Cubs Fire Renteria, Hire Maddon

[UMFan83]

I live just north of Tampa it's funny how pissy Rays fans are being over this. Most people I talk to bring up tampering right away. I think they are going to be pretty disappointed if they think Cubs will be found guilty. I really want to get a Cubs Maddon Jersy this weekend just to poke the angry bears.

 

In a very short period they lost Price, Friedman, and Maddon. Not to mention their park is a [expletive] hole. Gotta be a tough time to be a Rays fan after the last few years success.

Yup that stadium is terrible, the only time I've been there was when the cubs played there a few years ago haven't been back. It's like a giant Highschool gymnasium, a terrible place to watch baseball. They could draw fans but not in that dump.

 

not only that but isn't the location really inconvenient for people who live in Tampa (the larger part of the metro population)? Something like only 1 bridge from Tampa to St. Pete.

 

At the same time, these are all excuses...a 90+ win team with likable players should be able to draw decently.

[Sammy Sofa]

so they specifically discuss Maddon but don't announce his hiring?

 

yeah really weird. you have to think if they are really still negotiating, announcing Ricky's firing really kills their leverage.

 

Come on. You really think they're firing Renteria if they don't have Maddon locked down? That's ridiculous.

 

No I don't think that, that's why I think its weird that the moves (firing Ricky, hiring Maddon) weren't announced at the same time.

 

"Jesus, Tom; I was just speculatin' about a hypothesis!"

[Sammy Sofa]

Stadiums being in horrible locations is a cliche across sports. Florida is just terrible and doesn't give a [expletive] about sports besides stupid college football and sometimes the Dolphins. Edited October 31, 2014 by Sammy Sofa

[UMFan83]

Agreed. If a team is good then their fans should show. Shea Stadium was a repulsive monstrosity that no human should have had to endure (old Yankee Stadium wasn't much better), but when those teams won they drew huge.

 

Of course NYC has 20 million people in its metro area (albeit split between 2 teams) and Tampa has 2.7 (and half are probably transplants that support another team)

[MWV]

[jersey cubs fan]

Stadiums being in horrible locations is a cliche across sports. Florida is just terrible and doesn't give a [expletive] about besides stupid college football and sometimes the Dolphins.

 

I think the cliche is accurate in certain situations, especially in sports that require fans to show up multiple times during the week. But in the case of Florida, there is no convenient location for everything. Anything you want to get to is an hour away from wherever you are.

[UMFan83]

so they specifically discuss Maddon but don't announce his hiring?

 

yeah really weird. you have to think if they are really still negotiating, announcing Ricky's firing really kills their leverage.

 

Come on. You really think they're firing Renteria if they don't have Maddon locked down? That's ridiculous.

 

No I don't think that, that's why I think its weird that the moves (firing Ricky, hiring Maddon) weren't announced at the same time.

 

"Jesus, Tom; I was just speculatin' about a hypothesis!"

 

Miller's Crossing reference ftw!

[Vinestal]

Stadiums being in horrible locations is a cliche across sports. Florida is just terrible and doesn't give a [expletive] about sports besides stupid college football and sometimes the Dolphins.

Well most of the people who live here are not from here,they are transplants from northern cities. Snowbirds and retired folks. They bring their own fanships with them and I don't think they ever feel the same way about the teams here as the teams from where they are from. That gets overlooked a lot. I love baseball, but I don't give 2 hoots about the Rays.

[UMFan83]

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press conference to announce hiring of joe maddon by cubs is planned for monday

[Pushfrog98]

How many former Rays managers are we going to hire?

[MSG T]

How many former Rays managers are we going to hire?

 

 

I think they now have a direct tie to every Rays manager (assuming Maddon doesn't fall through).

 

Maddon, Piniella, McRae and Rothschild

[ConstableRabbit]

I was pretty surprised and impressed by how honest that statement was.

[Billy_Buck]

Theo: "To our fans: we hope you understand"

 

Yessir. All good here.

[Proven Veteran]

How many former Rays managers are we going to hire?

As many as it takes.

[ConstableRabbit]

http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/story/joe-maddon-chicago-cubs-possible-deal-former-tampa-bay-rays-manager-feel-icky-deal-with-it-103114

 

Yet, even if baseball could prove that tampering occurred, what type of penalty would be appropriate? This is where it gets interesting. The Rays could claim that the Cubs’ actions caused Maddon to opt out — and demand a player as compensation. A good player, too, considering that the Cubs value Maddon enough to give him what is certain to be a monster contract. Think Javier Baez. Or Addison Russell.

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[Guest]

I was pretty surprised and impressed by how honest that statement was.

 

Same here.

 

 

And goodness Rosenthal, you couldn't have swung and missed any harder if you tried.

[JudasIscariotTheBird]

http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/story/joe-maddon-chicago-cubs-possible-deal-former-tampa-bay-rays-manager-feel-icky-deal-with-it-103114

 

Yet, even if baseball could prove that tampering occurred, what type of penalty would be appropriate? This is where it gets interesting. The Rays could claim that the Cubs’ actions caused Maddon to opt out — and demand a player as compensation. A good player, too, considering that the Cubs value Maddon enough to give him what is certain to be a monster contract. Think Javier Baez. Or Addison Russell.

I've heard a lot of absurd things this year, and even outside the topic of baseball, this is the most absurd.

[Janelle-Alexis]

If Maddon's value is Addison Russell, Boston should have demanded a four-team trade and gotten Trout and Stanton for Theo.

[jersey cubs fan]

If Maddon's value is Addison Russell, Boston should have demanded a four-team trade and gotten Trout and Stanton for Theo.

 

Tough to trade a man with an opt-out.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Managers still don't matter that much, but every time Epstein does something like this (annoy the rest of baseball while paying top dollar to make sure the Cubs get the best of something), I get a little glimmer that maybe the version of him that was active in Boston could show up permanently.

[treebird]

if i see ken rosenthal on the street imma punch him right in the bowtie

[illiniguy]

if i see ken rosenthal on the street imma punch him right in the bowtie

I saw him last week, hes so small you'd kill him. Then we wouldn't get the ms paint for this. Please don't do it.

[jersey cubs fan]

Bruce Miles retweeted

Marc Topkin ‏@TBTimes_Rays · 6m6 minutes ago

All #Rays coaches are under contract, none expected to join Maddon in Chicago. Tho If Dave Martinez didn't get #Rays manager job, he could.

[UMFan83]

@JoeO670: Cubs will introduce Joe Maddon as their manager at Monday 2pm press conference from @cubbybear

 

In case you are wondering why the Cubby Bear, wrigley field is unavailable bc of renovations

Edited October 31, 2014 by UMFan83

[Guest]

Just give them Chris Carpenter.

 

Rosenthal is an idiot.