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    Thanks for the notice! I edited the header so people will know it's coming up tonight. On the Cubs managerial vacancy, I'd be interested on his impression as to whether the Hendry is seriously considering any candidates beyond the "Big Three" (Brenly, Girardi, Piniella). For instance, Manny Acta, Mets 3B coach, has been mentioned as a possibility in the past. Thanks!
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    KC linked to the Cub Reporter coverage of this. There's also a good discussion going on there on the Cubs prospects across the leagues.
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    The obligatory quote of yesterday's Trib.
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    Pending various inquiries. You should doublecheck your entry for accuracy's sake.
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    Gameday audio is a great deal for the season. I appreciate XM, but gameday usually lets you choose which broadcast to listen to. I fear the day they ramp up the price.
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    Funny, I could swear I saw his autograph on that picture in Caesar's Palace in Vegas a year and a half ago. I want Nolan Ryan's autograph on that. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v488/laserena06/baseball/nolanryanfoundation_1912_914785.jpg $50 from the Nolan Ryan Foundation
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    Not-Yankees / Dodgers
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    The apology is based on the LA Times story naming the Yankees trainer instead of the KC trainer based on sources revealing redacted information. Now the Feds are disputing the LA Times article, which is why everyone is apologizing left and right to Roger & Co. The whole Deadspin hysteria was based on the blanked out name in the affadavit being someone other than who the LA Times said that it was. If DeadSpin trusted the source then, why apologize now? Do they have evidence that their source was wrong, or did they base it on the LA Times story, which now has been called into doubt? If they didn't trust it, why run it? There's no concrete evidence that their original take was wrong. DeadSpin is fluffy overblown entertainment ... if they don't want to act like journalists when it gets serious, then they shouldn't expect to be taken seriously. It's pretty pathetic to apologize for a story that might actually be accurate just because the DeadSpin powers that be really wish that it weren't.
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    We would have been luckier if Hendry had Just Said No to the LA pusher. I don't think LA fans are staying up nights cursing that deal. Impressive since you registered here 2 months ago.
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    I think the Cubs being sold is more possible now than it's been since the last sale of the Cubs. I'm still not sure how to quantify that, though.
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    I'm not as concerned about his background because, as UK and others have pointed out, one does not need to be a successful baseball type to be a successful team president. I agree that he has been very successful. I am somewhat concerned that it's an in-house promotion and that, well, they didn't seem to look very hard or very far to find a replacement. One thing I was waiting to hear from FitzSimons was the case for why McDonough was the best person for the job. I didn't hear him even address it. I could understand if they said they very quietly vetted candidates and decided that McDonough was the best. But in this situation, he comes across as the default guy, not the best guy. That's not fair to him, but it's the way it is. I like what McDonough has said so far. I really hope he can make some changes. It's just a strange situation when he says there's a sense of urgency to win a World Series but there's no real tangible changes (yes, I know it's only been 2 days). It still seems like an organization that's drifting.
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    I liked what Girardi had to say tonight. I have concerns, but I'd vastly prefer him to Piniella. I'm concerned that Hendry may not want to hire him more due to his perceived popularity amongst Cubs fans than because of his managerial philosophies. And quite frankly -- I don't want Hendry kow-towing to what his Florida Marlins Front Office buddies tell him and the thought of that infuriates me to no end. Hendry seems to have a problem doing his job on his own, whether it's Dusty supposedly weighing in on player decisions or intimations that he can't get anything done without MacPhail there to direct his actions. He's the GM. Let him make the decision, not Beinfest or Loria.
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    The Marlins do business much differently than the Cubs do, eh?
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    <-- off to start the thread criticizing Raisin for being on the list of potential managers. :hsughwiggle:
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    I would ask that the discussion of sac bunts and past White Sox teams take place in a separate thread, since it no longer has to do with Girardi managing. I'll lock the thread and split off the discussion, which will only take a minute or so to do. ETA: Maybe not the cleanest surgery, but it's done.
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    The Ivy Chat Blog has the best ongoing coverage of the likelihood/lack thereof of the Tribune Company selling the Cubs.
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    Barry Rozner on Girardi:
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    Theriot gets a mention in Sullivan's off-season priorities article.
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    The wishes of some have been granted!
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    I recorded the Girardi interview, which should be available in mp3 format here: http://www.4shared.com/dir/977989/c80d2d05/sharing.html I haven't used the site before, hopefully it works. The interview is a little over 12 minutes.
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    Criticism is legit, but please leave the nicknames behind. At least it sounds somewhat like the guy's name. RUMDUM MADE NO [expletive] SENSE. I guess I missed that one (no need to point me toward it).
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    Criticism is legit, but please leave the nicknames behind.
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