Quade given dreaded "vote of confidence" by Hendry

[Sammy Sofa]

Technically they wouldn't be firing him a year later if they just opt to not re-sign him.

 

Sure, but that's still having a GM's first year clouded by a lame duck manager and giving the impression of starting from scratch one year later. If you are a new GM coming in this year, you are either going to look at Quade as a longterm option, or hire your guy. Letting him be a lame duck is pointless.

 

Depends on the GM. If the manager they want isn't available for next year I could see whoever it is letting Quade finish things out instead of forcing in a candidate they don't really want simply for the sake of change.

[Old Style]

Anyone know how many times Cubs pitchers have gone over the 110 pitch mark this season? I feel like Quade hasn't done a stellar job of handling the pitching staff, although that's based more on my perception than anything else.

 

http://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/MLB/2011-starter-pitching.shtml

 

Not sure about 110+ but Cubs starters have thrown over 100 pitches 31 times this year which ranks 119th in the majors. The two at 120+ is tied for eighth in the majors and the single game max of 128 is tied for fourth in the majors.

I know I haven't been paying much attention to baseball this year, but when did the league expand to 120 teams?

[Guest]

Anyone know how many times Cubs pitchers have gone over the 110 pitch mark this season? I feel like Quade hasn't done a stellar job of handling the pitching staff, although that's based more on my perception than anything else.

 

http://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/MLB/2011-starter-pitching.shtml

 

Not sure about 110+ but Cubs starters have thrown over 100 pitches 31 times this year which ranks 119th in the majors. The two at 120+ is tied for eighth in the majors and the single game max of 128 is tied for fourth in the majors.

 

That cumulative number is mostly a function of Coleman, Russell, Davis, and the other various hobgoblins we've thrown out there being unable to physically reach 100 pitches, or getting rocked before they get there. In light of the injuries to the rotation, that they've had as many as they've had is a little worrisome.

[Banedon]

It's nitpicking, but this statement is what I think of when I hear "vote of confidence". I think of a GM saying "XXX is our manager for the rest of the year." or "We have not given consideration to a managerial change"....that kind of thing.

 

Saying "it's not his fault, he's done a good job" is a pretty weak vote of confidence.

[jersey cubs fan]

It's nitpicking, but this statement is what I think of when I hear "vote of confidence". I think of a GM saying "XXX is our manager for the rest of the year." or "We have not given consideration to a managerial change"....that kind of thing.

 

Saying "it's not his fault, he's done a good job" is a pretty weak vote of confidence.

 

I think of the vote of confidence as the inevitable situation where a GM has to address a manager's job status because a team is playing so poorly that the media is bringing it up every day. When things are going okay, it's not a topic.