Buck interviewing for Astros job

[SteveA]

2 hours ago, TommyPickles said:

Poor Buck.  So many managerial openings this winter and no one hired him.  

Boston's still open, isn't it?

[Redskins Rick]

5 minutes ago, SteveA said:

Boston's still open, isn't it?

Open, but there appears to be somebody on the short list:

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Former New York Yankees infielder/outfielder Hensley Meulens will have to wait a little longer to find out if he will be the next manager of the Boston Red Sox.

 

[Can_of_corn]

5 hours ago, interloper said:

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2020/01/astros-expected-to-hire-dusty-baker.html

 

[wildbillhiccup]

2 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

 

EVERYONE is reporting that this is a done deal. Forgive me if I don't believe some guy named Chandler Rome and his unnamed sources. 

Baker was the right choice in this case. Old school, but easy going. Buck would have been a terrible choice and fit. Bergman (their star player) would have been on his sh*t list before the end of spring training. 

[Can_of_corn]

2 minutes ago, wildbillhiccup said:

EVERYONE is reporting that this is a done deal. Forgive me if I don't believe some guy named Chandler Rome and his unnamed sources. 

Baker was the right choice in this case. Old school, but easy going. Buck would have been a terrible choice and fit. Bergman (their star player) would have been on his sh*t list before the end of spring training. 

You're forgiven.  I'm just throwing some information out there for folks.

Personally I think Baker would be a terrible choice for a team in which the players were weaned on applying analytics. 

I would expect a lot of eye rolls and muttered "OK Boomers".

[PaulFolk]

25 minutes ago, wildbillhiccup said:

EVERYONE is reporting that this is a done deal. Forgive me if I don't believe some guy named Chandler Rome and his unnamed sources. 

Baker was the right choice in this case. Old school, but easy going. Buck would have been a terrible choice and fit. Bergman (their star player) would have been on his sh*t list before the end of spring training. 

Why do you say that? Is there some sort of conflict between Buck and Bregman that I'm not aware of?

[mdbdotcom]

It was probably Buck's insistence on bringing in Colby Rasmus that killed the opportunity for him.

[Can_of_corn]

1 minute ago, mdbdotcom said:

It was probably Buck's insistence on bringing in Colby Rasmus that killed the opportunity for him.

And Tillman.

[canonfaz]

4 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

And Tillman.

And Ubaldo. 

[wildbillhiccup]

21 hours ago, PaulFolk said:

Why do you say that? Is there some sort of conflict between Buck and Bregman that I'm not aware of?

No conflict, he's (Bregman) just a bit of a prima donna jerk. Not quite Trevor Bauer social media level bad, but close. 

[Can_of_corn]

Just now, wildbillhiccup said:

No conflict, he's (Bregman) just a bit of a prima donna jerk. Not quite Trevor Bauer social media level bad, but close. 

Not sure how Buck could handle a prima donna jerk.

 

[wildbillhiccup]

2 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

Not sure how Buck could handle a prima donna jerk.

 

Manny was flashy, but I never got the sense that he was much of a talker. And even if he was unless Buck spoke Spanish he probably didn't understand half of what he said. Bregman has one of the worst cases of little man complex I've seen in a baseball player in quite awhile. My main point though was that Baker was a better fit than Buck because he's a much more easy going personality. As we know, Buck has a tendency / track record of eventually wearing out his welcome. 

[wildbillhiccup]

21 hours ago, Can_of_corn said:

You're forgiven.  I'm just throwing some information out there for folks.

Personally I think Baker would be a terrible choice for a team in which the players were weaned on applying analytics. 

I would expect a lot of eye rolls and muttered "OK Boomers".

I think the hiring of Baker is really just a bit of a PR spin. They clearly wanted an older manager who would give the appearance of some stability and Baker was the lesser of the two or three evils. I doubt he's with the team for more than two seasons. Just long enough for everyone to forget trashcangate. 

[weams]

1 minute ago, wildbillhiccup said:

I think the hiring of Baker is really just a bit of a PR spin. They clearly wanted an older manager who would give the appearance of some stability and Baker was the lesser of the two or three evils. I doubt he's with the team for more than two seasons. Just long enough for everyone to forget trashcangate. 

It will never be forgotten. 

[wildbillhiccup]

2 minutes ago, weams said:

It will never be forgotten. 

Certainly not by me, but I think it will probably be old news to the casual fans in a few years. The only think they could have done to make it stick was have them vacate the title, as impractical as that may have been.