Re: New GM/Cubs Future News Articles

[SouthSideRyan]

Did anyone catch this??

 

georgeofman George ofman

Surprised Sandberg not on Theo's short list. Even more surprised Quade could be back.

49 minutes ago

 

WE'VE MADE A TERRIBLE MISTAKE

[bcl412]

The only positives I could come up with is that Quade doesn't have much pull in the Majors I wouldn't think, because his one year managing his team was awful, so if he is told to change his managing style he would.

[UMFan83]

Watching Sox and Cardinal fans on facebook get all pissy about this is kind of fun.

 

links

 

It boils down to people saying that the Cubs players still suck, as if the GM has no power to replace them and then they just say John Lackey and Carl Crawford repeatedly.

 

I have a Cubs fan bitching because he wanted Friedman, and is convinced Ricketts is broke and will drop the payroll to 80M

 

I have a Cubs "fan" angry that serious Cubs fans are going to drive up the ticket prices like they did in 08 and make it way more expensive to get a tan, pick up chicks, and drink Old Style.

[El Duderino]

maybe he meant quade would be back managing iowa

[Guest]

How is it that Bernstein can say so many smart things that nobody else in this awful assortment of local sports media guys (short of Bruce) would say and still say so many obscenely dumb things, too?

[Guest]

Did anyone catch this??

 

georgeofman George ofman

Surprised Sandberg not on Theo's short list. Even more surprised Quade could be back.

49 minutes ago

 

WE'VE MADE A TERRIBLE MISTAKE

 

I added that second question mark just for you. Even considered an exclamation point.

[Shilzzz]

B&B said sherman tweeted theo was gone after next year anyhow, so boston wanted to get some compensation since they wanted to keep him but weren't going to be able to

[Guest]

Interesting...

 

Joel Sherman

Joelsherman1 Joel Sherman

Who didn't want to be there anymore for professional/personal reasons. #Redsox decided better to move on now. #Cubs

6 minutes ago

 

Joel Sherman

Joelsherman1 Joel Sherman

Theo's hammer was $3M in salary, parachute payment after this yr climbed to $4M. So if stayed #Redsox were paying $7M for lameduck (cont)

8 minutes ago

 

Joel Sherman

Joelsherman1 Joel Sherman

Heard #Redsox wanted keep Theo, but Epstein made clear leaving when contract up after ’12 . So OK’d #Cubs: Didn’t want expensive lameduck

9 minutes ago

[Guest]

B&B said sherman tweeted theo was gone after next year anyhow, so boston wanted to get some compensation since they wanted to keep him but weren't going to be able to

 

 

He didn't say anything about compensation. Just that they didn't want a lame duck.

[kujay]

maybe he meant quade would be back managing iowa

 

That's not even cool.

[minnesotacubsfan]

ahahahaha spin it bitches

 

[expletive] the red sox

[El Duderino]

mlb network is about to do a "theo epstein's biggest challenges with the cubs" segment

 

this should be interesting

[Irrelevant Dude]

maybe he meant quade would be back managing iowa

Quade seems smart enough to realize that he is in over his head and that his days are numbered as a major league manager, so he might be open to returning to a minor league job with the Cubs. I wouldn't be opposed to someone from the Cubs at least approaching him about it before letting him go altogether.

[Shilzzz]

B&B said sherman tweeted theo was gone after next year anyhow, so boston wanted to get some compensation since they wanted to keep him but weren't going to be able to

 

 

He didn't say anything about compensation. Just that they didn't want a lame duck.

 

word yeah thanks for posting the actual tweets. i'm bad at the internets some

[Laura]

i hope praising the red sox model means having a gigantic payroll.

 

I'm think hiring Theo Epstein means having a gigantic payroll. :good:

[Guest]

They claim you never know what you got till it's gone

I know I got it, I don't know what y'all on

[bukie]

mlb network is about to do a "theo epstein's biggest challenges with the cubs" segment

 

this should be interesting

Winning 90 games in back to back seasons? (last done in 1929-1930)

Edited October 12, 2011 by bukie

[Guest]

I'mma open up a store for aspirin MC's

Won't sell em no dreams, but the inspiration is free

[Sammy Sofa]

..................

ok. but I'm curious what ya'll think of him as a GM. did he just get lucky one season?

 

he made some moves that worked out very well for him. i don't think he's a brilliant gm, but he's not one of the worst.

 

 

I agree. and I think he gets more credit then Ozzie should for the WS even though he isn't a Beane or Cashman or (ORGASM) Epstein.

 

I don't. He's basically Jim Hendry if the Cubs had won in 2003.

Edited October 12, 2011 by Sammy Sofa

[Sammy Sofa]

This team needs to be blown up

 

Nope.

[Shilzzz]

i fantasized about theo in chicago

mercy mercy me, ricketts went gonzo

that's wrigley the first year that they go

how you say rings in spanish? me no hablo (yet)

[Guest]

FOR [expletive]'S SAKE

 

SOME GUY JUST CALLED IN SAYING THEY HOPE EPSTEIN BELIEVES IN DEFENSE (FINE) AND SPEED BECAUSE THE "OTHER WAY" DOESN'T WORK AT WRIGLEY AND INSTEAD OF LAUGHING AT HIM LIKE THEY USUALLY DO, BOERS AGREED AND BERNSTEIN WAS LIKE "YEP HE BELIEVES IN DEFENSE, DON'T WORRY."

[Guest]

i fantasized about theo in chicago

mercy mercy me, ricketts went gonzo

that's wrigley the first year that they go

how you say rings in spanish? me no hablo (yet)

 

HE'S JUST A CHI TOWN THEO WITH A NICE FLOW

[bcl412]

FOR [expletive]'S SAKE

 

SOME GUY JUST CALLED IN SAYING THEY HOPE EPSTEIN BELIEVES IN DEFENSE (FINE) AND SPEED BECAUSE THE "OTHER WAY" DOESN'T WORK AT WRIGLEY AND INSTEAD OF LAUGHING AT HIM LIKE THEY USUALLY DO, BOERS AGREED AND BERNSTEIN WAS LIKE "YEP HE BELIEVES IN DEFENSE, DON'T WORRY."

 

Defense has importance but what is "the other way"?

[El Duderino]

FOR [expletive]'S SAKE

 

SOME GUY JUST CALLED IN SAYING THEY HOPE EPSTEIN BELIEVES IN DEFENSE (FINE) AND SPEED BECAUSE THE "OTHER WAY" DOESN'T WORK AT WRIGLEY AND INSTEAD OF LAUGHING AT HIM LIKE THEY USUALLY DO, BOERS AGREED AND BERNSTEIN WAS LIKE "YEP HE BELIEVES IN DEFENSE, DON'T WORRY."

 

Defense has importance but what is "the other way"?

 

considering his speed reference, the other way is probably slow guys with high OBP that hit home runs.