I agree- I wanted Sandberg to get the job in the first place (and Girardi before him, but whatever). But knowing how you stood next to Pinella when many were calling for him to retire I’m just asking what your opinion is of his hiring. Did you buy that B.S. about his 24-13 record and knowing the system and yada-yada-yada. Just curious.
I stood by Piniella? I wanted Piniella gone as far back as 2009. I didn’t even want him hired in the first place.
As for Quade, I was sold on the idea that he was a career baseball man, who would work harder than anyone else because he was finally getting his dream. The 24-13 did nothing for me, but Quade seemed like a better option than Sandberg – given the crumminess of the team, that part’s still probably true.
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