Comments on: Have We Already Jumped To The Conclusion? http://s2nblog.wordpress.com/2007/10/10/have-we-already-jumped-to-the-conclusion/ Thu, 17 Dec 2009 22:16:55 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: dave http://s2nblog.wordpress.com/2007/10/10/have-we-already-jumped-to-the-conclusion/#comment-15816 dave Thu, 11 Oct 2007 19:51:41 +0000 http://s2nblog.wordpress.com/2007/10/10/have-we-already-jumped-to-the-conclusion/#comment-15816 tony la russa would be a fine manager in new york. he is one of the winningest of all time. stats schmats has all the stats here: http://blogs.msg.com/gameon/2007/10/stats-shmats-mo.html tony la russa would be a fine manager in new york. he is one of the winningest of all time. stats schmats has all the stats here:

http://blogs.msg.com/gameon/2007/10/stats-shmats-mo.html

]]> By: Magnificent Eeyore http://s2nblog.wordpress.com/2007/10/10/have-we-already-jumped-to-the-conclusion/#comment-15803 Magnificent Eeyore Thu, 11 Oct 2007 14:43:32 +0000 http://s2nblog.wordpress.com/2007/10/10/have-we-already-jumped-to-the-conclusion/#comment-15803 Also, St. Louis is a one newspaper town, has reasonably supportive local media in general, and when negative words are written about The Skipper (as we call him), it's almost with an apologetic undertone .... And Tony STILL gets fairly upset about negative comments. There was a story in the Post-Dispatch earlier this summer portraying the Cubs as losers the edition before they were in town for a big weekend series. Perhaps not the best choice of themes, but it was all in good fun, and nobody from the Cubs really seemed that offended about it. Tony, by contrast, blew up in his post-game press conference as soon as someone (I think it was Bernie Miklaz) from the Post asked him a question. And that's just the first in a litany of examples that comes to mind. Here's the point: The Skipper's always been pretty thin-skinned in a fairly tame media town ... I can't IMAGINE how much trouble he'd have with the NY media, but if his time here has been any indication, it won't be pretty. And I think that's why the Skipper won't ultimately take the job, even if offered. Also, local rumors here have it that LaRussa's people have explicitly contacted Torre's people and conveyed that he's not interested in making a play for Torre's job. That doesn't mean it won't happen, but it does make it less likely. All that being said, good post. Also, St. Louis is a one newspaper town, has reasonably supportive local media in general, and when negative words are written about The Skipper (as we call him), it’s almost with an apologetic undertone …. And Tony STILL gets fairly upset about negative comments. There was a story in the Post-Dispatch earlier this summer portraying the Cubs as losers the edition before they were in town for a big weekend series. Perhaps not the best choice of themes, but it was all in good fun, and nobody from the Cubs really seemed that offended about it. Tony, by contrast, blew up in his post-game press conference as soon as someone (I think it was Bernie Miklaz) from the Post asked him a question. And that’s just the first in a litany of examples that comes to mind.

Here’s the point: The Skipper’s always been pretty thin-skinned in a fairly tame media town … I can’t IMAGINE how much trouble he’d have with the NY media, but if his time here has been any indication, it won’t be pretty.

And I think that’s why the Skipper won’t ultimately take the job, even if offered.

Also, local rumors here have it that LaRussa’s people have explicitly contacted Torre’s people and conveyed that he’s not interested in making a play for Torre’s job. That doesn’t mean it won’t happen, but it does make it less likely.

All that being said, good post.

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