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Jes Beard

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Re: Cubs History
« Reply #240 on: July 29, 2011, 08:34:41 pm »
Quote from: Clarkaddison on July 29, 2011, 07:18:40 pm
I rest my case.

If your "case" is that I have too much time on my hands, that is a given.  No one, including me, would argue that one.

If your "case" is that ARam was either better offensively or more consistent offensively than Santo, you are well advise to rest that one, too, because it is a very foolish position to take.
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« Reply #241 on: August 02, 2011, 08:03:52 am »
List of the 13 worst midseason trades in baseball history.  Where do you think Brock for Broglio ranks?

http://www.thepostgame.com/blog/list/201107/mlbs-most-lopsided-midseason-trades-ever
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« Reply #242 on: August 02, 2011, 08:33:07 am »
Quote from: Playtwo on August 02, 2011, 08:03:52 am
List of the 13 worst midseason trades in baseball history.  Where do you think Brock for Broglio ranks?

http://www.thepostgame.com/blog/list/201107/mlbs-most-lopsided-midseason-trades-ever

I thought Sandberg to the Cubs would be on the list.
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Re: Cubs History
« Reply #243 on: August 02, 2011, 08:55:29 am »
Speaking of Ryno


Quote from: Ryne Sandberg

‘‘[Cubs general manager] Jim Hendry called me on a Tuesday to say I did not get the job in Chicago,’’ Sandberg said last week before his IronPigs beat the Pawtucket Red Sox. ‘‘Which, later on, I was not surprised about. Because later on, he mentioned I wasn’t even the third or fourth guy in line. There was no other job offering other than, ‘We’d like you to come to spring training, hit a couple of fungoes and walk around.’ At that point, I knew it was time to move on.
There's a lot more, including how he is doing now and some comments on Darwin Barney

http://www.suntimes.com/sports/baseball/cubs/6829570-573/cubs-spurn-in-past-ryne-sandberg-still-on-road-to-managing-in-majors.html
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« Reply #244 on: August 02, 2011, 09:19:11 am »
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Because later on, he mentioned I wasn’t even the third or fourth guy in line.

I think that might be a slight case of sour grapes, since Quade and Sandberg were the final two left standing at the end.  I don't remember hearing Hendry say Sandberg was the third or fourth choice.

Of course, making Sandberg the second finalist might have been more for PR purposes than where the Cubs actually viewed him among the small group of managerial candidates they considered. 

It sounds to me Quade was Hendry's guy all along.
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« Reply #245 on: August 02, 2011, 09:21:07 am »
If Sandberg was only the third or fourth choice, that doesn't sound very impressive at all, since I think the Cubs only interviewed about six guys for the position.  The only people I remember even getting interviews were Quade, Sandberg, Eric Wedge, Don Wakamatsu, Pat Listach, and Bob Brenly.
 
Quote from: craig on July 23, 2011, 08:55:11 am
That's an interesting point, and one which has crossed my mind, too.  You've got the GM with the best player-relationship approach in the game, whatever his faults every player except for Prior has liked him. 

By the way, I guess Mark Prior now has some company among people who don't like Hendry all that well personally.
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« Reply #246 on: August 02, 2011, 09:33:46 am »
If Jim Hendry's opinion of Ryne Sandberg really was that low, he should have been a little more honest and sent him on his way to pursue other opportunities a lot sooner than the end of the 2010 season.

There has to be more to it than this.

I've had several opportunities to talk briefly with Hendry (at spring training games).  My impression then and now is that once he makes up his mind, nothing is going to change it.
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« Reply #247 on: August 03, 2011, 02:54:20 pm »
Quote from: Carrie Muskat

 The Cubs hit six home runs in the first four innings Tuesday against the Pirates. According to Elias Sports Bureau, it’s only the second time in Cubs history that they hit that many home runs in the first four innings of a game. The other time was May 31, 1954, against the Cardinals at Wrigley Field. The Cubs who connected that day were Ernie Banks, Hank Sauer (2), Paul Minner, Randy Jackson and Bill Serena.
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« Reply #248 on: August 03, 2011, 02:58:13 pm »
I think that was one of the two 23 run games they had that spring.

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« Reply #249 on: August 03, 2011, 02:59:55 pm »
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« Reply #250 on: August 03, 2011, 03:07:52 pm »
Well, it would have been if they had played all 9 innings.

Randy Jackson was a very underrated offensive player.  In his years with the Cubs, he had an OPS+ of 100 or more just about every season.

Unfortunately, his defense wasn't very good.  He had the same problem as his shortstop, Roy Smalley, although manifested differently.  Smalley had very good range, but a very erratic arm, hence the old saying "Ramozotti to Smalley to the grandstand."  Jackson had fair range, but a rather weak arm.  He was very easy to bunt against, and in that day of frequent bunts for hits, it was a major problem.
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« Reply #251 on: August 04, 2011, 09:16:45 am »
August 4, ???? - ??? ????? became the first in Major League history to get a base hit for two different teams in two different cities in the same day. In the afternoon, his hit drove in the winning run for the New York Mets in a 7-4 victory in Chicago. After the game, he was traded to the Montreal Expos and played that night in Philadelphia. He entered the game in right field in the fourth inning and later got a single.

Who was this player?
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« Reply #252 on: August 04, 2011, 09:18:07 am »
August 4, 1955 -- Chicago's Ernie Banks hit three home runs at Wrigley against three Pirates pitchers to lead the Cubs to an 11-10 win.
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Re: Cubs History
« Reply #253 on: August 04, 2011, 10:46:05 am »
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« Reply #254 on: August 04, 2011, 11:50:51 am »
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