you wished.. how did that work out?

ALTHOUGH I CAN SEE IT COMING & PREDICT THAT YOU WILL DO EVERYTHING IN YOUR POWER TO GET BRIAN ANDERSON SENT OUT OF TOWN.. LOSE YOUR PREJUDICE & ENCOURAGE KENNY WILLIAMS TO KEEP BRIAN ANDERSON.. THE DOWNSIDE WILL BE WHEN HE GOES ELSEWHERE & BECOMES THE ROCK-SOLID EVERYDAY PLAYER HE SHOULD BECOME HERE IN CHICAGO.. THEN EVERYONE WILL BE LOOKING AT YOU & ASKING THEMSELVES "HOW COME HE COULDN'T PLAY FOR OZZIE!?!?.. SOMETHING MUST HAVE BEEN GOING ON OVER THERE!!"

QUIT BEING A WEENIE & PUT YOUR PETTY JEALOUSIES & PREJUDICES ASIDE.. PUT YOUR BEST PLAYERS ON THE FIELD.. THE RAYS WERE BEATABLE.. YOU JUST DIDN'T GIVE THE TEAM THE BEST CHANCE TO WIN.. I HOLD YOU DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR INJECTING A DEFEATIST ATTITUDE WITH YOUR "EVERYBODY PICK US FOR 3RD OR 4TH SO I DINK WE DOIN POOTY GOO".. YOU NEVER MENTION THAT YOU FAILED TO PICK THE SOX TO WIN.. WHICH WITH A $120M PAYROLL YOU ARE SUPPPOSED TO EXPECT A CHAMPION.. YOU HAD NO CHAMPIONSHIP EXPECTATIONS OF YOURSELF INSTEAD YOU SET YOUR GOAL & EXPECTATIONS WAY TOO LOW.. AS A RESULT WHEN YOU FELL A LITTLE BIT SHORT, YOU WERE OUT OF THE PLAYOFFS RATHER EASILY.. below is the most important part of this email.. you are shooting a rifle at a standard target. in order to score maximum points, what do you aim at? A: THE CENTER OF THE BULLSEYE. i NEVER get that answer.. instead i get "the bullseye." then the hitter asks "so what's the difference?"... THE DIFFERENCE ILLUSTRATES A PLAYER'S IGNORANCE OF THE POWER OF BEING GOAL SPECIFIC AT ALL TIMES ON THE FIELD FROM PITCH-TO-PITCH.

if you aim for the bullseye, but are off just a little.. YOU ARE OUT OF THE BULLSEYE!!.. if you aim for the CENTER of the bullseye & are off just a little bit, YOU ARE STILL IN THE BULLSEYE.. one answer is OK, but NOT GOAL SPECIFIC ENOUGH TO MAXIMIZE YOUR PERFORMANCE SUCCESS RATE..

the sooner you figure that out as a manager (sure as hell never figured it out as a player,, that's why you ended up being the mediocre unremarkable player you were).. the sooner you will maximize your OWN success rate & be regarded as a top echelon manager.. which we all know you are FAR too stupid to make that happen.. so keep stumbling along like you are.. ignorance is bliss

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i didn't read this but my eyes enjoyed viewing the variance in capitalization, punctuation, emphasis, and spacing.

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you're fucked.

by larry on Oct 10, 2008 11:15 AM CDT reply actions

unfortunately, i also have to flag for racism, firearm metaphors, and use of 'weenie'

you're fucked.

by larry on Oct 10, 2008 11:20 AM CDT up reply actions

BRIAN ANDERSON

OZZIE first exhibited is pro-latin prejudice when he tossed backup C CHRIS WIDGER for his good buddy, 41 yearold SANDY ALOMAR, so he cold get a coule months of extra MLB paychecks at the end of the season.. when no one else needed an overthehill C, BIRCKHEAD OZZIE did.. the guy was totally useless.
as a manager, you must be fair minded & even handed with ALL your players..when you sit players who are playing well for no reason other than you have a personal problem with them, you hurt the success rate of the team.. that is the description of a weenie.

by KINGCOACH on Oct 10, 2008 5:55 PM CDT up reply actions

And further proved it by replacing Gustavo Molina with Toby Hall.

