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Re: Next GM for the Cubs
DIR By: Playtwo
Date: September 4, 2011, 4:03 pm
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In the history of professional sports, there have been few if
any teams more consistent than the Cubs.
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Re: Next GM for the Cubs
DIR By: CurtOne
Date: September 4, 2011, 4:10 pm
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The original Washington Senators?
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Re: Next GM for the Cubs
DIR By: Jes Beard
Date: September 4, 2011, 7:36 pm
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> I personally don't think that extending Fleita will prevent a
top flight GM candidate from coming to the Cubs as Rosenbloom
suggests:
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HTML http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/rosenblog/chi-ricketts-found-a-new-way-to-mess-up-cubs-gm-search-20110904,0,7123057.column
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I'm curious as to who Rosenbloom thinks he is appealing to by
referring to Ricketts as "Fanboy Owner." Not once, or twice,
but 13 times in that column, and several other times in prior
columns.
If that is the wittiest bit of writing Rosenbloom can produce,
or even is so near the best of what he can do that he wants to
repeat it 13 times in one column, the guy really should be
looking for other work.
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Re: Next GM for the Cubs
DIR By: Cactus
Date: September 5, 2011, 12:15 am
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Minneapolis Star Tribune columnist Jim Souhan has written a
piece on the demise of the Twins and what needs to be done to
fix things. His solution
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> Smith's other option is advisable and possible. He should hire
Wayne Krivsky.
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> Krivsky served as an assistant GM to Ryan when the Twins were
becoming one of the most admired franchises in sports. He left
to become the general manager of the Cincinnati Reds in 2006 and
now works for the Mets.
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> Krivsky is an evaluator. He's also experienced and tough. He
can stare down a powerful agent, put a player on notice and make
an unpopular trade without holding his finger to the wind.
>
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HTML http://www.startribune.com/sports/twins/129241983.html
HTML http://www.startribune.com/sports/twins/129241983.html
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Re: Next GM for the Cubs
DIR By: CurtOne
Date: September 5, 2011, 7:43 am
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Reds perspective of Krivsky
HTML http://redreporter.wikidot.com/wayne-krivsky
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Re: Next GM for the Cubs
DIR By: Cactus
Date: September 5, 2011, 8:54 am
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Bruce Levine:
Will Tom Ricketts extend Tim Wilken?
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> It’s possible that some GM candidates may initially balk at
having both a minor league director and scouting director in
place. However, Ricketts is staunchly supportive of the current
and future value of Fleita and Wilken in the Cubs organization.
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HTML http://espn.go.com/blog/chicago/cubs/post/_/id/6338/will-ricketts-extend-scouting-directors-deal-next
HTML http://espn.go.com/blog/chicago/cubs/post/_/id/6338/will-ricketts-extend-scouting-directors-deal-next
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Re: Next GM for the Cubs
DIR By: Cactus
Date: September 5, 2011, 9:02 am
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> Maybe it’s that the Cubs don’t have a new GM in place that
they wanted to low-key this. But if they’ve got a food drive, a
bike ride or 5K race, they announce it to the world.
>
> Oh, you can always take issue with the way the Cubs have
developed players, such as why on-base percentage isn’t stressed
enough throughout the system or why Doug Davis, Dave Bush,
Rodrigo Lopez and Ramon Ortiz had to be signed to fill pitching
spots.
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HTML http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20110904/sports/709049833/#ixzz1X5QsuBBR
HTML http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20110904/sports/709049833/#ixzz1X5QsuBBR
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Re: Next GM for the Cubs
DIR By: Jes Beard
Date: September 5, 2011, 11:42 am
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Davis, Bush, Lopez and Ortiz are simply place holders. They are
short-termers occupying space in the clubhouse, but not in a
manner which will block anyone coming up. I don't fault the
Cubs at all for those moves.
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Re: Next GM for the Cubs
DIR By: JeffH
Date: September 5, 2011, 12:36 pm
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LOL
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Re: Next GM for the Cubs
DIR By: craig
Date: September 5, 2011, 1:32 pm
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“There’s a lot of things,” he [Fleita] said. “But at the end of
the day, the truth of it is, this is a match with Tom and I and
the family and something I believe in. We’ve been given support
to sign players internationally that I’ve never had. Timmy
(scouting director Wilken) was given great support to go out and
do what he did in the draft. This is an opportunity now to work
for a great family, the Ricketts family. We’ve been given
resources to compete, and that makes it a lot of fun for
everybody involved.”
I suggested that there were 4 considerations for why the farm
hasn't done better than it has: luck, Fleita, Wilken, or
resources.
Not surprisingly, Fleita basically attributes it to the limited
"resources".
Ricketts seems to feel the same. (Otherwise he wouldn't be
extending Fleita and seemingly favoring Wilken extension as
well.) Hopefully his judgment will be vindicated, and the
system will soon be ripe with championship-caliber prospects.
Read more:
HTML http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20110904/sports/709049833/#ixzz1X6U1coaU
HTML http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20110904/sports/709049833/#ixzz1X6U1coaU
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