fathom Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 Sandberg would easily take the Cubs job for the reason balta mentions....a ton of endorsement opportunities Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigruss Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 Is Epstein really going to hire Sandberg? Doesn't seem to be his type of manager, I would easily see him hiring Martinez. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milkman delivers Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 QUOTE (bigruss22 @ Oct 25, 2011 -> 01:53 PM) Is Epstein really going to hire Sandberg? Doesn't seem to be his type of manager, I would easily see him hiring Martinez. Â Imagine the slap to Sandberg's face that would be. For that reason alone, I don't see Theo doing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockRaines Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 QUOTE (Harry Chappas @ Oct 25, 2011 -> 01:48 PM) I think people forget that the cubs are paying about $35M in debt servicing. The attendance took a big hit last year.  They are going to try and sell he fans on the wonder twins (Theo and Jed) and Starlin....the rest of the cast, who knows.  Also if Sandberg is told the Phillie job his his when Manuel leaves you do not think he will take it? The hired Theo in part to develop from within to save money. I just dont see it.   Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted October 25, 2011 Author Share Posted October 25, 2011 QUOTE (bigruss22 @ Oct 25, 2011 -> 02:53 PM) Is Epstein really going to hire Sandberg? Doesn't seem to be his type of manager, I would easily see him hiring Martinez. Did "Terry Francona" come off to anyone as an Epstein-type-manager when he was hired? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigruss Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Oct 25, 2011 -> 01:53 PM) Imagine the slap to Sandberg's face that would be. For that reason alone, I don't see Theo doing it. Why? What does Theo owe him? Sandberg's got a good thing going in Phillie, Theo can use that as an excuse and go get a guy he actually wants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigruss Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Oct 25, 2011 -> 01:57 PM) Did "Terry Francona" come off to anyone as an Epstein-type-manager when he was hired? Francona is more stat based than from what I've heard about Sandberg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 QUOTE (RockRaines @ Oct 25, 2011 -> 01:44 PM) There is no way Ricketts can support a 100+ million dollar contract for a free agent like that. Â Even Prince will be closer to $200m vs $100. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milkman delivers Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 QUOTE (bigruss22 @ Oct 25, 2011 -> 01:58 PM) Why? What does Theo owe him? Sandberg's got a good thing going in Phillie, Theo can use that as an excuse and go get a guy he actually wants. Â He doesn't owe him anything, but the media and fan backlash from hiring Martinez over Sandberg would probably be rather large. It might just be easier to go in another direction entirely. Â You realize that Sandberg's wife is one of the players' wives that Martinez f***ed and that it's general knowledge, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve9347 Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 (edited) QUOTE (RockRaines @ Oct 25, 2011 -> 12:52 PM) LOL, says the guy repeatedly posting in a Cubs thread on a Sox board. It's baseball news. I post about Sons of Anarchy and Breaking Bad on a Sox board. I posted about the f***ing Florida Panthers earlier today. Theo Epstein is big news, and I'm able to look at this situation as a baseball fan, and not a Cubs hater... unlike you. Â The thing is... this isn't overblown. This is a huge hiring by the Cubs and obviously grabs national attention because Theo, deservedly or not, gets credit for the Red Sox breaking their own version of a stupid curse. Edited October 25, 2011 by Steve9347 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve9347 Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Oct 25, 2011 -> 01:41 PM) The response to that of course is straightforward. Win the damn AL Central. Yeah, it's not like the White Sox did anything to build off the momentum of their World Series Championship. Many bad moves produced a very poor post-2005 record, which in effect killed anything they earned with that Championship.  People care and fans are created through success. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max power Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Oct 25, 2011 -> 11:41 AM) The only thing that I know Theo has is a cell phone. And that is because it is on his ear in EVERY PICTURE AND VIDEO I SEE OF HIM Some studies should that could be brain cancer waiting to happen, unfortunately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted October 25, 2011 Author Share Posted October 25, 2011 QUOTE (MAX @ Oct 25, 2011 -> 03:30 PM) Some studies should that could be brain cancer waiting to happen, unfortunately. And more reputable studies say he's fine. Or at bigger risk due to going through airport security. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milkman delivers Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Oct 25, 2011 -> 02:48 PM) And more reputable studies say he's fine. Or at bigger risk due to going through airport security. Â Theo Epstein doesn't travel by airplane. It's not that he is afraid of flying, he simply rides a flaming chariot pulled by winged, white horses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve9347 Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Oct 25, 2011 -> 02:59 PM) Theo Epstein doesn't travel by airplane. It's not that he is afraid of flying, he simply rides a flaming chariot pulled by winged, white horses. love. post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milkman delivers Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Oct 25, 2011 -> 03:01 PM) love. post. Â Thanks. I wanted to say winged Pegasus...Pegasi...Pegasuses, but it would have been redundant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 QUOTE (bigruss22 @ Oct 25, 2011 -> 01:53 PM) Is Epstein really going to hire Sandberg? Doesn't seem to be his type of manager, I would easily see him hiring Martinez. Theo supposedly was looking at hiring Sandberg to manage Pawtucket before the Phillies grabbed him. Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max power Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Oct 25, 2011 -> 02:48 PM) And more reputable studies say he's fine. Or at bigger risk due to going through airport security. I'm glad you said so. I had thought otherwise until doing a bit of research. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clyons Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 QUOTE (MAX @ Oct 25, 2011 -> 02:30 PM) Some studies should that could be brain cancer waiting to happen, unfortunately. Â Others studies show that 1 in 6 cell phones are infected with poop remnants, but that cannot possibly apply to Theo's. Assuming he even makes it, his poop is doubtless fragrant and antiseptic. He's going to be on Tribune Live this evening, so I'm expecting a tweet from Kaplan to confirm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max power Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 QUOTE (PlaySumFnJurny @ Oct 25, 2011 -> 04:27 PM) Others studies show that 1 in 6 cell phones are infected with poop remnants, but that cannot possibly apply to Theo's. Assuming he even makes it, his poop is doubtless fragrant and antiseptic. He's going to be on Tribune Live this evening, so I'm expecting a tweet from Kaplan to confirm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve9347 Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 QUOTE (PlaySumFnJurny @ Oct 25, 2011 -> 04:27 PM) He's going to be on Tribune Live this evening, so I'm expecting a tweet from Kaplan to confirm. thekapman David Kaplan Expecting Theo Epstein's arrival at our CSN studios shortly for his appearance on Chicago Tribune Live at 5:30. Any ?'s you want asked? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 (edited) http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/blog/big_leagu...urn=mlb-wp25446  http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseb...0,1012635.story  Phil Rogers...on Epstein, Pujols, Fielder, Quade, Francona, Sandberg, etc. Edited October 26, 2011 by caulfield12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted October 26, 2011 Author Share Posted October 26, 2011 Following Green and MacPhail, Theo is the Third Great Cubs Hope in my lifetime. Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. Fool me ... three strikes and you're out, or something like that. But I don't think Theo is going to fail. Why? Because of five words:Â "I don't believe in curses," he said. You had me at hello, Theo. I don't think David Brown knows how to count. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 PWSullivan Paul Sullivan Theo tells The Score if Ryno is in town, as @KCJHoop reported, it has nothing to do with the Cubs. Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted October 26, 2011 Author Share Posted October 26, 2011 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 26, 2011 -> 09:50 AM) PWSullivan Paul Sullivan Theo tells The Score if Ryno is in town, as @KCJHoop reported, it has nothing to do with the Cubs. Wait, does this mean that the Bulls reporter has so little to do that they've assigned him to sit at the airport and see what Cubs-related people enter the city? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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