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CurtOne

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Re: Cubs in '20
« Reply #105 on: October 02, 2019, 08:55:08 am »
I thought that was just an NFL rule.

Bennett

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Re: Cubs in '20
« Reply #106 on: October 02, 2019, 08:58:08 am »
I thought that was just an NFL rule.
No.

craig

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Re: Cubs in '20
« Reply #107 on: October 02, 2019, 09:08:33 am »
Pretty sure the rule is still in play. 

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Re: Cubs in '20
« Reply #108 on: October 02, 2019, 09:25:48 am »
Any team signing Joe Maddon will claim to have given serious consideration to a minority.  Who was that guy when Maddon came to the Cubs?

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Re: Cubs in '20
« Reply #109 on: October 02, 2019, 09:33:09 am »
Well, at the time, Renteria was our manager.  Would Dave Martinez count? 

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Re: Cubs in '20
« Reply #110 on: October 02, 2019, 09:42:34 am »
I don’t think Girardi sits out 2019 waiting on the Cubs job unless his back-channel communications were that he had a shot.

Is there some reason to believe Girardi sat out the 2019 season waiting on the Cubs job?

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Re: Cubs in '20
« Reply #111 on: October 02, 2019, 12:49:23 pm »
Is there some reason to believe Girardi sat out the 2019 season waiting on the Cubs job?

It was “industry speculation”—another way of saying pure speculation.

https://www.bleachernation.com/cubs/2018/10/22/industry-speculation-joe-girardi-is-waiting-for-a-job-with-the-cubs/

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Re: Cubs in '20
« Reply #112 on: October 02, 2019, 02:39:03 pm »
I think we should get Paul Heyman as manager.  As a manager, his guys always do well.  Before the Star Spangled Banner, he could take the mike ans day, "Ladies and Gentleman, my name is Paul Heyman, and I am the manager of the once and future champions of the World, the Chicago Cubs, and this other team, so totally unworthy of being on the field with us, will suffer at our hands shortly."

It would be great!
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Re: Cubs in '20
« Reply #113 on: October 02, 2019, 02:42:17 pm »
Jim Cornette might work too.

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Re: Cubs in '20
« Reply #114 on: October 02, 2019, 02:53:04 pm »
I think we should get Paul Heyman as manager.  As a manager, his guys always do well.  Before the Star Spangled Banner, he could take the mike ans day, "Ladies and Gentleman, my name is Paul Heyman, and I am the manager of the once and future champions of the World, the Chicago Cubs, and this other team, so totally unworthy of being on the field with us, will suffer at our hands shortly."

It would be great!
The WWE would probably want compensation for Heyman.  Angel Hernandez and CB Bucknor are qualified to be WWE referees.

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Re: Cubs in '20
« Reply #115 on: October 02, 2019, 03:16:29 pm »
Josh Bard was another name mentioned by Sharma. 

He was a backup catcher for the Red Sox in 2006, among various stops.  He's been a special assistant and bullpen coach for the Dodgers and is currently the Yanks bench coach.  Estrada (Astros), Ibanez (Dodgers), Venable, Lorretta and Ross where the other guys mentioned.

*Hottovy and Iapoce are expected to be back.  Hottovy is almost a given.

Too bad Bobby "The Brain" Heenan isn't around he would have been perfect, motivation and analytics all in one.
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Re: Cubs in '20
« Reply #116 on: October 02, 2019, 04:15:22 pm »


Thanks, dihard.  That's helpful to hear. 

Cubs admin have a reputation for being really smart/intellectual.  I'd like to get somebody who's really intelligent and smart.  Maddon is, no question there.  But I'm not sure all of their managerial hires, or batting-coach hires, have necessarily mirrored that.  Think they have maybe tended to go more for style.  Elan, the word Theo used several times.  Soft skills. 

I hope they get somebody who's got good soft skills, but who's also an intelligent and thoughtful guy too. 

If they go the intellectual route, Ibanez is the guy.
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Re: Cubs in '20
« Reply #117 on: October 02, 2019, 05:25:31 pm »
As to Girardi, there were six openings last year and one team (Cincinnati) all but made him an offer, and he pulled out of consideration because he “wanted to see what openings there are next winter”.  I suppose if you’re determined to be obtuse you could call all the reporting on his interest in the Cubs unfounded speculation l but it seems pretty founded to me.
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Re: Cubs in '20
« Reply #118 on: October 02, 2019, 06:34:26 pm »
Heyman tweeted that the industry thinks it is Ross’s job if he wants it.

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Re: Cubs in '20
« Reply #119 on: October 02, 2019, 06:38:31 pm »
Heyman tweeted that the industry thinks it is Ross’s job if he wants it.

He's not the least connected beat guy out there but that isn't the sense I'm getting.  He'd know more than most, but Theo doesn't sound to me like he's sold on Ross yet.