Posted by jiml60 on 3/7/2012 12:48:00 PM (view original):
Under the Tribune, it pretty much was a failure.  Theo & Co. are basically starting from scratch.  It is a system filled with potential in the lower levels but devoid of any major impact players at the upper levels.  So it is going to take a couple seasons before the lower level guys either start producing at the ML level or their value is high enough to be included in trades for established ML players.

Posted by Smithyyy34 on 11/2/2011 5:43:00 PM (view original):

Epstein tells Sandberg he's not in plans

November, 2, 2011

Nov 2

2:22

PM CT

By ESPNChicago.com

Chicago Cubs president of baseball operations Theo Epstein crossed Ryne Sandberg off the list of potential Cubs managers as soon as the search for Mike Quade's replacement began.

In his statement announcing that Quade wouldn't return next year, Epstein laid out criteria for the next manager. And one qualification excluded Sandberg, who was a Cubs Hall of Fame second baseman and highly successful manager in the minor leagues.

"The next manager must have leadership and communication skills; he must place an emphasis on preparation and accountability; he must establish high standards and a winning culture; he must have integrity and an open mind; and he must have managerial or coaching experience at the major league level," Epstein said in the release.

By all accounts, Sandberg possesses all of those qualities, except the last one.

ESPN The Magazine's Buster Olney reported that Epstein reached out to Sandberg to tell him he's not in their plans.

And because of Theo not wanting to give him the Cubs job, HOFer Ryne Sandberg is reduced to this:

Dude's wearing a Santa outfit with Iron Pigs across the front.     Must be hurting for money.

Posted by MikeT23 on 7/27/2012 3:12:00 PM (view original):

Dude's wearing a Santa outfit with Iron Pigs across the front.     Must be hurting for money.

I know that, retard.   But it's more fun to pretend that the Cubs hero is destitute.

Dumbass.