Manadatory Bruce Kimm mention. Is Jim Essian far behind?

Alan Trammell is right around the corner.

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Hey now. Alan Trammel is the best in the business at not making decisions.

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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

No. The basic Managerial moves like the double switch, etc, are the same at any level.
Dealing with the psyche of millionaire ball players has nothing to do with a Manager executing moves correctly.

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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

That's what he did in Detroit.

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Since this should become a younger team next year and after I am good with sandberg managing. He knows most of these kids and they respect him. Brenly should have been managing this year. He has the fire up his ass when he sees lazy veterans going through the motions and playing bad baseball. Selfishly speaking it would be cool to see him finish the season as manager and shove it up there ass for tanking it. That really doesn't help this team get better nor does it help him. I expect him back with another team though at some point in time.

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

Can we get Dusty Baker back?

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Look up how many times Ryno has been tossed from games, it is alot. He was even suspended for making contact with an Ump. You know when Lou is begging to be fired is when he starts Byrd in the 7th spot.

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When I am stuck and need to figure something out I always remember the Immortal words of Socrates when he said:"I just drank what?"

I love Sandberg and I have a feeling if the Cubs don't promote him to manager this season or in the off season someone else will hire him. But that not be a bad thing. Get his feet wet somewhere else and then come here in a few years.

In a dream world for me the next manager of the Cubs will be confused with the next head coach of the Bears (referring to the long noticed resemblance between Brenly and Cowher).

Yes, because the rest of the majors is a feeder system for the glorious position of Cubs manager. If Brenly or Sandberg resembled Rod Beck they wouldn't even be on your radar to manage the team.

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I distrust those people who know so well what God wants them to do, because I notice it always coincides with their own desires. -Susan B. Anthony

Brenly is uglier than Beck.

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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

In any event, if Brenly becomes the manager in 2011, come 2014 Steph will think firing him magically fixes all the Cubs problems.

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I distrust those people who know so well what God wants them to do, because I notice it always coincides with their own desires. -Susan B. Anthony

How about Brenly as GM & Ryno as Manager? I wonder if Brenly would be interested?

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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

Really? What in the world are Brenley's qualifications as GM?
I am starting to lose it with this Cubs meatballism. Don't you want to win a championship or do you just want the glory days guys in the org?

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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

Brenly as the next Cubs manager made more sense when you could argue that watching and analyzing the major league team for two, then five, now six years gave him insight into his players that an outsider might not have. He'll likely lose that advantage in 2011 if most of this roster can be purged and replaced with unfamiliar callups, with the only holdovers like Soriano and (gulp) Ramirez being too fucking stupid for Brenly to reach in the first place.

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I agree. Ricketts seems like to much the geek to bring in someone like Brenly and if Hendry gets fired, then the new GM would have to have some say so. Brenly may nail the interview and get the job, but I don't see Ricketts supporting that hire. You want bold? Fire Piniella and put Brenly in charge now, but you know that'll never happen because Ricketts won't override Hendry who has stated he won't fire Lou.

Brenly has been in Baseball for 30 years & Managed a World Series Champion. Every GM was a first time GM at some point. I like the cut of his jib & think he would be a good GM.

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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

Lou's first full year in baseball gives him 41 years in MLB. Why not make Lou the GM? Oh buckets.

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No.

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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

While I don't necessarily think Brenly would make a good GM Steve Stone has been pimped as a great GM for 100 years and he never did anything in baseball outside of pitch and broadcast.

As far as the moron who said I only like managers if they are good looking go stick it where the sun don't shine although I have a feeling you probably like having things stuck where the sun don't shine!

I don't think that is bold, I think it is stupid and not fair to Brenly. I see no reason to fire Lou in the middle of the season, Brenly is not going to make this team any better right now. Let the season play out, trade as many of the guys as you can, and then let Brenly have a fresh start next year.

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

Tony LaRussa......case closed

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I'm going to bounce from the spot for awhile but I will be back at some point to argue with you about this hoops stuff again. Playoffs have been great this season. See ya up the road.

I'm out.