tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-250683060520895629.post8931182483564253355..comments2023-12-30T17:22:47.650-06:00Comments on Tales from Aisle 424 - A Cubs Blog: Cubs Pick Quade To Be Fired After 2012SixRowBrewCohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15384682912021974745noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-250683060520895629.post-38799215479102286582010-10-26T12:55:09.947-05:002010-10-26T12:55:09.947-05:00"Unless Ryne Sandberg had figured out a way t..."Unless Ryne Sandberg had figured out a way to start the 1984 version of himself at second base, the overall results on the field by a Quade-led team probably won't be much different than a Sandberg-led team." <br /><br />2011 Sandberg at second base >>> 2011 Ryan Theriot<br /><br />/just a thoughtLuis Mhttp://www.bigdeadsidebar.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-250683060520895629.post-80638550878587961402010-10-20T12:17:15.913-05:002010-10-20T12:17:15.913-05:00I couldn't have said it better. I think the C...I couldn't have said it better. I think the Cubs saved Ryno from his own demise. If they gave him the Managerial job he would have fell out of Cubbie Love because of the crap they put on the field. The fans would have asked for his head after the multiple 5 game losing streak or 15th series lost in a row. Sandberg may be upset but he should be happy once hindsight sets in after 2 miserable years. I wish Quade the best but not expecting more than 65 wins in any year unless there is a miracle on Addison and Clark.Scott W. Rickersonhttp://www.autographsigning.net/26th-man-blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-250683060520895629.post-26198705299646479562010-10-20T11:24:43.857-05:002010-10-20T11:24:43.857-05:00Girardi seemed to be like a long shot to me in the...Girardi seemed to be like a long shot to me in the first place. That being said, after Girardi it was like choosing between a bad small sample and the favorite son. I think Quade has good minor league experience (more than Ryno), and hiring the favorite son just for that reason is just asinine. It's exactly like thinking that Joe Morgan would be a great commentator because he was great at fielding and hitting a ball.Johnathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07329115183493783148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-250683060520895629.post-58431766174874970522010-10-20T10:18:59.317-05:002010-10-20T10:18:59.317-05:00Since it's the right time of year, this is sor...Since it's the right time of year, this is sort of like the "witch test" of olde.<br /><br />Throw them in the lake, if they float, they're a witch, if they drown they are not.<br /><br />I'm definitely a minority Cub fan who never really has cared for Sandberg. I acknowledge his talents as a player but as a clubhouse motivator or true team leader and now as a potential manager, I'd rather watch ivy grow on the wall.<br /><br />I almost wished Hendry had picked him so the colossal failures that will come on field for the next two seasons would be tagged to him and we'd be done with the "grooming" experiment.<br /><br />I just hope they didn't NOT call Ryne to _fully_ explain why and how they came to the decision. If they just let him hang in the wind, which I can see a guy like Hendry doing (he's the King of Avoidance), then as someone said on Twitter yesterday, they're doing the Bill Wirt$/Bobby Hull routine and that's just wrong whether I like the guy or not.<br /><br />I just get so angered by the kool-aid drinkers and THAT'S become my most frustrating part of being a fan of the Cubs. Saw some of them posting that this was the smartest decision of the century. Yeah, no, it's not.Duey23http://www.twitter.com/duey23noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-250683060520895629.post-40754603107965813672010-10-20T09:44:56.603-05:002010-10-20T09:44:56.603-05:00I wouldn't go so far as to say I'm impress...I wouldn't go so far as to say I'm impressed by a General Manager actually making a baseball decision that isn't tied to a PR or marketing strategy, since that is what they are supposed to do, but it is a nice change of pace for the Cubs.Aisle 424http://424tales.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-250683060520895629.post-40456269816213750342010-10-20T02:32:10.655-05:002010-10-20T02:32:10.655-05:00"This was obviously not a PR move on the part..."This was obviously not a PR move on the part of the Cubs intended to sell tickets."<br /><br />Exactly, and that's what I love most about it. Hiring Ryno would have been such a typical Cubs marketing ploy. Hendry really stuck his neck out here and tried to make the best baseball decision, not the best decision to sell more tickets. Frankly, I'm somewhat impressed.Bobhttp://www.cubs.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-250683060520895629.post-56438370639477646092010-10-19T21:55:06.240-05:002010-10-19T21:55:06.240-05:00I really don't want to see him in another unif...I really don't want to see him in another uniform, but if Don Mattingly can manage the Dodgers without the world ending, then I guess as long as Sandberg isn't managing the Cardinals, I can handle it.Aisle 424http://424tales.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-250683060520895629.post-40523471475959872092010-10-19T21:11:32.140-05:002010-10-19T21:11:32.140-05:00i've never been less interested in a cubs mana...i've never been less interested in a cubs managerial hire. <br /><br />for sandberg's sake i'm happy it's not him. i didn't want to see the media portray him as an idiot they way they would have if the team sucked. for ryno's sake i hope he goes and gets himself on an mlb coaching staff, as far away from the cubs organization as he can get.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com