Ron Roenicke Hired as Manager

[trwi7]

Joe Cowley is saying it's Ron Roenicke.

[patrickgpe]

if that is true, i'll be slightly disappointed but not upset. i think he will atleast play more of a national league style offense compared to Macha. I think Scioscia is a good manager and there are worse people he could learn from. I soured on Bobby V as the days wore on, but was still hoping for Cora.

[Mr QL]

Yawn. How does it go from Cora being the worst case scenario to Roenicke?

[crewcrazy]

I split this from the monster manager topic, since even Haudricourt has reason to believe this is true, although there is no confirmation.

[SeriesFinale]

I didn't really think any of the hirings would be homeruns or disasters but I am a little underwhelmed all the same. Wait and see, I guess.

[GoudaBrew]

Kind of embarrassing, but how do you pronounce "Roenicke"?

[hawing]

Kind of embarrassing, but how do you pronounce "Roenicke"?

I'd guess "RENN-eh-key." Note that I don't know for sure myself, so no need for embarrassment.

 

At least it lends itself to the word "Roenicked." http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/indifferent.gif

[Hofbraunhaus]

Fire Ron Roenicke!!!!

 

But seriously, I wanted Valentine and didn't want Melvin so while I'm not overly excited by this I am satisfied. It certainly could have been worse.

[crewcrazy]

Haudricourt confirms that Roenicke is the hire. Removing the question mark from the topic title.

[patrickgpe]

Haudricourt confirms it

 

http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/sports/106540803.html

[logan82]

He would have been my top choice of the 4 finalists. Cora would have been second. As long as we didn't hire a fired manager I will be happy, ish.

[Invader3K]

Well, this is quite surprising giving all the talk that was centered around Valentine and Cora of late.

 

I have heard good things about Roenicke. Not sure if I'm excited, as I was basically pulling for Valentine. My guess is Valentine simply wanted too much money and the Brewers decided to move on.

http://mlb.mlb.com/images/2007/05/26/TGc28Cpc.jpg

Edit: Here's his mug so the haters can direct their anger.

[pretendastronaut]

Well, he has a 4-0 lifetime record as a manager, so it's hard to not like the choice.

Seriously though, I don't know much about Roenicke, but I'm just glad it wasn't Bob Melvin.

[Invader3K]

It was mentioned on the radio that he was manager of the year in the California League in the mid '90s at one point, so I guess he has a pretty good track record in the minors at least.

[kretzl]

I don't know much about Roenicke, but was just reading this interview of his from 2009. If anyone wants to read it, it's kind of interesting:

 

https://baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=9669

 

This part of it get's me excited since I really like Joe Maddon:

 

DL: You replaced Joe Maddon as the Angels’ bench coach. How similar are you and Joe?

RR: There are some similar things. There are some things that I also try to do the same way Joe did them. Joe is the best coach that I’ve been with in the big leagues—the best coach I’ve ever seen. A guy who has that kind of baseball intelligence and those kinds of baseball instincts, and great common sense, and a great sense of humor—he’s got all of the traits you want in a coach. So there are a lot of things that he does that I like, and that we’re similar at. Maybe I would have done it a little differently, but I saw him, and I said, "You know something, I like the way Joe did it and I’m going to do it that way.

 

 

[owbc]

I'm as shocked as everyone else, but I like the work that the Angels do and I look forward to the Brewers moving in a new direction. Based on Dale Sveum's comments and the Roenicke hire, I expect the 2011 Brewers to utilize their speed and focus on the fundamentals.

 

I'm looking forward to the press conference.

[Invader3K]

Adam McCalvy with further information:

http://brewersbeat.mlblogs.com/archives/2010/11/roenicke_picked_for_managers_p.html

 

On Tuesday, the Sun-Times surmised that the Brewers may have picked Roenicke because Valentine's price tag was too high. But the team source said financial considerations played "no role whatsoever" in Roenicke getting the job.

[Invader3K]

OK, I want to know who's behind this already:

 

http://fireronroenicke.com/

[JumpinMacFlash]

Wow. I was really surprised by this. I was confident Valentine or Cora was going to be the choice.

 

I'm looking forward to learning more about Roenicke. This should be an interesting ride. Now let's see what kind of roster upgrades occur.

[owbc]

ESPN Chicago is reporting that Cora finished a "strong second" to Roenicke.

[PrinceEatMeat]

I'm extremely disappointed by this. Really wanted Bobby V, but would've liked Cora as well. Kind of a let down.

[BrewCrewForever]

I like Maddon and Scioscia, if Roenicke is anything like them I will be 100% on board with this hire.

[thumperden]

I'm underwhelmed. This is the least popular choice as far as creating fan excitement is concerned. The Brewers will have their work cut out for them selling season tickets this off-season. I'm not saying I don't like the choice. I think all four finalists are a better fit for the personnel than Macha was, so that should improve our fundamental chances of winning.

 

As far as getting more talent is concerned, that remains to be seen.

[splitterpfj]

There really isn't much to base an opinion on with Roenicke, but I do like the way the Angels play, so I'll hope for success.

 

Bobby V would have been a sexy hire, but I think we should all withhold judgment on Roenicke until at least December.

[Patrick425]

This whole time I was thinking it was Gary Roenicke (former Oriole from the 80's). I guess this is his brother. I don't really remember him as much from his playing days.