Re: New GM/Cubs Future News Articles

[Sammy Sofa]

Yeah, saying I don't think it was inexplicable means I thought it was a good deal. Way to davearm the [expletive] out of that one, David.

 

Is whether it's inexplicable or just bad really worth arguing about or busting out the expletives? And if you think it's bad shouldn't you care somewhat if it were Theo's idea?

 

All I'm saying is that he went from basically having one strike in my book to having none. Theo is awesome.

 

It's not just a good or bad situation; he's overpaid with that deal on any team, but given that it's the Red Sox and given what he had done in the prior two years (and really his whole career besides 2007 and 2008) I understand why they went all out. Yes, I recognize that his skillset makes it a longshot for him to have monster years until the end of the deal, but I also recognize what went down leading up to it and that it was the Red Sox making the deal, hence why I never thought of it as a mark against or warning sign with Theo. I don't think anyone here with a functioning brain cell is already writing off Crawford, and nobody is immune to signing a player who inexplicably has a horrendous year like that.

[davell]

Theo has a live interview on WGN Radio today at noon CST. Can someone please post a recap. Interview is on the "state of the Cubs". Should be interesting.

[Lefty]

I'll even switch off Rush Limbaugh to hear that!

[treebird]

Theo has a live interview on WGN Radio today at noon CST. Can someone please post a recap. Interview is on the "state of the Cubs". Should be interesting.

 

it's about to start

 

if this is boring i'm going to pm you a virus davell

[El Duderino]

Theo has a live interview on WGN Radio today at noon CST. Can someone please post a recap. Interview is on the "state of the Cubs". Should be interesting.

 

it's about to start

 

if this is boring i'm going to pm you a virus davell

 

same

[El Duderino]

basically regurgitating the intro press conference at this point

[davell]

Theo has a live interview on WGN Radio today at noon CST. Can someone please post a recap. Interview is on the "state of the Cubs". Should be interesting.

 

it's about to start

 

if this is boring i'm going to pm you a virus davell

 

same

Thanks for the warning fellas. Hopefully, he throws us a bone or two, since it looks pretty bleak from the naked eye.

[treebird]

theo likes chicago, it is just like boston in that everyone likes the team a lot

 

the other day was his birthday

 

he was surprised at how much people cared when he joined the cubs

 

he wants to win

 

"there are no shortcuts in this game." it sucks to have a crappy season. "we would never tank a season" . . . "but you have to be realistic." talks about not wanting to just pop up one season and get lucky but instead build a great team and make the playoffs six out of eight years and win the world series.

 

not just one or two moves away.

 

ricketts committed to winning and doing things the right way, understands big picture. "knows you can't just throw money at problems," have to do things the right way.

 

"maybe yes maybe no" on whether we should expect more moves like marshall for prospects in the coming weeks

 

wants to convert short-term assets to long-term assets, whether by trading people or signing them to extensions

 

new cba limits flexibility, pretty much can't allocate more resources to draft. have to just draft better than other teams now.

 

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[apete6]

 

new cba limits flexibility, pretty much can't allocate more resources to draft. have to just draft better than other teams now.

 

1. Thanks for the update

2. Go right to hell, MLBPA & Bud Selig!!!!!!!

[UMFan83]

I wonder if Theo would have left Boston if he knew the details of the new CBA beforehand.

[mookie]

I wonder if Theo would have left Boston if he knew the details of the new CBA beforehand.

 

Probably not. The dude is a one-trick pony. IT'S OVER GUYS!!!!!!!

[jersey cubs fan]

I wonder if Theo would have left Boston if he knew the details of the new CBA beforehand.

 

He's still have to deal with the same issues in Boston, and he'd have a much better financed primary rival, another very rich rival, and a very smart rival. He doesn't have those issues in Chicago and it was pretty clear he was going to leave there eventually.

[treebird]

kaplan asks about changing the culture because the culture in the locker room was bad. he even says "how can carlos zambrano be part of a culture change?" god proves that he doesn't exist by not striking kaplan with an aneurysm on the spot.

 

theo says everyone has to be nice and get along and police themselves and boring things like that. every team has adversity, you can't feel sorry for yourself or get selfish. can't win with that type of culture. need to restore culture, pride in being a cub. treat players well, respect them, expect a lot of them. sveum will hold players to high standard. must communicate with players well. "carlos zambrano from 2011 and years previous can't fit into the culture here." says either carlos will change or will be gone. he says lots of people are skeptical and that he himself is skeptical, but carlos will get a chance.

 

thinking behind marshall move: sean is great is you hate to get rid of him. big picture move, one year left on deal. wouldn't get comp pick for him after this season. love to have him for this one year, but 5 seasons of wood and 12 seasons of prospects is worth more than marshall. (this will be a pretty good trade if the cubs get 17 seasons out of these guys)

 

he likes the challenge of working for the cubs. starts talking about that 10 year stuff again. zzzzz

 

talks about understanding sunk costs is good, but being creative and getting value out of a seeming sunk cost is even better, whether that means a trade or letting a guy go or getting to know a player better and working on their flaws. no one answer to these questions.

 

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[UMFan83]

I wonder if Theo would have left Boston if he knew the details of the new CBA beforehand.

 

Probably not. The dude is a one-trick pony. IT'S OVER GUYS!!!!!!!

 

Well that's a huge exaggeration of what I was implying.

