Theo knew exactly what he was doing. The average fan does not understand the ways of his genius. Sveum was the right man at the right time and Theo knew when to end it. Then Theo fooled everyone into thinking he wanted Girardi when he really wanted Renteria. The thing we don't know is if Renteria is just another step along the path to glory the way Sveum was or if he is Theo's choice to win the World Series.

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Anybody here seen my old friend Bobby?
Can you tell me where he's gone?
I thought I saw him walkin' up to The Hill
With Elon, Tulsi, and Don

I will ask Elmhurst Steve first

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

Unlike Ditka,I'm starting to believe the future is for cowards and losers.

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

Don't know too much about this guy but I trust they make a good choice. One thing I heard on the
radio and agreed with was that it might be a good idea to have a manager with Latino roots based
on the guys coming up in the minors. He speaks fluent Spanish. I know this is very minor but I
hadn't considered it before.

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Flew too close to the sun on wings of pastrami

Well I dont see him getting fired in one year so yes, he will be around in 2015.

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I just want guys like RPB to know its not just in my head when I repeat this as fact.

Baez, Almora and Bryant would all look at him cross eyed if he spoke to them in Spanish. It reminds me of the story of the Spanish language reporter coming up to Carlos Quentin for an interview years ago. When the interview began, the reporter switched to Spanish to which Quentin replied "I don't speak Spanish". I think this whole idea is rife with bias while at the same time being heavily overstated.

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

I am going to go on record that he is going to get fired after one year

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How many McNuggets can he eat?

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George

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Will the Cubs hire Richie Incognito as bench coach to toughen up Castro?

You have my word I will never argue for Renteria's hiring based on his latin roots

Wasn't this the same reasoning they trotted out when they gave Rudy Jaramillo 3 Million a year to watch Soriano strike out a bunch and not hit with runners in scoring position.

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