Michael Jordan’s two-word press release announcing his comeback: “I’m back.”
Robin Ventura’s first two publicly spoken words as manager of the White Sox: “I’m here.”
The baseball world’s one-word reaction to the even more stunning news that Ventura had been hired to manage the Sox:
What?
There are those who are saying “bad move” and those who need time to sleep on general manager Ken Williams’ second managerial hire. But very few are lauding it as a great hire, not when Terry Francona, Davey Martinez and Sandy Alomar were out there, to name a few.
Maybe he'll grow into the job.