Quade and Listach to be interviewed

[shnsajax]

General manager Jim Hendry, who was not available for comment, plans to interview two internal candidates this week: Triple-A manager Mike Quade and Double-A manager Pat Listach.

 

Haven't seen this anywhere posted but could have easily missed it.

Edited October 9, 2006 by shnsajax

[A New Era]

Don't know about either of these guys from our organization.

 

One thing though. Please promote Van Joshua to Cubs hitting coach. .

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

Listach seems to be a good guy. I don't know what kind of manager he will make. My guess is that these are just token interviews.

[C.C.]

What's the point of these token interviews? Why waste your time? Does Hendry want to expense lunch/dinner or something...

[Jazz]

What's the point of these token interviews? Why waste your time? Does Hendry want to expense lunch/dinner or something...

 

I think we might see listach as our new pitching coach if it isnt rothschild..

[Blizzau]

What's the point of these token interviews? Why waste your time? Does Hendry want to expense lunch/dinner or something...

 

I think we might see listach as our new pitching coach if it isnt rothschild..

 

Interesting... Don't former pitchers become pitching coaches? I imagine there are more desirable candidates to fill that position that a former infielder.

[CheeseHead Cubs Fan]

What's the point of these token interviews? Why waste your time? Does Hendry want to expense lunch/dinner or something...

 

I think we might see listach as our new pitching coach if it isnt rothschild..

 

How so? Granted I have not followed his career post retirement but I find it hard to believe a career infielder would be a potential candidate for a pitching coach position.

[NCCubFan]

What's the point of these token interviews? Why waste your time? Does Hendry want to expense lunch/dinner or something...

 

I think we might see listach as our new pitching coach if it isnt rothschild..

 

Interesting... Don't former pitchers become pitching coaches? I imagine there are more desirable candidates to fill that position that a former infielder.

And catchers (e.g. Dave Duncan), but not middle infielders. Listach may become hitting coach (I believe he's previously filled that position for Iowa), but definitely not pitching coach.

[Brian]

I think he might mean Alan Dunn as pitching coach... Listach and Dunn were confused in another thread.

[OBPMatters]

Listach seems to be a good guy. I don't know what kind of manager he will make. My guess is that these are just token interviews.

 

Interviewing Listach would satisfy MLB's rules for interviewing minority candidates.

 

Edited because I suck at typing late at night. :D

Edited October 10, 2006 by OBPMatters?

[Laura]

Listach will be managing the Mesa Solar Sox in the Arizona Fall League, which starts tomorrow. He has also been a regular reader of NSBB during the season. :) DJaxxFan can probably give some insight as to his managerial style in AA.

 

I'm glad they're considering some of the inhouse talent.

[nilodnayr]

Don't know about either of these guys from our organization.

 

One thing though. Please promote Van Joshua to Cubs hitting coach. .

 

I'd rather he work on trying to un-screw up our future hitters in the minors.

 

Edit: Assuming we ever have any.

[Laura]

Updated chicagosports.com article.

 

Quade has a good shot of joining the Cubs' staff in 2007 as third-base coach, in which case Buddy Bailey, the team's minor league catching and baserunning coordinator, would take over at Iowa.

 

With only one year of managerial experience at the Double-A level, Listach would be a long shot to make the leap to a major-league managerial job.

 

But the Cubs want to reward Listach for the job he did at West Tenn. And by interviewing him, the Cubs would fulfill a directive from Major League Baseball that teams include minority candidates in the hiring process.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

What minority is Listach? Mustachioed?

[nilodnayr]

What minority is Listach? Mustachioed?

 

Isn't he black? Well, not really black, but african-american.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

I guess so, I really had to look closely at the image results to tell. He's really light complected for an African-American.

[Brian]

http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/pics/pat_listach_autograph.jpg

[nilodnayr]

I guess so, I really had to look closely at the image results to tell. He's really light complected for an African-American.

 

Its hard for me to tell too, but thats because I don't see color. Everyone is American to me. I only know I'm white because I can catch a cab and belong to an all white country club.

[RichHillIsABeast]

I guess so, I really had to look closely at the image results to tell. He's really light complected for an African-American.

 

Its hard for me to tell too, but thats because I don't see color. Everyone is American to me. I only know I'm white because I can catch a cab and belong to an all white country club.

 

 

wow

[Transmogrified Tiger]

I guess so, I really had to look closely at the image results to tell. He's really light complected for an African-American.

 

Its hard for me to tell too, but thats because I don't see color. Everyone is American to me. I only know I'm white because I can catch a cab and belong to an all white country club.

 

Who's your NFL team then? It can't be the Bears.

[muntjack]

This signals to me that Girardi will be the new manager. Interviewing the 2 in-house candidates looks an awful lot like a formality.

[mhuber92211]

I like that they are looking inhouse. It isn't a bad safety net especially given the 1 year window that was discussed in the MacPhail thread.

 

I think Quade is an excellent choice for 3rd base coach and is a thread of familiarity for the younger players. Listach is an intelligent guy who deserves a chance but I don't think that this is the right time. It might be too much pressure to have a "younger" coaching staff altogether, assuming Girardi is the hire.

 

I think Dave Wallace would be a good candidate to take over for Larry and I think that there are plenty of good veteran bench coaches available.

[USSoccer]

I guess so, I really had to look closely at the image results to tell. He's really light complected for an African-American.

 

Its hard for me to tell too, but thats because I don't see color. Everyone is American to me. I only know I'm white because I can catch a cab and belong to an all white country club.

 

 

wow

 

It's a Colbert reference.

[biittner77]

I wish I had a pencil thin Listach, then I could solve a mystery too.

[goonys evil twin]

I think Quade is an excellent choice for 3rd base coach and is a thread of familiarity for the younger players.

 

How does he pronounce his name? If it's pronounced the way the blonde on CSN Sportsnite said it last night, I don't think I could handle having him on the staff next year.