 

Just saying there were a lot of factors that might have compelled him to stay in Boston. Making a massive big market rebuild a bit harder might have caused him to think twice. I'm pretty sure Theo is going to do fine here, and I suspect he is not crying over the CBA. But it certainly makes his job harder.

[mookie]

I just wanted to try the cliched over the top approach for a change.

[El Duderino]

theo giving lahair some luuurrrve

[treebird]

theo loves kerry wood. great on and off field. always admired him. can help build winning culture. would be greatly disappointed if they can't bring him back. "thinks this one should work out." "if we can't work this one out, we're doing something wrong."

 

marmol is the closer. stuff wasn't there all the time last year. carlos has been working really hard all winter, is in great shape. going to get him to trust his fastball more.

 

can't ever just watch baseball as a fan JESUS CHRIST THIS QUESTION IS BORING he is still talking about it but whatever who cares

 

says he values the short term, not going to lose more than we have to. try to win world series every year, including 2012. however, when long-term vs short-term conflicts, err on side of long-term. nothing will get in the way of us building a core that will win year-in and year-out. signing fa's for big money or older players will only happen if it makes sense in the big picture. would make more sense if we had that core established already.

 

media in chicago has been great, "kap included." theo officially a liar.

 

"is moneyball accurate? what actor should play you?" GREAT QUESTION. ugh. he says he's read the book, hasn't seen a movie. didn't think it was that accurate. great story foremost. he is focused on cubs winning, leaves movies to others.

 

son roots for cubs overall, but red sox are his AL team. STOP TAKING FAN QUESTIONS.

 

kaplan asks if he's thought about what it would be like for cubs fans to win a world series. theo says it would make people really happy blah blah blah. part of what makes cubs job appealing is how much it would mean to win.

 

great now a question about eddie vedder.

 

first baseman right now is bryan lahair. "pretty excited" to give him the opportunity to play. hitters hit wherever they are. he's 28 but can have a great major league career. doesn't believe in 4a players. thinks it just means that a guy did well in aaa but didn't get real shot in majors. 4a guys are just guys who need a real shot. aaa is easier than mlb, but mlb has advantages too (advanced scouting, travel, whatever). lahair has hit everywhere he has been, that shouldn't change.

 

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[SouthSideRyan]

LaHair has hit everywhere he's been except for his first 12 seasons in AAA

[El Duderino]

theo apparently has a twin brother, wtf

[treebird]

how involved will theo be in renovation of wrigley? what renovations are coming? theo will be focused on baseball. he enjoyed watching fenway get its facelift and see how much they improved it, excited to see same happen here. wrigley needs help. it'll help generate revenue we can put back into team, help fans have more fun, and help city by making it even more of a tourist attraction. says CRANE is doing a great job on this.

 

he says he has been looking into the day baseball issue. says most important thing is to take ownership of it. we should be more prepared than opponents to play during the day, make it a competitive advantage.

 

some stupid question about what it's like to have a twin

 

what sold you on sveum? theo says fans will like him a lot. very authentic and genuine. important, because you can't fake it with players. dale is both a player's manager and a disciplinarian. no excuses, well-prepared players, but also down-to-earth and supportive of players. players will like and admire him.

 

first thing said to wife in car after guy recognized him at starbucks: "that didn't go so well"

 

compensation issue: still on table. we'll get it resolved, both clubs approaching in good faith. cubs and red sox are still allies. friends with people over there. did conference call for travis wood deal from old office in fenway park.

 

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[Sammy Sofa]

first baseman right now is bryan lahair. "pretty excited" to give him the opportunity to play. hitters hit wherever they are. he's 28 but can have a great major league career. doesn't believe in 4a players. thinks it just means that a guy did well in aaa but didn't get real shot in majors. 4a guys are just guys who need a real shot. aaa is easier than mlb, but mlb has advantages too (advanced scouting, travel, whatever). lahair has hit everywhere he has been, that shouldn't change.

 

Jesus what the [expletive]

[Guest]

I got back in my car just in time for that question and almost drove it right off the road.

[rocket]

man i was really hoping a fan would ask "how does committing over 1 million dollars to reed johnson help the cubs short or long term?"

 

i do think theo will turn this ship around, i just wish i had more patience.

[XZero771679666304]

first baseman right now is bryan lahair. "pretty excited" to give him the opportunity to play. hitters hit wherever they are. he's 28 but can have a great major league career. doesn't believe in 4a players. thinks it just means that a guy did well in aaa but didn't get real shot in majors. 4a guys are just guys who need a real shot. aaa is easier than mlb, but mlb has advantages too (advanced scouting, travel, whatever). lahair has hit everywhere he has been, that shouldn't change.

 

Jesus what the [expletive]

 

To be fair, what's he supposed to say? "Bryan is the only 1B on our roster, and we really need to replace him because he sucks."

 

You talk up the guys you have whether you mean it or not.

[rocket]

first baseman right now is bryan lahair. "pretty excited" to give him the opportunity to play. hitters hit wherever they are. he's 28 but can have a great major league career. doesn't believe in 4a players. thinks it just means that a guy did well in aaa but didn't get real shot in majors. 4a guys are just guys who need a real shot. aaa is easier than mlb, but mlb has advantages too (advanced scouting, travel, whatever). lahair has hit everywhere he has been, that shouldn't change.

 

Jesus what the [expletive]

 

basically he should have just said "we don't think prince fielder is worth the cost to get him, so we'll just stick lahair there, and who knows, stranger things have happened"