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Next manager?
By: Dave23 Date: October 3, 2018, 8:35 am
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IF the Cubs were to make a move, who would be your top 2-3
candidates for the manager job?
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Re: Next manager?
By: CurtOne Date: October 3, 2018, 8:37 am
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Joe G.
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Re: Next manager?
By: Bennett Date: October 3, 2018, 8:44 am
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Paul Molitor would be worth looking at to replace Brandon Hyde
as bench coach. He would not be afraid to say to the manager
"We really should walk this guy".
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Re: Next manager?
By: Deeg Date: October 3, 2018, 9:20 am
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Always liked Girardi and still do, though if for some reason
Francona were interested in leaving Cleveland he’d by my first
choice.
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Re: Next manager?
By: vander-built Date: October 3, 2018, 9:37 am
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Can’t imagine Maddon going anywhere. His in game management
isn’t the best but I think players love playing for him and free
agents would like to play for him.
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Re: Next manager?
By: BearHit Date: October 3, 2018, 9:39 am
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Grampa Rossy
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Re: Next manager?
By: brjones Date: October 3, 2018, 9:56 am
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I think there will be many here who are interested in Girardi,
but I think that's a bad fit. I think he's too old school and
would probably be somewhat set in his ways. I think his style
would clash a lot with the front office and some of the players.
He's a good manager on the right team, but I don't think the
Cubs are that team. Really, unless Francona inexplicably becomes
available, I think it's doubtful that the front office would
have any interest in another celebrity manager.
I'd like to see them try to find the next AJ Hinch--someone who
has managed before and appeared to be competent, but for
whatever reason didn't work out long term with his team. But I'm
not sure who that would be--rookie managers who do a good job on
a two year tryout with a mediocre-to-bad team aren't memorable.
I have a feeling (and I think I've read this other places, so
it's not my idea) that Brandon Hyde may be the intended
successor to Maddon. If they fired Maddon, I think there's a
pretty good chance they just promote Hyde.
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Re: Next manager?
By: guest61 Date: October 3, 2018, 9:58 am
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Firing Maddon would be beyond ignorant but I'd think Joe Girardi
or David Ross would be good hires.
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Re: Next manager?
By: brjones Date: October 3, 2018, 10:11 am
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Rosenthal has an article on The Athletic about a possible Maddon
firing. Nothing concrete, but he's also not the type to write a
completely baseless story for clicks like Nightengale or Heyman
might do.
He suggests Dave Roberts, Girardi, or Hyde as options, but it
sounds primarily like his own speculation.
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Re: Next manager?
By: JR Date: October 3, 2018, 11:13 am
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Is this something that's a real possibility? You have to tip
your hat to Maddon for the most successful stretch of baseball
the Cubs have had since I've been alive, but I wonder if a
change would do us some good.
The way Joe manages a pitching staff in the postseason drives me
nuts by the way.
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