AP

The manager of the Chicago White Sox is always outspoken, can be funny, is perhaps more sensitive to criticism than he lets on and fearless when it comes to bucking baseball tradition.

"He says things that you kind of look at and say, 'Where is he coming from?'" catcher A.J. Pierzynski said. "Most of the time he's right on with what he says. You have to respect the fact that he's a standup guy and he believes in what he's doing."

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