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Re: Cubs in '20
By: wmljohn Date: October 2, 2019, 8:39 am
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I want the job too. Don't know if I will land it but I sent an
email.
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Re: Cubs in '20
By: Deeg Date: October 2, 2019, 8:44 am
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I don’t think Girardi sits out 2019 waiting on the Cubs job
unless his back-channel communications were that he had a shot.
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Re: Cubs in '20
By: craig Date: October 2, 2019, 8:47 am
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[quote author=Dihard link=topic=546.msg388943#msg388943
date=1569963608]Maybe I’m going too much on his tv persona, but
I haven’t been very impressed with Rossy during his time on
ESPN. It’s clear how buddy-buddy he is with the Cubs players
still, and I feel like it was pretty rare he provided much real
insight or signs of thoughtfulness or strategy. Maybe down the
road, but I don’t feel like he’s the best choice for 2020.
.[/quote]
Thanks, dihard. That's helpful to hear.
Cubs admin have a reputation for being really
smart/intellectual. I'd like to get somebody who's really
intelligent and smart. Maddon is, no question there. But I'm
not sure all of their managerial hires, or batting-coach hires,
have necessarily mirrored that. Think they have maybe tended to
go more for style. Elan, the word Theo used several times.
Soft skills.
I hope they get somebody who's got good soft skills, but who's
also an intelligent and thoughtful guy too.
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Re: Cubs in '20
By: CurtOne Date: October 2, 2019, 8:50 am
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[quote author=craig link=topic=546.msg389028#msg389028
date=1570024072]
Thanks, dihard. That's helpful to hear.
Cubs admin have a reputation for being really
smart/intellectual. I'd like to get somebody who's really
intelligent and smart. Maddon is, no question there. But I'm
not sure all of their managerial hires, or batting-coach hires,
have necessarily mirrored that. Think they have maybe tended to
go more for style. Elan, the word Theo used several times.
Soft skills.
I hope they get somebody who's got good soft skills, but who's
also an intelligent and thoughtful guy too.
[/quote]That rules out WJ
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Re: Cubs in '20
By: Bennett Date: October 2, 2019, 8:52 am
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Does MLB still require that at least one minority candidate be
interviewed? There was talk a few years ago about that rule not
being effective. Teams were accused of only making "token"
interviews.
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Re: Cubs in '20
By: CurtOne Date: October 2, 2019, 8:55 am
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I thought that was just an NFL rule.
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Re: Cubs in '20
By: Bennett Date: October 2, 2019, 8:58 am
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[quote author=CurtOne link=topic=546.msg389031#msg389031
date=1570024508]
I thought that was just an NFL rule.
[/quote]
No.
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Re: Cubs in '20
By: craig Date: October 2, 2019, 9:08 am
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Pretty sure the rule is still in play.
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Re: Cubs in '20
By: Bennett Date: October 2, 2019, 9:25 am
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Any team signing Joe Maddon will claim to have given serious
consideration to a minority. Who was that guy when Maddon came
to the Cubs?
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Re: Cubs in '20
By: CurtOne Date: October 2, 2019, 9:33 am
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Well, at the time, Renteria was our manager. Would Dave
Martinez count?
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