American League Managers
Faces of Sport III
A continuing series.
Aaron Boone — New York Yankees
Has cigarettes. Also, wants more cigarettes.
Kevin Cash — Tampa Bay Rays
Half Lego, half Ruffalo.
John Schneider — Toronto Blue Jays
Gigachad of the leprechauns / no one told him about football / protein Santa.
Brandon Hyde — Baltimore Orioles
“What do we do when we fall off the horse? We get back on. And we apologize to the horse.”
Alex Cora — Boston Red Sox
Kendall Roy if his parents had been nice.
Pedro Grifol — Chicago White Sox
Not his fault he looks good in a suit, but he looks more like an owner than a manager.
Dress for the job—your boss, has?
Stephen Vogt — Cleveland Guardians
Growing up, he was always told becoming a comedian was too unrealistic. So he became a terrifying and enormous bird.
Matt Quatraro — Kansas City Royals
The postman in Grover’s Corners / the bartender in It’s a Wonderful Life.
Joe Espada — Houston Astros
“What did I say? I said, ‘If you don’t stop stealing second base, I’m calling the police.’”
Ron Washington — Los Angeles Angels
Spent quarantine getting really into Ted Talks. Spent spring training making the team do likewise.
A.J. Hinch — Detroit Tigers
Glenn Beck meets Donald Sutherland (RIP).
Scott Servais — Seattle Mariners
The governor, apologizing, unsure of his sincerity.
Bruce Bochy — Texas Rangers
King Lear (Disney Channel adaptation).
Text-only bonus round because I ran out of space slash jokes:
Rocco Baldelli — Minnesota Twins
Aaron Roders meets Charlie Day.
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Next up: the National League.
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