The Chicago White Sox made a switch in the dugout, firing manager Pedro Grifol and three coaches on Thursday, two days after the team ended a 21-game losing streak that tied the AL record. Everett's Grady Sizemore named interim manager.
The Chicago White Sox are on course to finish with baseball's worst record of the modern era. Change clearly is needed.The White Sox made a switch in the dugout, firing manager Pedro Grifol and three coaches on Thursday, two days after the team ended a 21-game losing streak that tied the American League record.Chicago began the day 28-89, on pace to finish 39-123, which would be the worst major league record since the National League's Cleveland Spiders were 20-134 in 1899.
The optimism quickly evaporated, though, in a 3-22 start."We knew this season was gonna have its struggles based on the roster that we had," Getz said. "When you make a change, you want to be very certain that it’s going to be effective, and there are a lot of different factors in why a team is underperforming."Getz plans to sell potential candidates on the idea of "building something special from the ground up.
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