EVERYBODY PICK US FOR 3RD OR 4TH SO I DINK WE DOIN POOTY GOO
Sox Machine

by Sox Machine on Oct 10, 2008 6:30 PM CDT up reply actions

Last I heard, Toby Hall was Venezuelan

Why else would he be doing the shaving cream pie thing in all of the interviews?

clearly.

this isn't hard. you live in a port city. and you're a slut. do the math. -larry

by rhythm on Oct 11, 2008 4:23 PM CDT up reply actions

TOBY HALL is not MOLINA

A. J. wore down big time last year.. hitting behind DYE, THOME & KONERKO he had the grand total of 50 RBI.. URIBE batting 9th had 70.. so KENNY did a smart thing & got a catcher who can catch AND hit..,, then BRICKHEAD OZZIE doesn’t use him anyway!!.. so A>J> could do the same thing as last year.. 60 RBI in 500 AB.. URIBE had 40 in 180 AB..
A. J. was helpless and hopeless at the end of the year because he was gassed.. nice move using your backup C..brickhead.

by KINGCOACH on Oct 12, 2008 1:57 AM CDT up reply actions

Chris Widger

was no where to be found when he was catching that day and the coaches need to go over the opposing team’s line up. Ozzie took a 1 offense to the playoffs (missing 2 all-stars and a potential ace down the stretch). Yeah what a moron! As far as BA is concerned and this prejudice towards him, watch this www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GPUHGYX2kI

Way to go danks

bitch can’t throw more than 130 innings a season? Trade him. He has no balls

Kenwo4life=ratings

by KenWo4LiFe on Sep 2, 2008 7:16 PM CDT actions actions 0 recs

by Where Triples Go to Die on Oct 11, 2008 4:46 PM CDT up reply actions

* 1 dimensional

Way to go danks

bitch can’t throw more than 130 innings a season? Trade him. He has no balls

Kenwo4life=ratings

by KenWo4LiFe on Sep 2, 2008 7:16 PM CDT actions actions 0 recs

by Where Triples Go to Die on Oct 11, 2008 4:53 PM CDT up reply actions

How do you like your new purse(s), Mrs. Anderson?

Also, did Brian ever buy a coat? He said he thought he did, but I don’t know how you can be unsure about it.

EVERYBODY PICK US FOR 3RD OR 4TH SO I DINK WE DOIN POOTY GOO
Sox Machine

by Sox Machine on Oct 10, 2008 1:18 PM CDT reply actions

Every notice the sponsor of BA's BR page?

It’s wifeschool.net

You can’t make this shit up.

by madvillian on Oct 10, 2008 1:28 PM CDT reply actions

OZ

OZZIE GUILLEN IS AN EXCELLENT MANAGER AND SHOULD BE TREATED AS SUCH

NOW IF YOU WILL EXCUSE OL’ HAMBONE HERE I MUST GO ON A PLEASURE TRIP

I AM TAKING MY MOTHER IN LAW TO THE AIRPORT

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by UribeAuction on Oct 10, 2008 2:34 PM CDT reply actions

So...

I still really wanted to know what teams were asking about Anderson, and how you knew he was the most coveted player by other teams?

by Grinder in Training on Oct 10, 2008 3:47 PM CDT reply actions

Not enough caps lock, italics, bold. Sorry, GIT, your question will not be answered by the Wizard (aka KINGCOACH)

I’m wondering if he coaches a baseball team made up of royalty from Spain, England, etc. that, by law, couldn’t call themselves the Royals.

this isn't hard. you live in a port city. and you're a slut. do the math. -larry

by rhythm on Oct 10, 2008 5:02 PM CDT up reply actions

BRIAN ANDERSON

i listen to WSCR .. several interviews with chris deluca, mark gonzales, joe cowley.. all writers for either the suntimes or tribune… guys in the locker room on a daily basis.. these guys all have spoken about their whatever pipeline they have to the GM’s office..
& other teams asking about BA.. the guy never got a good shake from OZZIE since he flopped in 06. but he definitely shows me some excellent progress.. especially whe you consider he never started more than 3 games in a row all year.. VERY tough to get in a rhythm or hit with any consistency on a schedule liek he had.. mark my words.. ANDERSON will probably get kicked out of town.. but when he does, i expect him to flourish under new management somewhere.. thenyou’ll be saying “gee whiz, he sure would look good in CF for the SOX”.

