tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-250683060520895629.post7379713079016243453..comments2023-12-30T17:22:47.650-06:00Comments on Tales from Aisle 424 - A Cubs Blog: Vine Line Finally Succeeds in Cheering Me UpSixRowBrewCohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15384682912021974745noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-250683060520895629.post-51961848272915758262011-02-04T20:11:53.644-06:002011-02-04T20:11:53.644-06:00the cubs made a business decision. companies have ...the cubs made a business decision. companies have to do this every day when they hire people. the outcry from cub fans like they 'wronged' sandberg is comical. <br /><br />most minor league managers that manage four years are not promoted to major league manager. thems the facts. sandberg should be happy he got a big league interview at this point in his career. now what the guy should do is get himself on a big league staff somewhere and get out of the minors.wpbchttp://www.twitter.com/wpbcnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-250683060520895629.post-339224481071237702011-02-04T13:44:56.687-06:002011-02-04T13:44:56.687-06:00The Sandberg thing was botched from the start. Wh...The Sandberg thing was botched from the start. When he first expressed interest in the manager's job, I don't think that they figured 1) that Lou Piniella would be leaving a team that was in ruins, thus paving the way for a coach from his staff to slide into the position to keep the success running, 2) Sandberg would actually go down to the minors at all, or 3) that he would actually have a fair amount of success down there if he did go.<br /><br />So then the big confrontation happened and they had to make a choice and they clearly never wanted Sandberg. That was crappy on their part. But let's face it, that decision didn't irreparably change the course of Cub history from huge success to utter failure. Like I mentioned, the mistreatment of Sandberg would probably not even break my Top Ten Cubs mistakes (and I was a HUGE Ryne Sandberg fan - he was my favorite player of the 80s).Aisle 424http://424tales.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-250683060520895629.post-32984470303281980362011-02-04T12:44:52.068-06:002011-02-04T12:44:52.068-06:00I would have to say that I thought not hiring Sand...I would have to say that I thought not hiring Sandberg wasn't that bad on its own. However, the way it was handled was all wrong. It seems to me that Hendry and the Cubs front office has issues with confrontation...kind of like how they dealt with Milton Bradley and Zambrano, and now with Ryno. They just don't talk to you, and then hope you'll go away on your own. There's just something wrong with the Cubs' PR, but maybe that's just me.Kinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05559888772981380767noreply@blogger.com