Question...when is it clear Ricketts waited too long in signing a new GM? I wonder if the guy has a plan that he can actually implement.

There's something to be said for strong ownership and a clear direction for the team. Which we obviously agree has nothing to do with Mike Quade as a manager. The new GM isn't going to be upset because he couldn't fire Quade. I know it probably ultimately doesn't matter, but I'd like to see Ricketts act with some decisiveness about such an obvious situation

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Team Cutler.

And I for one would like him to make the right decision concerning the new GM. I could give a crap about how he handles Quade.

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i agree...since day one he has fumbled and fucked up everything...get this right and do it quickly

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Quade is probably already in Arizona hawking over the Arizona Fall League games and the instructional league.

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That's my purse! I don't know you!

If 312 is agreeing with you.....I'm just saying....

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i laughed at one of your posts one time..ONCE!


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Thanks for the support

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Donezo.

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Team Cutler.

Finally. That's the way you do it what you take over an organization. You act swiftly & decisively. I like it.

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We don’t have a trillion-dollar debt because we haven’t taxed enough; we have a trillion-dollar debt because we spend too much. — Ronald Reagan

Theo also saying that the next manager will have major league experience. Sorry Ryno fans.

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Team Cutler.

That depends on how you define major league experience. Did he say major league managing experience?

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We don’t have a trillion-dollar debt because we haven’t taxed enough; we have a trillion-dollar debt because we spend too much. — Ronald Reagan

Managing or coaching experience

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Team Cutler.

Ryno spent the last 5 weeks of the MLB season as a bench coach with the Phillies.

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We don’t have a trillion-dollar debt because we haven’t taxed enough; we have a trillion-dollar debt because we spend too much. — Ronald Reagan

I doubt thats the experience he was refering to.


Francona
Valentine
LaRussa?

No.
Hell no.
Meatball Cub fans would murder people.

Maybe Brenley?

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Speaking of Meatball


"Hire dat announcer, who knows dese guys better dan him?"

I hate Valentine. I dont want Francona. Cub fans would welcome LaRussa I think.

Ehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Agree with your recent flag carrying that he's one of the greatest of all time and a sure fire HOF manager. But I just don't know. It'd physically pain me to root for him and I'm not sure he isn't starting to slip a bit esp. considering the glaring errors he made during the playoffs.

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Team Cutler.

Is Brenley really meatball?

A successful major league manager?

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Francona NO
Valentine YES
LaRussa HELL YES

I don't see Theo hiring an old timer like Valentine LaRussa though.

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We don’t have a trillion-dollar debt because we haven’t taxed enough; we have a trillion-dollar debt because we spend too much. — Ronald Reagan

Why Valentine? I think he is a boob! No way do I want him to be manager.

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Actually, the more I think about this, Sandberg would be a good bench coach for whoever Theo hires as Manager, since Ryno coached & managed many of the Cubs payers & knows the organization an every level.

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We don’t have a trillion-dollar debt because we haven’t taxed enough; we have a trillion-dollar debt because we spend too much. — Ronald Reagan

Wanting the announcer is the meatball part.

Brenly might be an ok manager. I find the fact that he has gotten 0 job offers since being fired after riding two aces to a world sereis to be kind of damning.


And regarding that WS. Brenly made a ton of terrible moves (B Kim) Schilling and Johnson kept bailing him out.


I aslo think people take Brenly's old school baseball approach and think he'll manage that way. Im not so sure. Its easy to tell Ramirez to hustle from the booth. Not so easy when you are a manager.



I mentioned Valentine because of the MLB experience thing.

I wish we could poach Davey Johnson actually


Actually that last paragraph is the part that bothers me most.


Im not sure who I want.


People really hate LaRussa as a Cardinal?

To me he's always been above it. Not in a better than way, but just that he's his own character of mlb outside of any Cub Cards rivalry


I respect him like Bill the Butcher respected the Priest

Good analogy.

And I see what you mean as far as "announcer as manager".

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LaRussa & Duncan would be fantastic.

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We don’t have a trillion-dollar debt because we haven’t taxed enough; we have a trillion-dollar debt because we spend too much. — Ronald Reagan

@Ken_Rosenthal
Ken Rosenthal

Sources: #Cardinals have asked permission to interview Ryne Sandberg for managerial opening. #MLB #Phillies #Cubs

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Oh I hope so. So many heads would explode. It'd be great.

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Team Cutler.

Me too.

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The day LaRussa retired I told my Son that the Cards will consider hiring Sandberg as Manager.

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We don’t have a trillion-dollar debt because we haven’t taxed enough; we have a trillion-dollar debt because we spend too much. — Ronald Reagan

Wow.

I dont care if he mangers the cubs but id prefer he not manage the fucking Cardinals.