I don't care how much they are paying him to go away. He should smile and ask if he can say goodbye at a press conference.When He gets to the podium,he should then stand up for himself and rip Theo and Crane Kenney And the Ricketts family new assholes...PERIOD....EXCLAMATION POINT

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

Truth.

He doesn't need to ask for the opportunity. EVERYONE wants to know his take. All he has to do is call the press conference himself.

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

sounds good to me. He should get his 15 minutes of fame before he fades into oblivion with Terry Bevington.

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Ба́бушка гада́ла, да на́двое сказа́ла—то ли до́ждик, то ли снег, то ли бу́дет, то ли нет.

The Cubs may be inept, but they haven't reached the Bears' level of giving mics to people with diarrhea of the mouth.

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It would be the first time the guy said anything worth listening to.

Probably not the best career move to light the building on fire before you leave and then look for a new job.

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You know me like that.

WTF? I thought I told you that in confidence.

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Reality is your friend, not your enemy. -- Seacrest

People get fired all the time if the company finds someone better. The outrage is hysterical.

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Team Cutler.

How often do the post that person's job and interview candidates one cubicle away while the person still is sitting at his desk?

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

Happens all the time in my line of work.

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"Play until it hurts, then play until it hurts to not play."
http://soundcloud.com/darkside124 HOF 2013, MM Champion 2014

You ever ask why they are posting that?

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You know me like that.

Each thread gets weirder.

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Nope. Turnover is pretty high in the industry. Greener grass and what not. Had a guy quit today and it turns out there's been an ad running for a couple weeks. Maybe they were thinking about letting him go.

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"Play until it hurts, then play until it hurts to not play."
http://soundcloud.com/darkside124 HOF 2013, MM Champion 2014

For the record... I didn't miss the joke. Just answering the question.

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"Play until it hurts, then play until it hurts to not play."
http://soundcloud.com/darkside124 HOF 2013, MM Champion 2014

He should take all of his Cubs money and buy a nice condo in downtown Minneapolis and then get paid a couple million/year to manage the Twins.

I mean, he's THAT GOOD of a candidate because he did such a good job with the Cubs. And nice guy with feelings, that's gotta be worth another $500k/yr.

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Yup

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Fare you well, fare you well
I love you more than words can tell
Listen to the river sing sweet songs
To rock my soul

Yes....discretion is advised. He still may have a good Managerial career. But the Cubs chose a guy with a great, proven track record that they felt they couldn't pass on. If he leaves in a classy manner, it only improves his stock.

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Go Cubs!!!!

Even Steve is suggesting discretion.

Steve!

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You know me like that.

Discretion is for pussies!

He needs to say how he feels,otherwise he will be laughed at.

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

Better to have some people laughing, while you still laugh your way to the bank, than stand tall and unemployed.

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Go Cubs!!!!

Are you suggesting that is uncharacteristic?

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Go Cubs!!!!

Unemployed with a cool couple of mil. Works for me!

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

That's fine for the next 2 years. But I think he's planning on living a bunch more. Better to have that money and lots more as well.

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Go Cubs!!!!

The funny thing is that one week ago right now you'd be mad at Sox fans for creating a "Renteria should be fired" thread. Today, he deserved it and being rich means nothing that ever happens to you is tough to deal with.

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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!

I can't speak for everyone but I would concede that if all the circumstances in this situation were changed, my opinion might be different.

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You know me like that.

Yep. If good dolphin has posted a thread called "Renteria not good enough for the Cubs" last week, the Cubs fans would have attacked Robin Ventura.

The best part is advanced metrics say Maddon and his vast knowledge of advanced metrics are meaningless. Too funny.

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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 Matthew, Tulsi, and Don

Thank you for being honest.

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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!

lie

but as you said, employees in your line of work are fungible. They don't really hold a position.

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

I am not certain of this but I believe that if he gets another managerial job, the Cubs only have to pay the amount the current salary is beneath his Cubs salary.

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

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An Epstein quote:

"In handling it, Ricky showed what a remarkable human being he is,'' Epstein said. "He told us that he understood, that he appreciated the opportunity and the way we handled it and there were no hard feelings. He wished us well. He handled it a lot better than I would have.''


So even Theo is shocked what a meek wallflower his former manager is.

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