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« Reply #3795 on: August 28, 2018, 12:43:39 pm »
Note:  Nightengale doesn't (or can't) bother to provide a source for these "whispers" so I'll call them alternative facts.


The rest of the column talks mostly about managerial salaries.

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CHICAGO — Joe Maddon helped lead the Chicago Cubs to the Holy Grail of sports, with a consistent level of success they haven’t seen in a century, but there are whispers his job could be in jeopardy if they don’t play deep into October.


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« Reply #3796 on: August 28, 2018, 01:23:29 pm »
Except for maybe Jim Bowden, Nightengale is the worst of the major national reporters. No reason to take that seriously at all.
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Re: Cubs in '18
« Reply #3797 on: August 28, 2018, 01:26:13 pm »
Maddon has been fired.  Details at 10:00
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« Reply #3798 on: August 28, 2018, 05:13:08 pm »
The only real danger to Maddon, as I see it, is that it's pretty clear he scapegoated his coaches for the Cubs' issues last season, and got them replaced with his guys.  So whatever goes wrong now, he pretty much has to own it.

In real news, Montgomery is apparently OK and coming back this week.  That's potentially huge.
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« Reply #3799 on: August 28, 2018, 05:40:35 pm »
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it's pretty clear he scapegoated his coaches for the Cubs' issues last season

This is not at all clear to me.
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« Reply #3800 on: August 28, 2018, 06:01:32 pm »
Of course you can interpret events as you see them. To me it seems pretty clear-cut that’s what happened.
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« Reply #3801 on: August 28, 2018, 06:04:58 pm »
I don't see why Maddon would have needed to scapegoat anybody.  The team had an excellent season in 2017.
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« Reply #3802 on: August 28, 2018, 06:09:36 pm »
I have always gotten the impression that everyone (outside of maybe a few pitchers) was ready to move on from Bosio. Given how things went in Detroit, I don't think there would be any heat on Maddon for that one.
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« Reply #3803 on: August 28, 2018, 06:25:48 pm »
The only place where I can see any legitimate criticism of the coaching changes is with Hickey. And it might even be premature to make a judgment on that.
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Re: Cubs in '18
« Reply #3804 on: August 28, 2018, 06:44:27 pm »
Joe Maddon's response to the Nightengale column

Joe Maddon responded to a national story in the USA Today regarding "whispers" his job could be in jeopardy without success in the playoffs. Next season is the final year of his contract: “It’s very uninteresting to me. I’m under contract. I’m very happy with what I’m doing. When the time is appropriate I’m sure we’ll discuss it further...When people (media) show up sporadically, they may get a different take on things. You guys are here all the time, you know what’s going on so therein lies the difference.”
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« Reply #3805 on: August 28, 2018, 06:50:00 pm »
There's no way Maddon's job is in jeopardy at this point.
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« Reply #3806 on: August 28, 2018, 07:31:34 pm »
Certainly not until his contract runs out at the end of next year.
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« Reply #3807 on: August 29, 2018, 09:49:46 am »
Info on how Daniel Murphy came to the Cubs

How did the exact hitter the Cubs needed land in their laps?
Chicago hasn
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Re: Cubs in '18
« Reply #3808 on: August 29, 2018, 10:02:26 am »
Quote from: Bennett on August 29, 2018, 09:49:46 am
Info on how Daniel Murphy came to the Cubs

http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/24508920/mlb-how-did-hitter-chicago-cubs-needed-land-their-laps

That was really interesting.  I've sometimes wondered how some of these waiver deals work out.  Thanks for posting, Bennett.
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« Reply #3809 on: August 29, 2018, 12:56:42 pm »
Cubs Payroll Set to Soar with Potential TV Deal
A $250 million payroll in the next three to five years seems pretty reasonable once the Cubs get their own television network.
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