by KINGCOACH on Oct 10, 2008 5:47 PM CDT up reply actions

"i listen to WSCR"

/this explains everything

AIM: SouthSideCheat

by The Cheat on Oct 10, 2008 10:54 PM CDT up reply actions

I'm a fan of Brian Anderson

But at the same time I also have the ability to read.. and occasionally I use it, I’ve read the majority of what those writers have to say, and have the Score on at work half the time. No one has ever said Brian Anderson is the most coveted asset of the Chicago White Sox.

by Grinder in Training on Oct 11, 2008 12:00 PM CDT up reply actions

BRIAN ANDERSON

there’s 12 hours of baseball talk during the day.. you can’t tell me you listen to every minute.. i know i heard more than one reporter of the newspapers saying that the FIRST guy other teams ask is about is ANDERSON.. expect him to to go.. obviously he is not the most coveted guy.. but he is the guy other teams think has the best chance for improvement on their team.. it is obvious to one and all BICKHEAD OZZIE can’t stand the guy.. but he will shine elsewhere… SOON!

by KINGCOACH on Oct 12, 2008 1:35 AM CDT up reply actions

Did somebody say rhythm?

Uh, yeah, BA is not the most sought after commodity on the team. Nice try though.

this isn't hard. you live in a port city. and you're a slut. do the math. -larry

by rhythm on Oct 11, 2008 4:24 PM CDT up reply actions

we wish...

maybe we could get a real center fielder if he was.

Way to go danks

bitch can’t throw more than 130 innings a season? Trade him. He has no balls

Kenwo4life=ratings

by KenWo4LiFe on Sep 2, 2008 7:16 PM CDT actions actions 0 recs

by Where Triples Go to Die on Oct 11, 2008 4:49 PM CDT up reply actions

don't ge me wrong, I like me some BA and he is a real centerfielder

he just doesn’t have the on base and breaking ball hitting skills necessary to be an everyday CF.

And I agree that it would be great to trade BA for an everyday CF, but such is life. If the Sox can get through this year with Swish in CF (assuming Dye and Konerko stick around), they’ll be able to bring someone on board in 2010, prospect or otherwise. Not the worst thing I can imagine for the team.

this isn't hard. you live in a port city. and you're a slut. do the math. -larry

by rhythm on Oct 13, 2008 12:53 PM CDT up reply actions

I think there may be something here

But it has nothing to do with race or Ozzie being dumb or whatever. BA probably has some trade value, some small market team could probably benefit from letting him play ever day. At worst he’ll play great defense, get in 140 games, and hit like 240/290/410 or close.

Not ideal by any any means but cheap and decent enough for a young player with some upside.

that said, the sox were better served this year with Swisher in CF and BA off the bench. You’re right, he flopped horribly in 06 and he finally put together something halfway respectable at the plate in limited time this year.

by madvillian on Oct 10, 2008 7:14 PM CDT reply actions

Swish was horseshit the 2nd half, and his D sucked in CF, too.

Plus, he hurt himself in CF only a week or two into the season. Not a great decision to put him out there. And Reinsdorf had said pre-ST he’d be in CF. Poor decision.

I think i did this wrong. Oh well…..delete my votes as they all suck anyway.
Kenwo4life=ratings
by KenWo4LiFe on Oct 10, 2008 2:02 AM EDT

by winningugly on Oct 10, 2008 7:41 PM CDT up reply actions

you need to seperate process from result

by madvillian on Oct 10, 2008 11:42 PM CDT up reply actions

SWISH SWISHES

the poor lost soul has 2 different stances depending on which side of the plate he is on.. NEITHER is working with any degree of success.. they finally figured out he is lost-in-space.. but they’ll run him out there again rather than give ANDERSON a chance.. but someone will, make no mistake about that.. & he’ll probably be one of the first to go.. a shame.

by KINGCOACH on Oct 12, 2008 1:39 AM CDT up reply actions