The Chicago White Sox had an opportunity to move on from Ozzie Guillen in 2011 with a manager that was fired by the Red Sox. After Boston collapsed at the end of the 2011 season, Terry Francona was fired by the Red Sox.
With the Sox needing an experienced manager to guide the team back to success, the front office made the idiotic decision to hire Robin Ventura as its next manager. Francona, who had once coached in the Sox minor league system was later hired by the Cleveland Indians.