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#Post#: 35508--------------------------------------------------
Re: Next GM for the Cubs
DIR By: CurtOne
Date: September 28, 2011, 10:08 pm
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This is day 8. Everything is fine except some calf swelling.
I'm moving around a lot and taking enough warfarin to kill a
dozen rats, but blood clots are always a fear.
#Post#: 35512--------------------------------------------------
Re: Next GM for the Cubs
DIR By: Deeg
Date: September 28, 2011, 10:38 pm
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--- Quote from: Ron link ---
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> I know there was a great deal of speculation that Girardi
might want to manage the Cubs, but I don't recall seeing any
confirmation Girardi was actually interested.
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Why would he have interviewed for it if he wasn't interested?
#Post#: 35548--------------------------------------------------
Re: Next GM for the Cubs
DIR By: Santo4HofF
Date: September 29, 2011, 7:19 am
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Boston press are screaming for Theo and Tito to be fired. They
should be fired. And Ricketts should have his G5 engines
running on the tarmac at Boston's Logan airport!
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Re: Next GM for the Cubs
DIR By: Ron
Date: September 29, 2011, 7:26 am
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--- Quote from: Deeg link ---
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> Why would he have interviewed for it if he wasn't interested?
>
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Wow. I had completely forgotten that Girardi actually
interviewed. My mistake. I had the last hiring process in mind
I guess. Brain fart.
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Re: Next GM for the Cubs
DIR By: Jes Beard
Date: September 29, 2011, 7:37 am
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While I suspect that Girardi would be interested, but is bright
enough not to let that be known so long as he is in NY, I
believe that at the time Girardi interviewed he was out of work.
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Re: Next GM for the Cubs
DIR By: AZSteve
Date: September 29, 2011, 7:53 am
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according to Sullivan in the Trib "Ricketts believes a one-year
turnaround is realistic,pointing to the remarkable successbof
the Diamondbacks...Cubs baseball operations department will have
around the same budget,though how much will go into the payroll
remains to be seen...expect a modified youth movement,with kids
such as Tony Campana and Brett Jackson getting a chance to
become regulars...quoting Ricketts "One thing you've seen in
baseball over the last few years is turnarounds can happen
pretty quickly...So I don't thiink it's meaningful to describe a
year as rebuilding or reloading or any of that...the fact is,if
you get the right players on the team and they all stay healthy
and they play hard, a team can go from 70 wins to 90 wins.It
happens pretty frequently.Look at the Cubs a few years ago (in
2007)"... ???
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Re: Next GM for the Cubs
DIR By: Jes Beard
Date: September 29, 2011, 8:24 am
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Ricketts simply can not be stupid enough to believe the things
he is saying.
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Re: Next GM for the Cubs
DIR By: brjones
Date: September 29, 2011, 9:25 am
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--- Quote from: AZSteve link ---
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> according to Sullivan in the Trib "Ricketts believes a
one-year turnaround is realistic"
>
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I think Ricketts is probably right...not that I really expect a
turnaround, but if they get a good GM and make a few smart
moves, the NL Central is not that tough a division. Plus, I
don't think they were quite as bad this year as their overall
record shows, so there's not as far to go as it seems. They
were essentially a .500 team in the second half.
They have a lot of money to spend. They will probably bring in
enough depth next year so they don't basically forfeit 40% of
their games like they did when Wells and Cashner were out, which
will also save them from having a dead bullpen in most of their
other games. They'll probably have a manager who is not in over
his head. Just getting a new manager and anti-awful production
from the back end of the rotation in the first half of the
season will get them most of the way back to .500.
#Post#: 35563--------------------------------------------------
Re: Next GM for the Cubs
DIR By: ben
Date: September 29, 2011, 9:31 am
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When it comes to MLB, one NEVER knows!
However, NL Central will likely be a VERY tough nut to crack
next year with:
* Cards getting Wainright back
* Brewers being pretty solid, even if they lose Prince
* Cincy likely much better (assuming fewer injuries to starters)
My hope is that we don't mortgage ANYTHING to compete more
effectively next year....just keep BUILDING!
We've waited this long...
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Re: Next GM for the Cubs
DIR By: craig
Date: September 29, 2011, 10:05 am
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That might suggest that Ricketts will favor a long-term
big-dollar deal for Aram. If you're hoping to win 90 games next
year and go worst to first, you're probably not likely to do
that by letting your best hitter go, even if he might be
horrific defensively by the last year of the extension. Going
from Aram to Jeff Baker or DJ Lemahieu at 3B is not the kind of
move you make if you're trying to win 90 in 2012.
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