Cubs' Lou Pinella to retire

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SPGroth

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at the end of the season. Who will replace him?
--Ryno
--Alan Trammel
--Joe Giradi
--Bob Brenly (from the booth to manager?)
--Pat Listach (another name that I saw mentioned on ESPN.com)
 
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SPGroth said:
at the end of the season. Who will replace him?
--Ryno
--Alan Trammel
--Joe Giradi
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Ryno maybe. Only because he's in the system. Nobody else in their right mind would want that mess right now. Management needs to have a clearance sale first. Unfortunately they promised too many guys too much too early.
 
Herkeynerd said:
Ryno maybe. Only because he's in the system. Nobody else in their right mind would want that mess right now. Management needs to have a clearance sale first. Unfortunately they promised too many guys too much too early.
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It's not that big of a mess. They do have some bad contracts, but since there's no salary cap and the Cubs are one of the top revenue producing teams each year so they can afford to eat one or two of those deals. They have solid starting pitching, and a decent core of young guys (Castro, Soto, Cashner, Colvin). Plus if you're the manager who finally wins the world series for Chi, you're a god. You would own that city and make your career.
 
HawkeyeMike23 said:
It's not that big of a mess. They do have some bad contracts, but since there's no salary cap and the Cubs are one of the top revenue producing teams each year so they can afford to eat one or two of those deals. They have solid starting pitching, and a decent core of young guys (Castro, Soto, Cashner, Colvin). Plus if you're the manager who finally wins the world series for Chi, you're a god. You would own that city and make your career.
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Ditka! :D
 
Mike Quade, third base coach, is a darkhorse candidate. He managed AAA Iowa earlier and was highly regarded for his baseball knowledge and relationship skills.

If Hendry stays (we all have our opinions), Quade has a real shot.

Sandberg certainly is a popular candidate, but if he's only a good manager and not a great one, how do you fire an icon???
 
As a rabid Cardinal fan, I do poke fun at the Cubs often.

But I will give you guys props....your last two managers seemed to have made sense. Both had excellent track records.

But as the saying goes, forcing out the manager (which is exactly what I think is happening here) is merely rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic.

Just FYI....the following URL is all of Cub's historical managers.

Chicago Cubs Managers (1902 - 2011) by Baseball Almanac
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Maddog81 said:
Mike Quade, third base coach, is a darkhorse candidate. He managed AAA Iowa earlier and was highly regarded for his baseball knowledge and relationship skills.

If Hendry stays (we all have our opinions), Quade has a real shot.

Sandberg certainly is a popular candidate, but if he's only a good manager and not a great one, how do you fire an icon???
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Hendry will be back. It was announced today. Hendry is looking for the new manager.

Piniella's plans leaked out; Hendry to remain GM - Chicago Breaking Sports
 
Ok, with the third highest payroll in MLB the Cubs need to do something different. If you believe the players are worth their pay then they should have the third best record or even top ten which isn't even close. I think they need to clean house all around, get a front office that can make solid decisions and start winning! Maybe some outside help from a proven front office man.

MLB Salaries - CBSSports.com
 
SDK46 said:
As a rabid Cardinal fan, I do poke fun at the Cubs often.

But I will give you guys props....your last two managers seemed to have made sense. Both had excellent track records.

But as the saying goes, forcing out the manager (which is exactly what I think is happening here) is merely rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic.

Just FYI....the following URL is all of Cub's historical managers.

Chicago Cubs Managers (1902 - 2011) by Baseball Almanac
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Never mind that this is the last year of Lou's contract, and that he said when he was hired that this would be his last job.
 
SDK46 said:
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I don't think it is spin, but I can see where someone would think so. Lou is 67 and looks ready to be done.

Not to totally change the subject, LaRussa is in the last year of his deal as well. Buster Olney mentioned LaRussa as a possible replacement for Lou. I don't see it (or want it), but is it possible? What do you think of LaRussa's future?
 
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