I love this guy. He's like Hawk but on the field


Cooper On Managing Cubs: ‘They Could Do A Lot Worse’
October 1, 2013 9:56 AM

(WSCR) After the firing of Dale Sveum on Monday, rumors are beginning to circulate on who will be the Cubs next manager.

Tuesday morning on The Mully and Hanley Show, an interesting candidate threw his name in the ring.





When asked if he’d be interested in the job, White Sox pitching coach Don Cooper didn’t shut the idea down completely.

“You know what,” Cooper said, “they can do a lot worse.”

“I said it before, pitching is my passion, but I know, I believe in my heart that I can run a team. If I have the right people around me, I believe I can do it. That’s not what I’m searching for. I’m searching for the pitching department, searching for us to be good enough to win another championship. We were blessed enough in ’05, that’s a while ago I know, but that’s the goal every year, to get into the playoffs and hopefully win a world championship. I’m very satisfied in doing what I’m doing.

Call me when Hell freezes over.

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I feel like in that situation phones might not work. Towers would all be screwed up.



Coop is right. They can and might do worse.

I didn't know that you lived that far South.

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Feels like Heaven

No...

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CSFMB 2014 Nascar Pick 'em Champion

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

Just because Coop is an insufferable assbag on the radio doesn't necessarily mean he would not be a good manager. I think he's been a damn successful pitching coach.

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The press interaction would be great

I think that would be along the same lines of the KC Chiefs hiring Gunther Cunningham to be their head coach a few years back. Gunther was an odd duck that was very good at running a defense and most of the fans loved his off the cuff strange comments in the media. Yet when he was a head coach it was clear he was in over his head and he needed to return to his area of expertise.

I like Coop and he does a darn good job as a pitching coach but I think he would be in over his head as a manager.

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
--yet I can't look away."

Alright UMN, just get it out of your system

After the Cubs fans shamed World Series caliber managers in Dusty Baker and Lou Pinella I think Coop would be hesitant to get paid to eventually be hated.

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

vodka coop lol /<UMN

RFDC, I think its a lot different being a head coach of an NFL team than being an MLB manager. I think its very easy for an assistant coach or coordinator to get in way over his head as a head coach. I think that would be very unlikely for a guy who has been around as long as Coop has should he be given the chance to manage.

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Maybe so Frank.

I would take him right now over Ventura.

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
--yet I can't look away."

Don Cooper was interim manager for the last two games after Ozzie bolted early. That's the kind of major-league leadership Theo prioritizes.

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Theo has already said he would like to retain Chris Bosio. So the Cubs want a guy who could develop hitters,I would think. I would have kept Sveum. If they don't get Girardi,what was the point?

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favrefan said:"Chris Coghlan isn't gonna pay your rent, Jimmy."

Jimmy, Dale Sveum was hired as a 2 year Manager while the Cubs wait for Girardis contract to expire next Month. I'm pretty sure this was Theo's plan from day 1. Joe is coming home.

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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

You keep amazing me with your stupidity, scorehead. You honestly believe that was Theo's plan from day 1? Wow.

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That wouldn't surprise me in the least.

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Coop was the kind of guy they should have hired two years ago, a steward of the position who would be the face of the team until developing players made it to the majors. He would be good for a sound bite every day, a few blow ups during the season and would defend his players to the outside world.

Now, they need a different type of manager. They need one with patience who is a teacher at heart.

I, too, would take Coop over Ventura, but I don't want Coop.

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

Yup. Things like this happen in sports all the time.

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CSFMB 2014 Nascar Pick 'em Champion

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

All the time....

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The way that guys are hired in sports is no different than in business. Tampering goes on all the time. Guys are networked & know each other & talk, even if they aren't supposed to.

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CSFMB 2014 Nascar Pick 'em Champion

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

Perhaps you or Seacrest can explain this to Frank. Maybe not...

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CSFMB 2014 Nascar Pick 'em Champion

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

In that case, Theo is dumber than I thought since he signed him for three years.

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Ecclesiastes 5:8

by the way, this is Coop posturing for the White Sox job. He has a history of undermining the manager once he sees the tides turning.

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

Guys do that frequently for friends. Sort of a golden parachute.

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CSFMB 2014 Nascar Pick 'em Champion

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

If Theo walked into the Cubs offices and used a double-barreled shotgun to kill his entire staff, what would your excuse for him be?

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Ecclesiastes 5:8

So, Scorehead, you are saying that Theo's plan all along was to pay a manager 3 years of salary for only 2 years worth of work?

Oh and on top of that, nobody really knows what Girardi is doing to do. I would say he is just as likely to stay in New York as he is to come to the Cubs. So what would his plan be then?

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It's what larger corporations call the cost of doing business. Even he gives him two years, the speculation is rampant that he is not the guy for the long haul.

Think about it, Epstein would have to be really stupid to hire for that job without a scenario for Plan B.

Lesson #1 for business: If you have a problem that money will solve, and you have the money, then you don't really have a problem.

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Will money win the Cubs baseball games?

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