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#Post#: 388960--------------------------------------------------
Re: Cubs in '20
By: CurtOne Date: October 1, 2019, 6:28 pm
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Maybe Zobrist will retire, be named manager, leave the team in
June, come back in September and let the guys rule themselves
all summer.
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Re: Cubs in '20
By: Ron Date: October 1, 2019, 8:11 pm
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[quote author=craig link=topic=546.msg388954#msg388954
date=1569969964]
Ron, I heard Theo's comments re Ross more favorably. Referenced
Ross's "worldview"; said his past connection would not be a
detriment; and said he'd be evaluated on his merits.
Theo could have easily iced Ross speculation, by emphasizing
need for outside voice, or more strongly talking up value of
experience. (Seemed token valuation to me.) He didn't.
[/quote]
It could be that Theo wanted to simply shoot down any notion
that, should he decide to choose Ross, that the decision would
be based on his relationship with the players and his identity
being tied to the 2016 team.
I seriously doubt that Theo knows who is going to be the next
manager, and that he's open to a variety of options at this
point. This is not a 2015 Joe Maddon situation.
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Re: Cubs in '20
By: CurtOne Date: October 1, 2019, 10:19 pm
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[quote author=CurtOne link=topic=546.msg388938#msg388938
date=1569961062]
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.
[/quote] I was angry that I couldn't remember the dick's name.
Dale Sveum. Did anyone else know that the Cubs gave him a World
Series ring? I wonder if they gave Renteria one too.
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Re: Cubs in '20
By: Ron Date: October 1, 2019, 10:22 pm
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[quote author=CurtOne link=topic=546.msg388987#msg388987
date=1569986347]
I was angry that I couldn't remember the dick's name. Dale
Sveum. Did anyone else know that the Cubs gave him a World
Series ring? I wonder if they gave Renteria one too.
[/quote]
Yep.
HTML https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/cubs/2017/08/17/no-hard-feelings-cubs-give-ex-manager-rick-renteria-world-series-ring/576104001/
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Re: Cubs in '20
By: CUBluejays Date: October 1, 2019, 10:25 pm
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I’d imagine they’d have a pretty good idea if Ross has the
qualities that they are looking for in a manager. That doesn’t
mean that somebody from outside they org couldn’t come in and
blow them away.
#Post#: 388991--------------------------------------------------
Re: Cubs in '20
By: craig Date: October 1, 2019, 10:35 pm
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Exactly. He's going to go through due process for sure.
I guess I had assumed Ross was just a media name, and that the
Cubs wouldn't actually take him seriously. So after Theo's
comments, I felt surprised that he brought up Ross like three
different times, and that none of his comments to me seemed to
downplay Ross's chances to be taken seriously, or perhaps to
even end up getting hired. Certainly it's nothing like Maddon's
targeted hiring. And certainly none of the comments suggested
that Ross was pretty much pre-determined.
#Post#: 388993--------------------------------------------------
Re: Cubs in '20
By: CurtOne Date: October 1, 2019, 10:41 pm
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Ross would make a terrific bench coach, smoothing things between
a new manager and the players.
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Re: Cubs in '20
By: Deeg Date: October 1, 2019, 11:10 pm
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[quote author=CurtOne link=topic=546.msg388993#msg388993
date=1569987702]
Ross would make a terrific bench coach, smoothing things between
a new manager and the players.
[/quote]
He'd never take that job. If he doesn't get the manager gig
he'll keep working part-time and hang out with his kids.
Craig, for my part I never doubted the Cubs would take Ross
seriously as a potential manager. They've always seemed
enamored with him.
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Re: Cubs in '20
By: JR Date: October 1, 2019, 11:49 pm
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[quote author=Ron link=topic=546.msg388988#msg388988
date=1569986520]
Yep.
HTML https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/cubs/2017/08/17/no-hard-feelings-cubs-give-ex-manager-rick-renteria-world-series-ring/576104001/
[/quote]
I didn't know Renteria got one. Good for the Cubs on that.
Hiring Maddon to replace him was obviously the right move, but
he still got hosed in that deal.
Sveum...well might have been a little too generous!
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Re: Cubs in '20
By: Deeg Date: October 2, 2019, 8:21 am
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Whether the Cubs are interested in him is another matter, but
Girardi just basically said on the radio he wants the job.
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