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#Post#: 389041--------------------------------------------------
Re: Cubs in '20
By: Ron Date: October 2, 2019, 9:42 am
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[quote author=Deeg link=topic=546.msg389027#msg389027
date=1570023845]
I don’t think Girardi sits out 2019 waiting on the Cubs job
unless his back-channel communications were that he had a shot.
[/quote]
Is there some reason to believe Girardi sat out the 2019 season
waiting on the Cubs job?
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Re: Cubs in '20
By: Reb Date: October 2, 2019, 12:49 pm
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[quote author=Ron link=topic=546.msg389041#msg389041
date=1570027354]
Is there some reason to believe Girardi sat out the 2019 season
waiting on the Cubs job?
[/quote]
It was “industry speculation”—another way of saying pure
speculation.
HTML https://www.bleachernation.com/cubs/2018/10/22/industry-speculation-joe-girardi-is-waiting-for-a-job-with-the-cubs/
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Re: Cubs in '20
By: CurtOne Date: October 2, 2019, 2:39 pm
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I think we should get Paul Heyman as manager. As a manager, his
guys always do well. Before the Star Spangled Banner, he could
take the mike ans day, "Ladies and Gentleman, my name is Paul
Heyman, and I am the manager of the once and future champions of
the World, the Chicago Cubs, and this other team, so totally
unworthy of being on the field with us, will suffer at our hands
shortly."
It would be great!
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Re: Cubs in '20
By: guest61 Date: October 2, 2019, 2:42 pm
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Jim Cornette might work too.
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Re: Cubs in '20
By: Bennett Date: October 2, 2019, 2:53 pm
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[quote author=CurtOne link=topic=546.msg389084#msg389084
date=1570045143]
I think we should get Paul Heyman as manager. As a manager, his
guys always do well. Before the Star Spangled Banner, he could
take the mike ans day, "Ladies and Gentleman, my name is Paul
Heyman, and I am the manager of the once and future champions of
the World, the Chicago Cubs, and this other team, so totally
unworthy of being on the field with us, will suffer at our hands
shortly."
It would be great!
[/quote]
The WWE would probably want compensation for Heyman. Angel
Hernandez and CB Bucknor are qualified to be WWE referees.
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Re: Cubs in '20
By: CUBluejays Date: October 2, 2019, 3:16 pm
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Josh Bard was another name mentioned by Sharma.
He was a backup catcher for the Red Sox in 2006, among various
stops. He's been a special assistant and bullpen coach for the
Dodgers and is currently the Yanks bench coach. Estrada
(Astros), Ibanez (Dodgers), Venable, Lorretta and Ross where the
other guys mentioned.
*Hottovy and Iapoce are expected to be back. Hottovy is almost
a given.
Too bad Bobby "The Brain" Heenan isn't around he would have been
perfect, motivation and analytics all in one.
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Re: Cubs in '20
By: Deeg Date: October 2, 2019, 4:15 pm
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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.
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If they go the intellectual route, Ibanez is the guy.
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Re: Cubs in '20
By: Deeg Date: October 2, 2019, 5:25 pm
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As to Girardi, there were six openings last year and one team
(Cincinnati) all but made him an offer, and he pulled out of
consideration because he “wanted to see what openings there are
next winter”. I suppose if you’re determined to be obtuse you
could call all the reporting on his interest in the Cubs
unfounded speculation l but it seems pretty founded to me.
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Re: Cubs in '20
By: CUBluejays Date: October 2, 2019, 6:34 pm
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Heyman tweeted that the industry thinks it is Ross’s job if he
wants it.
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Re: Cubs in '20
By: Deeg Date: October 2, 2019, 6:38 pm
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[quote author=CUBluejays link=topic=546.msg389113#msg389113
date=1570059266]
Heyman tweeted that the industry thinks it is Ross’s job if he
wants it.
[/quote]
He's not the least connected beat guy out there but that isn't
the sense I'm getting. He'd know more than most, but Theo
doesn't sound to me like he's sold on Ross yet.
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