Who will be the manager? Quade Fired (pg 15)

[El Duderino]

how is his name pronounced?

[Brett]

how is his name pronounced?

 

"Swain," I believe. Which makes no sense.

[sneakypower]

swaim

[Epsteenie]

@cst_Cowley

Quade is out as Cubs manager, according to a source.

[Guest]

@cst_Cowley

Quade is out as Cubs manager, according to a source.

 

 

woo-hoo

[davell]

Sweet. The gang is already making moves.

[mookie]

hip hip hooray!!!

[Guest]

CHICAGO – Chicago Cubs President of Baseball Operations Theo Epstein this afternoon released the following statement after traveling to Florida to inform manager Mike Quade that he would not return to the club for the 2012 season.

 

“Jed Hoyer and I had an all-day meeting with Mike last Thursday at Wrigley Field, and Mike and I continued our dialogue with a lengthy phone conversation yesterday after the press conference. Today, I flew to Florida to inform Mike in person that the Cubs have decided not to bring him back as our manager for the 2012 season.

 

“When I joined the Cubs last week, I knew that Mike had a reputation as an outstanding baseball guy, as a tireless worker, and as a first-rate human being. After spending some time with him this past week, it became apparent to me that Mike’s reputation is well deserved. His passion, knowledge of the game, commitment, and integrity stood out immediately. While Mike is clearly an asset to any organization and any major league staff, Jed and I believe that the Cubs would benefit long-term from bringing in a manager for 2012 who can come in with a clean slate and offer new direction.

 

“The managerial search process begins immediately. We are looking for someone with whom and around whom we can build a foundation for sustained success. The next manager must have leadership and communication skills; he must place an emphasis on preparation and accountability; he must establish high standards and a winning culture; he must have integrity and an open mind; and he must have managerial or coaching experience at the major league level.

 

“I want to thank Mike for his nine years of excellent service to the Cubs, and we certainly wish him well in the future.”

[CubsInNC]

Confirmed by Bruce & Len on twitter as well.

[Epsteenie]

@CubsInsiderChicago Cubs

#Cubs today announced manager Mike Quade will not return for the 2012 season.

 

@jonmorosi]Jon Morosi

Theo Epstein says in a statement that #Cubs managerial search "begins immediately."

[A New Era]

Heard it on scr. Matta Batta Cola. Yeah I know it's wrong, but that's how I think of it when I hear it :)

[woodchip2153]

CHICAGO – Chicago Cubs President of Baseball Operations Theo Epstein this afternoon released the following statement after traveling to Florida to inform manager Mike Quade that he would not return to the club for the 2012 season.

 

“Jed Hoyer and I had an all-day meeting with Mike last Thursday at Wrigley Field, and Mike and I continued our dialogue with a lengthy phone conversation yesterday after the press conference. Today, I flew to Florida to inform Mike in person that the Cubs have decided not to bring him back as our manager for the 2012 season.

 

“When I joined the Cubs last week, I knew that Mike had a reputation as an outstanding baseball guy, as a tireless worker, and as a first-rate human being. After spending some time with him this past week, it became apparent to me that Mike’s reputation is well deserved. His passion, knowledge of the game, commitment, and integrity stood out immediately. While Mike is clearly an asset to any organization and any major league staff, Jed and I believe that the Cubs would benefit long-term from bringing in a manager for 2012 who can come in with a clean slate and offer new direction.

 

“The managerial search process begins immediately. We are looking for someone with whom and around whom we can build a foundation for sustained success. The next manager must have leadership and communication skills; he must place an emphasis on preparation and accountability; he must establish high standards and a winning culture; he must have integrity and an open mind; and he must have managerial or coaching experience at the major league level.

 

“I want to thank Mike for his nine years of excellent service to the Cubs, and we certainly wish him well in the future.”

 

hopefully that will put an end to all the Sandberg speculation.

[Theo]

He gone

[CubsInNC]

CHICAGO – Chicago Cubs President of Baseball Operations Theo Epstein this afternoon released the following statement after traveling to Florida to inform manager Mike Quade that he would not return to the club for the 2012 season.

 

“Jed Hoyer and I had an all-day meeting with Mike last Thursday at Wrigley Field, and Mike and I continued our dialogue with a lengthy phone conversation yesterday after the press conference. Today, I flew to Florida to inform Mike in person that the Cubs have decided not to bring him back as our manager for the 2012 season.

 

“When I joined the Cubs last week, I knew that Mike had a reputation as an outstanding baseball guy, as a tireless worker, and as a first-rate human being. After spending some time with him this past week, it became apparent to me that Mike’s reputation is well deserved. His passion, knowledge of the game, commitment, and integrity stood out immediately. While Mike is clearly an asset to any organization and any major league staff, Jed and I believe that the Cubs would benefit long-term from bringing in a manager for 2012 who can come in with a clean slate and offer new direction.

 

“The managerial search process begins immediately. We are looking for someone with whom and around whom we can build a foundation for sustained success. The next manager must have leadership and communication skills; he must place an emphasis on preparation and accountability; he must establish high standards and a winning culture; he must have integrity and an open mind; and he must have managerial or coaching experience at the major league level.

 

“I want to thank Mike for his nine years of excellent service to the Cubs, and we certainly wish him well in the future.”

 

 

We can rule out Francona.

[A New Era]

He gone

 

:-$

[jersey cubs fan]

newdirections

 

 

and he must have managerial or coaching experience at the major league level.

 

sorry ryno

[Guest]

So happy that Theo went out of his way to kill the Sandberg talk.

[mookie]

I wonder who we gonna get. I bet he will be cool and filled with a swank groove.

[Fast Freddie Bynum]

Damn that was a quick week!

[Theo]

I love how Theo went down to Florida to wack him, just like in Goodfellas

[pitchcs]

I've been awaiting this news.

 

\:D/

 

 

I don't hate you Mike, you're just not the man for the job.

Edited November 2, 2011 by pitchcs

[ConstableRabbit]

Sounds like Bobby V to me.

[ConstableRabbit]

I love how Theo went down to Florida to wack him, just like in Goodfellas

Would've been cooler if he shot Quade through a hat at Miami International, a la Hyman Roth.

[Guest]

BTW - if the team was going to go into a full-scale rebuild mode, I think they would have kept Quade and hired someone new when they thought the team was ready.

 

I really doubt they're going to go get the manager of the future and purposefully saddle him with a bucket of crap in year 1.

[jersey cubs fan]

So far I love every decision made except for letting Ramirez go, and at least that is respectable, reasonable adn probably the right decision in the end. That's the complete opposite of every Cubs-related prior to Ricketts. It was always a bunch of completely bad decisions couple with the occasional one that was at least reasonable and respectable.