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Robin Ventura experienced surprising, undeniable success during his first half-season as manager of the White Sox. The second half will ramp up the degree of difficulty a little ibt.

In his first half-season with the White Sox, Robin Ventura has reversed a lot of wasteful practices implemented by Ozzie Guillen.

It's going to take a while before Robin Ventura builds enough of a managerial profile to figure out what his good and bad habits are, so here's how to judge him in the early going.

It's been difficult to get a feel for Robin Ventura over his brief managerial career, but three national stories allow us to fill in some gaps as we look ahead.