David Ross accepted a spanking-new Cubs cap from crew president Theo Epstein, situated its rightful dwelling atop his dome and grinned broadly. “It feels good to put [this] back on,” he mentioned. There’s no taking it off now. After the formality of Monday’s official introduction of, and press convention with, the 55th supervisor in Cubs historical past, Ross, 42, is locked into the duty — as Epstein put it, the “personal mission” — of reworking the tradition and surroundings on the main league degree. The mere destiny of considered one of baseball’s blue-blood franchises now hinges on a first-time supervisor’s reputed next-level folks abilities. “In the end, I think we came back to David’s special gifts
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Red Sox Manager Alex Cora Will Not Attend Trip To White
The reigning World Series champions are set to go to the White House on Thursday, however they’ll be with out their supervisor once they make the journey to Pennsylvania Avenue. Alex Cora confirmed to El Nuevo Dia that he won't be part of the journey to the White House celebrating the Boston Red Sox World Series title. The Puerto Rican supervisor has lengthy hinted that he probably wouldn't attend the journey on account of his displeasure with the aid efforts following Hurricane Maria. “His decision, as detailed, is based on his understanding that Puerto Rico has not yet recovered after the passage of Hurricane Maria in September 2017,” based on El Nuevo Dia. “Puerto Rico is very important to me. During the winter
White Sox supervisor takes Eloy Jimenez’ breakout evening in
NEW YORK — Eloy Jimenez’ memorable evening at Yankee Stadium Friday – the prized rookie slugger hit the primary two homers of his profession in consecutive at-bats – was the spotlight of the White Sox’ younger season. But you may not have identified it judging by supervisor Rick Renteria’s response after the sport. Renteria form of ho-hummed the feat, placing him within the firm of 1 within the stadium. “No, I was really excited,” Renteria mentioned Saturday morning. Really? Could have fooled us.NEW YORK, NEW YORK - APRIL 12: Eloy Jimenez #74 of the Chicago White Sox watches the ball fly after hitting a house run in the course of the fifth inning of the sport towards the
Manchester United Hires Ole Gunnar Solskjaer As New, Interim Manager
Manchester United will rely on a familiar, baby face to steady its ship. The Red Devils announced Wednesday in a statement they’ve hired Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as caretaker manager. The 45-year-old Norwegian spent 15 years as a Manchester United player and coach between 1996 and 2011, earning the nickname “the baby-faced assassin” for his youthful looks and goal-scoring prowess . He returns to Old Trafford from Norwegian club Molde FK where he had managed since 2015. “Manchester United is in my heart and it’s brilliant to be coming back in this role. I’m really looking forward to working with the very talented squad we have, the staff and eve... NESN.com
Ex-MLB GM Goes Off About Alex Cora Not Winning AL Manager Of The Year
Alex Cora guided the Red Sox to a franchise-record and Major League Baseball-best 108 wins in his first regular season as Boston’s manager. The Red Sox won the American League East. It earned Cora a new contract with Boston but not AL Manager of the Year honors, as the voters — members of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America — instead sided with Athletics skipper Bob Melvin, who led Oakland to 97 regular-season victories and an AL wild-card spot. Jim Bowden found the voting to be “a joke.” The A’s shocked a lot of people with their success this season despite having the lowest Opening Day payroll in MLB, but Bowden, a forme... NESN.com
UEFA women’s football department recruiting now
When a former European champion urges you to join her winning team, what greater enticement could there be? This inviting possibility exists at UEFA, whose head of women's football Nadine Kessler is eager to welcome new team-mates in the form of a women's football competitions manager and a women's football development coordinator.Kessler herself joined UEFA soon after injury ended her playing days in 2016, and the former world and European player of the year has since experienced "a really exciting time for women's football" – something she attributes to "tremendous growth and positive challenges on all levels of the sport".... UEFA.com - News
49ers Make Surprising Hire Of John Lynch To Be General Manager
UPDATE (Sunday, Jan. 29, at 10:12 p.m. ET): The hire is official. ORIGINAL STORY: The San Francisco 49ers have taken the first step toward rebuilding their organization. The 49ers have reportedly hired former safety and Hall-of-Fame candidate John Lynch to be their new general manager, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. San Francisco parted ways with general manager Trent Baalke and head coach Chip Kelly on Jan. 1 after a disastrous 2-14 season, and apparently, the 49ers know that the rebuild might take some time. Lynch has no previous front office experience, and the decision to hire him apparen... NESN.com