White Sox chairman Jerry Reinsdorf celebrates 'gratifying' wild-card series victory

White Sox chairman Jerry Reinsdorf praised the team's Wild Card series victory and defended his decision to hire general manager Chris Getz from within the organization.
HOUSTON — Three years ago, White Sox chairman Jerry Reinsdorf named Chris Getz his new general manager and was criticized on two fronts.‘‘I lived up to the faith you guys all had in me when I hired Chris,’’ Reinsdorf quipped inside a victorious Sox locker room Wednesday at Daikin Park. ‘‘Happy we vindicated your judgment in praising me for hiring him.’’The first issue was that Reinsdorf promoted Getz from within without formally interviewing outside candidates, which didn’t exactly seem like…
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