Players Avoid Winning Managers
Los Angeles Dodgers —
... News item, as it were: Sports Illustrated correspondents in every city interviewed 380 players in May for the poll, though many players declined to answer that particular question, even while knowing they would remain anonymous. SI did not ...
Midseason prospect rankings: Charlotte and Birmingham
Sox Machine —
... . *In a poll of major-league players, Lou Piniella and Ozzie Guillen ranked 1-2 when asked which managers they wouldn't want to play for. Thanks to ...
MLB Players Would Not Like To Play For Lou Piniella, Ozzie Guillen
MOUTHPIECE Blog // A Chicago-Addled Sports Blog —
... In today’s Trib, Piniella take it as a compliment, stating it shows they’re demanding and want to win. Guillen says as long as he’s No. 1 with the White Sox, that’s all he really cares about. Fair enough. ...
Lou Piniella - Mr. Unpopular
Rise of the Rays —
... According to a Sports Illustrated poll of current major league players, Lou Piniella is the manager players would least want to play for. Piniella told the Chicago Tribune ...
Unpopular managers in Chicago? Please
Nick Friedell's Blog - ESPN Chicago —
... recognizable skippers in the game. They appear on SportsCenter more than almost any other authority figures in the game. They are honest with the media and aren't afraid to call out a player when his performance isn't up to par.
That type of extra scrutiny from the boss will always rub certain players the wrong way, but many more players would run through a wall for either of these men.
"What you see out there is [different from what] you may see inside the clubhouse," said Guillen, quoted in the Chicago Tribune.
And that's exactly what players can't ...
Chi Trib: Poll: Most MLB Players Would Not Want to Play for Piniella, Guillen
BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog —
Chi Trib: Poll: Most MLB Players Would Not Want to Play for Piniella, Guillen Sports Illustrated correspondents in every major-league city interviewed 380 players in May for the poll, though many players declined to answer that question. SI did not break down the exact totals but listed Piniella first with 26 percent of the vote, followed by Guillen at 21 percent. St. Louis’ La Russa (10 percent), the Dodgers’ Joe Torre (4 percent), and Cleveland’s Eric Wedge (4 percent) rounded out the top five. This might be the only time Eric Wedge is ever the fifth name mentioned alongside ...
