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Re: Next GM for the Cubs
DIR By: CurtOne
Date: September 9, 2011, 10:46 pm
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On another board, a poster said, "I don't think extending Fleita
hurts the Cubs one bit in landing Epstein, Friedman or Cashman.
Primarily because those guys aren't going anywhere."
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Re: Next GM for the Cubs
DIR By: ticohans
Date: September 10, 2011, 12:11 pm
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If the ownership situation in Houston weren't up in the air,
Friedman would almost assuredly be heading there. Let's hope
that doesn't work out...
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Re: Next GM for the Cubs
DIR By: Jes Beard
Date: September 10, 2011, 1:33 pm
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Why would Friedman be heading to Houston if ownership there were
not up in the air?
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Re: Next GM for the Cubs
DIR By: AndyMacFAIL
Date: September 11, 2011, 3:05 pm
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Ricketts Should Not Fall For “The Verducci Effect”
HTML http://paullebowitz.com.previewyoursite.com/blog/?p=2364
HTML http://paullebowitz.com.previewyoursite.com/blog/?p=2364
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Re: Next GM for the Cubs
DIR By: Deeg
Date: September 11, 2011, 10:33 pm
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Epstein is the gold standard. If there's any chance he'd take
the job, I'd wait out the Red Sox season and take my chances. I
suspect Byrnes would be a fallback candidate with some appeal to
Ricketts, and we could certainly do worse.
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Re: Next GM for the Cubs
DIR By: JeffH
Date: September 11, 2011, 10:52 pm
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The catch-22 is that anyone who would actually want the job
isn't someone with the intelligence to get the job done.
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Re: Next GM for the Cubs
DIR By: JR
Date: September 12, 2011, 6:00 am
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--- Quote from: ticohans link ---
>
> If the ownership situation in Houston weren't up in the air,
Friedman would almost assuredly be heading there. Let's hope
that doesn't work out...
>
--- End Quote ---
I'd still have to think he'd go to the Cubs over the Astros,
even with him being from Houston. He didn't stay in Houston
when more promising career opportunities came along for him on
Wall Street and with Tampa. The Cubs job is a better situation
than Houston's, and I think that probably wins out over any
hometown considerations.
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Re: Next GM for the Cubs
DIR By: ticohans
Date: September 12, 2011, 12:26 pm
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I probably overstated things in my first post. That said, I know
a guy who is pretty well connected to the Houston organization,
and based on conversations I've had with him, that's my take on
the matter.
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Re: Next GM for the Cubs
DIR By: Ron
Date: September 12, 2011, 1:31 pm
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--- Quote from: JeffH link ---
>
> The catch-22 is that anyone who would actually want the job
isn't someone with the intelligence to get the job done.
>
--- End Quote ---
Silly me. I figured with Hendry fired, Jeff's tone/approach
would change, at least somewhat. But if Jeff thinks that, by
definition, anyone who becomes the new GM will be incompetent,
that suggests that there is nothing the Cubs can do that will
allow for an open mind on their future. Beats me why anyone
with that perspective would not move on to some other team.
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Re: Next GM for the Cubs
DIR By: BearHit
Date: September 12, 2011, 1:39 pm
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I remember from my military time - that "a Sailor wasn't happy
unless he had something to complain about"
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