Three's A Charm. Right.

Let’s do a quick review of Sad Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf as a judge of managerial talent. In 2020, he fired Rick Renteria and took a pass on AJ Hinch as his replacement, going instead with his old pal, Tony LaRussa. How did that work out? Hinch and his Tigers, the team that did hire him (along with announcer Jason Benetti, by the way), just swept the Astros on the road and move on to face the Guardians. Once LaRussa proved physically unable to handle the everyday grind of managing, Reinsdorf settled on Mickey Mouse as his replacement. Interesting that the Royals, at the time also in the process of hiring a new manager, passed on Mouse, their bench coach, and instead settled on Rays’ bench coach Matt Quartaro. The Royals lost 106 games their first year under Quartaro, five more than the Sad Sox under Mouse. And this year? They swept the Orioles in Baltimore to move and face the Yankees. I wonder why Kansas City didn’t want Mouse, who was a longtime part of the organization? Anyway, I’m sure Reinsdorf and the Sox will get it right this time. Three’s a charm. Right?