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#Post#: 388913--------------------------------------------------
Re: Cubs in '20
DIR By: CurtOne
Date: October 1, 2019, 1:01 pm
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Or 9?
#Post#: 388918--------------------------------------------------
Re: Cubs in '20
DIR By: Ron
Date: October 1, 2019, 1:19 pm
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I had forgotten that Schwarber becomes a free agent after the
2021 season also. I suppose the lack of an extension with
Schwarber would make him more likely to be actively shopped as
well.
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Re: Cubs in '20
DIR By: CUBluejays
Date: October 1, 2019, 1:24 pm
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--- Quote from: Ron link ---
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> "What Theo Epstein is searching for in the next Cubs manager
(Hint: It’s David Ross)"
>
> I'm hoping that Patrick Mooney did not come up with that
headline for his article on Theo's comments on the managerial
search during his press conference. While the article spends a
lot of time discussing Ross, it does not support the headline.
>
>
HTML https://theathletic.com/1256607/2019/10/01/what-theo-epstein-is-searching-for-in-the-next-cubs-manager-hint-its-david-ross/
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--- End Quote ---
On their podcast with Brett Taylor on the Athletic both Sharma
and Mooney are convinced that Ross is the choice.
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Re: Cubs in '20
DIR By: CurtOne
Date: October 1, 2019, 2:03 pm
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Would that to placate the players who loved Maddon?
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Re: Cubs in '20
DIR By: CUBluejays
Date: October 1, 2019, 2:35 pm
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They think following Maddon is going to be exceptionally
difficult and it will take a big personality. They also think
the relationships will help, but he was also the guy to go after
people when they made a mistake in 2015/16.
#Post#: 388934--------------------------------------------------
Re: Cubs in '20
DIR By: CurtOne
Date: October 1, 2019, 2:43 pm
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That's a tough one. To a degree it's like a teacher trying to
achieve discipline in a classroom allowed to get out of control.
Easier to get a different teacher. Advancing a former student,
even if he was a class leader, is not a real answer.
#Post#: 388936--------------------------------------------------
Re: Cubs in '20
DIR By: CUBluejays
Date: October 1, 2019, 3:01 pm
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Managing isn't just dealing with the clubhouse though. The
media has to managed as well. Maddon was amazing at this and
that's why they think somebody like Ross is needed.
Maybe Ross was the teacher that kept the kids in line during
2015/16 and without him the classroom was lost. I really have
no idea what is needed as the next manager, Theo seems to have a
decent track record at picking guys and picking guys to
interview so I'm just gonna go with the flow.
#Post#: 388937--------------------------------------------------
Re: Cubs in '20
DIR By: davep
Date: October 1, 2019, 3:14 pm
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Someone mentioned the trade of LaStella above.
Is the lack of contact something that Epstein just noticed this
year? It certainly wasn't new to most on this board. If
contact was such a glaring flaw in the team, why trade one of
the only guys that actually made consistent contact. Certainly,
no one expected LaStella to turn into a power hitter, but they
must have known that trading him would reduce the overall
contact level of the team, not increase it.
#Post#: 388938--------------------------------------------------
Re: Cubs in '20
DIR By: CurtOne
Date: October 1, 2019, 3:17 pm
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I think Ross will be an excellent manager...in 2025.
Theo has NOT always been right. Remember the dick he hired
first? In the interview he claimed he was into sabermetrics and
joked about it later? Maddon was his third pick.
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Re: Cubs in '20
DIR By: craig
Date: October 1, 2019, 3:28 pm
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--- Quote from: Ron link ---
>
> "What Theo Epstein is searching for in the next Cubs manager
(Hint: It’s David Ross)"
>
> I'm hoping that Patrick Mooney did not come up with that
headline for his article on Theo's comments on the managerial
search during his press conference. While the article spends a
lot of time discussing Ross, it does not support the headline.
>
>
HTML https://theathletic.com/1256607/2019/10/01/what-theo-epstein-is-searching-for-in-the-next-cubs-manager-hint-its-david-ross/
>
--- End Quote ---
Heh heh. My brother used to write for the Milwaukee Journal,
and their Washington correspondent. A routine frustration was
bad headlines assigned to good articles. For paper stuff, the
layout people decide how many columns wide an article is, and
thus how much headline fits.
So pretty sure that Mooney has NOTHING to do with that.
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