Leonard Zelig Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 ESPN radio here in St. Louis is reporting that Pinella will be hired to manage the Cubs. Contract specifics still have to be worked out. Has anyone else heard this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxFan562004 Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 Rumors were really picking up in the morning in Chicago that this was going to happen. Seems like he was Hendry's choice all along. Wouldn't be suprised if Cubs make a few big signings in the offseason (or at least told Lou they would) because speculation was he wants to have a chance to win quickly, and in this NL any team that makes a few good decisions could be right up there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockRaines Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 I dont see Pinella making the cubs any better to be honest with you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 Tribune article makes it seem inevitable...  http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseb...i-sportstop-hed  And somehow, I doubt they'd be guessing here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smalls2598 Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 A co-worker said that ESPN 1000 announced it as being official. something like a 3 year deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baines3 Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 That wouldn't surprise me a bit if Lou Pinella went to the Cubs. As I am said before, managing don't make any difference to the Cubs the trouble is ownership. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greasywheels121 Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 QUOTE(RockRaines @ Oct 16, 2006 -> 01:01 PM) I dont see Pinella making the cubs any better to be honest with you. Â Agreed. I like Lou, but all he is is a great name, just as Dusty Baker was prior to the Cubs job. And how did Lou do in TB? I don't see the hiring of Lou doing much for the Cubs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redandwhite Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 Pinella is the wrong choice for the Cubs, Girardi is a better fit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 QUOTE(whitesox1976 @ Oct 16, 2006 -> 12:28 PM) As I am said before, managing don't make any difference to the Cubs the trouble is ownership. I this sentence. It looks like an unedited Ozzie quote. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AbeFroman Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 Its a good place for Pinella... If he wins a world series here, he's a lock for the Hall of Fame. IMO, he's not quite an HOFer yet... Â If he sucks, well... its the cubs... everyone sucks. Â The cubs have resources, and the National league is terrible. It makes a lot of sense from Lou's perspective... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Critic Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 QUOTE(redandwhite @ Oct 16, 2006 -> 12:31 PM) Pinella is the wrong choice for the Cubs, Girardi is a better fit. It depends on their priority, I think. Piniella (plus the reported/rumored $115 million payroll slated for 2007) tells me that they REALLY don't want to hit the century mark of no titles. Girardi would've indicated a youth movement, which no Cub fan I know wants to hear right now. The Cub fans I know are sick of being asked to put up with "growing pains", "rebuilding processes" and "5 year plans". The Sox' WS victory has only made real Cub fans more impatient, and this hire, I believe, is Cub management trying to address their impatience. Whether it works or not, who knows? But I think Piniella is a good counterpoint to Baker's "substitute teacher" attitude of no accountability, all excuses accepted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuskyCaucasian Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 Laurence Holmes on the Score said it looks like a 3 year $9 million deal is done or darn close to done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Critic Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 QUOTE(Athomeboy_2000 @ Oct 16, 2006 -> 01:26 PM) Laurence Holmes on the Score said it looks like a 3 year $9 million deal is done or darn close to done. That's less than I thought it would take. Fewer years, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 such is cubdom. pinning hopes on this manager . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteSoxfan1986 Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 Good hire for the cubs. They need a hardass in there after the Baker debacle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baines3 Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 Even with Pinella the Flubs will still be as bad as ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockRaines Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 QUOTE(WhiteSoxfan1986 @ Oct 16, 2006 -> 01:37 PM) Good hire for the cubs. They need a hardass in there after the Baker debacle. If only Pinella could magically turn their horrile pitching staff into Ace's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 This is a fantastic move for the Cubs. A very good mgr that I'm sure wants to win real real bad after that disaster in Tampa. Plus he's had a year away which is often a good thing when it comes to mgr's like Pinella (who have that extra fire). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilliamTell Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 Dangit now I have to not like Lou anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steff Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Oct 16, 2006 -> 02:42 PM) This is a fantastic move for the Cubs. A very good mgr that I'm sure wants to win real real bad after that disaster in Tampa. Plus he's had a year away which is often a good thing when it comes to mgr's like Pinella (who have that extra fire). Â Â The problem is that it is long rumored that the Cubs are run from a higer office than the manager. Â Lou wont stand for this. And if it's true, he'll quit before spring training is over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 QUOTE(Steff @ Oct 16, 2006 -> 12:45 PM) The problem is that it is long rumored that the Cubs are run from a higer office than the manager. Â Lou wont stand for this. And if it's true, he'll quit before spring training is over. I think with McPhail there, who is really a very good baseball guy, there was a lot less pull from Tribune's upper mgmt. However, over the past year or two there has been a shift back to where the baseball guys have there hands tied more often than not. Â In the end I think McPhail was sick of dealing with it, however he also knew the results with him at the helm weren't pretty so he resigned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 If there was 1 guy out there who could possibly turn the Cubs around, its Piniella IMO. He won't stand for the waiting for Wood and Prior crap. The Cubs are supposedly going to up their payroll $15 million-$20 million, and I'm sure he'll have a big say on who they bring in. You don't have to exactly be very good to contend in the NL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 Won't matter who they bring in, they still have that goat curse  He would be about the best pick out there, unless they go for a lightening strike with an Ozzie type guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg The Bull Luzinski Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 Just another victim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedoctor Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 i was hoping they'd hire bevington. oh well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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