I'm not a fan of Jimy Williams at all. Much of his success can be attributed to his association with Bobby Cox. When he was fired from the Blue Jays in 1989 (I think) Cox gave him the 3rd Base Coach job in Atlanta where he stayed until getting the Red Sox job in 1996 (I think). IIRC, one of his big problems is communication with the players. He does not handle the media well. I believe in Boston and in Houston he lost the respect of the players because he was deemed as not always being up front with them. FWIW, he always looks like he has a bag of s*** in his mouth or like someone ran over his dog. I would not be a supporter of this hire at all.