Oh yeah. And the sooner the better.

Why fire Quade?

Because it took a fucking ESPN color man to bring your attention to your shortstop daydreaming with his back to the place during a pitch.

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I can't believe I hired this dumb fuck. To many 'shrooms last summer.

Today, Sully said that Quade didn't know that Hendry was fired until 8/19.

Why wouldn't they tell Quade?

More evidence that he is gone on the last day of the season.

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They aren't going to tell Quade when they fire him at the end of the season. They are just going to relocate him to a custodial closet Milton style.

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Ok,I know Quade isn't the brightest bulb but what could Jim Leland or Bobby Cox do with this bunch?

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Uh oh, it's a LH starting pitcher so better bench Colvin. The idiocy continues unabated...

Q should be fired right now. Hendry & Quade have been friends for many years, so I would be surprised if Q didnt know that Hendry was fired.

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The reaction to Valentine is a fireable offense.

He is completely worthless.

They sure as fuck wouldn't ever bat Dewitt 4th.

I think its beyond the accepted fact that this team is bad and no one is going to get them to win more ball games than they lose. His idiocy and incompetence are now affecting the development of the young players. For this assclown to not know what was going on with Castro is absurd. What the hell is he paying attention to during the game? Most managers work with the bench coach and the pitching coach during the game to determine how the defense is specifically adjusted for each hitter. His post game comments made him look like a fool and then he goes and "lays down the law". You didn't bench him you dumbshit clown....Bobby V benched him from the god damn booth.

There is absolutely no value in keeping Sloth around 1 more day. Crane can go and put on his big boy ball player jersey and serve the same purpose as Quade. He was probably able to last so long in the minors because he was basically told what to do by the player development staff and field coordinator and he had roving positional instructors to teach (poorly) the skills. Now that he is in charge he has proven to be a joke.

Get him on the next bus back to Gurnee or wherever the fuck he lives and let Listach finish out the season.

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Quade is an embarrassment who reflects poorly on the Cubs organization. He should have been fired the day the Hendry announcement was made.

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From the Tribune Extra innings: Tyler Colvin sat again on Tuesday against right-hander Mike Leake, despite having hit four home runs off him.

The axe can't fall fast enough on this Bozo.

I assume he had to play our latest 28yr old september sensation, LaHair.

Season can't end quick enough.

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Soriano has to get his at bats you know. He also had his best game of the season Sunday night and has sat ever since. I don't have much faith in Colvin right now but after Sunday I would have given him another start to see if he could stay hot.

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There is room to play both of them. There is room on a plane flying back to the Dominican for Soriano as well.

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Then there's this BS:

Ryan Dempster Gets 'Respect', But Cubs Lose 2-1
by Al Yellon on Sep 14, 2011 7:30 AM CDT in Chicago Cubs Recaps

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Ryan Dempster and Geovany Soto of the Chicago Cubs look on before their game against the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)


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So I have a question for Mike Quade this morning. Exactly what are you in the business of? Giving "respect", or winning baseball games?

Here's what Paul Sullivan wrote in the Tribune about Quade's decision to let Dempster bat in the seventh inning on Tuesday night:

Quade said he wanted to show Dempster "respect" by allowing him to hit with one out in the seventh inning, despite the fact the Cubs were losing by a run and Dempster's pitch count was high. Before the game, Quade said he would use next week's off day to get Dempster an extra start in an effort to let him try to reach the 200-inning mark.
Dempster had thrown 104 pitches through six innings, and after giving up a leadoff home run to Brandon Phillips and another double in the first, had settled down and thrown pretty well (even while walking too many guys; he wound up with six). But Dempster, although an excellent bunter, isn't a very good hitter and is having an awful year at the plate (.078 going into the game). It's really a no-brainer, in that situation, down just 2-1, to bat for Dempster.



Nope. Quade let Dempster bat. He hit a soft line drive at Phillips and after that, the Cubs would have no further baserunners and lost 2-1 to the Reds, ending their three-game winning streak.

I guess you could argue that this is a lost season and so things like this for individual players mean something. Quade also said that he's going to "try" to get Dempster enough starts to get him to 200 innings for the fourth year in a row.

That's all wonderful -- since Fergie Jenkins left the Cubs by trade after 1973, only three pitchers (Carlos Zambrano, Steve Trachsel and Rick Reuschel) have had four straight years of 200+ innings -- but I can't imagine, say, Tony LaRussa doing what Quade did. Or Bobby Cox. Or Joe Torre, or Joe Girardi, for that matter. Those men wanted to win, no matter what. If Quade bats for Dempster in that situation and the PH gets a hit and starts a rally, maybe the Cubs win the game, and Dempster gets a "win", though those don't have as much meaning for individual pitchers as they used to.

To me, it's just another symptom of this management style. Players come first. The team seems to come second. Wins almost seem secondary to giving players "respect".

Ryan Dempster is a great guy. He works hard and has done terrific charitable work and all his teammates seem to like him. But you'd think he'd rather win the game than throw one more inning.

Maybe the Cubs wouldn't have won anyway; Mike Leake was outstanding against them again Tuesday night. The Cubs couldn't hit with RISP (1-for-7) and the only run scored on a double play, after they got runners on first and third with nobody out.

But I think you have to do whatever you can to win when the situation presents itself. The Cubs didn't on Tuesday night. I will be glad when that mindset changes.


What a joke.

Quade on player development: give the rookie John Gaub 1/3 of an inning and the Great John Grabow 1+ innings and counting. This on top of the benching of LaHair and Colvin (for the 3rd straight game).

Quade must really want to finish 4th and is playing the vets to the bitter end.

Fucking idiot.

Remember in spring training when Quade was lauded for putting out the lineup a day before the game so players knew if they were playing or not, unlike mean old Lou who waited until the day of the game to put his lineup out.

Looking at it now, it was the first sign of Quade's insane deferential treatment he gives to his veteran players.

Fuck Quade. What he is doing with this team is an abomination. It's a god damn shame the owner is too fucking blinding by the position of being owner of the Cubs to recognize this and its also a God Damn shame that RANDY BUSH has zero professional integrity and is allowing this shit to fester.

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Continues to bench Colvin. The season can't end fast enough so this idiot can get his walking papers.

The great Mike Quade. Leaves Wells in to give up 2 homers and keep the Cards wildcard chances alive. Great job fuckhead!

Eat shit asshole. I'd rather Wells goes 6 innings and gets a win rather than finishing the season with a loss giving up 2 bombs. Congrats, you agree with Quade. What a surprise that is clown boy!

Inanity at any time should not condoned on the major league level.

i stopped watching months ago..why torture yourselves?

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I didn't watch but followed the online boxscore. It was no surprise Quade left Wells in. The guy has no clue how to manage a pitching staff. Hopefully Ricketts doesn't wait to hire a new GM to launch this moron.

i was more pissed koy hill is on this roster and did not even bring up castillo

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Hill is toast after the season. No way they bring him back.

no doubt he is gone..he never should have been here this season or last..what did he hit this year ? 185?

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He's decent defensively but I agree that he is history.

How's my guy LaHair doing? I have taken the last few days off of watching.

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