Jay Blunk leaves Cubs

by cubsscoop on Jan 3, 2008 1:25 PM CST

Seems like McDonough is taking one of his employees with him to the Blackhawks. Check out the story here:

http://blackhawks.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=348618

I wonder where this will leave the Cubs marketing.

Full story below.

The Chicago Blackhawks today announced that Jay Blunk, a 22-year sports marketing veteran, will join the team to direct the team's business operations. Mr. Blunk will be the team's senior vice president of business operations, a newly created position.

UPDATE [2008-1-3 13:37:18 by Al]: I deleted the rest of this because it's BCB policy to not allow the copying/pasting of entire articles from other sites -- that's a copyright violation. Click on the link above to read the full story.

This is a FanPost and does not necessarily reflect the views of SB Nation or Al Yellon, managing editor (unless it's a FanPost posted by Al). FanPost opinions are valued expressions of opinion by passionate and knowledgeable baseball fans.

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I'm sure

McDonough made him an offer he couldn't refuse. And, with the pending ownership change, you can't really blame the guy for staying ahead of the curve.

"I don't like them fellas that drive in two runs but let in three" Casey Stengel

by MPH73 on Jan 3, 2008 1:32 PM CST reply actions

I'm guessing...

... Blunk will take some marketing people with him to the Blackhawks. Good for them.

That makes 2008 sort of an interregnum with the Cubs' marketing folks -- they don't really have to worry much about ticket sales, as the demand will likely be up after the playoff season in 2007. But someone will have to sell all the corporate sponsorships, unless that's already been done.

Whoever buys the team will obviously bring in their own marketing people. What they should tell them is, "Don't screw it up", because regardless of the results on the field, the Cubs' marketing department has been the best in the business for many years.

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al Yellon on Jan 3, 2008 1:36 PM CST up reply actions

Good for the Hawks

Like John McDonough, Jay Blunk is top notch. This is terrific for the Hawks. Now they just need to get their players healthy. (Sorry, that's the hockey fan in me coming out.) Al's advice to the new group about not screwing it up is sound.

by Bruce Miles on Jan 3, 2008 3:37 PM CST reply actions

Im happy for the Hawks...

They are really heading in the right direction. Too bad Toews is hurt though...

On the Cubs side, if this was gonna happen, it couldnt have been a better time... Now with Fukudome, what we lose from Blunk, we will just get back from any japanese marketing from Kosuke... Thats how i look at it anyway. No big setback from last year.

Like they always say, sometimes you win some, sometimes you lose some...

PIE!!!

by LilLPLancer23 on Jan 3, 2008 10:48 PM CST reply actions

Is

Karen Panozzo next?

by Comfortably Numb on Jan 4, 2008 4:43 AM CST reply actions

Sharon

oops

by Comfortably Numb on Jan 4, 2008 4:58 AM CST reply actions

I thought...

She left already left at the beginning of last year

See the Cubs 2008 schedule at http://ignarski.tripod.com/sched2008.html

by kaseyi on Jan 4, 2008 6:56 AM CST up reply actions

With

With her and Blunk leaving our best hope to get rid of the 7th inning stretch stupidity is at hand.

WE already saw the result of her leaving. It was definitely trimmed of celebrities who wouldn't know Derrek Lee from Derek Jeter last year. Every one we saw that wasn't connected to the Cubs or Chicago was someone she wanted to meet.

We are all waiting for that glorious October night when we finally win it all. Until then we will continue to cheer, never do the wave and hope.

by puckishcubsfan on Jan 5, 2008 12:37 AM CST up reply actions

I

heard they're putting ivy on the boards.

by Comfortably Numb on Jan 4, 2008 4:59 AM CST reply actions

Eddie

Olyck was seen buying 70s clothing for some sort of promotion.

by Comfortably Numb on Jan 4, 2008 5:00 AM CST reply actions

I

hears Hi-Tops is relocating to the West side...first message on marque ..."in Savy we trusty"

by Comfortably Numb on Jan 4, 2008 5:02 AM CST reply actions

I

have to go to work

by Comfortably Numb on Jan 4, 2008 5:02 AM CST reply actions

PLEASE

Please everyone pray to your God tonight that this may mean the end of that idiotic 7th inning guest conductor thing!

Or at least limiting it to people actually connected to Chicago or the Cubs.

At least somewhere in the middle.

We are all waiting for that glorious October night when we finally win it all. Until then we will continue to cheer, never do the wave and hope.

by puckishcubsfan on Jan 4, 2008 7:44 AM CST reply actions

Agreed....

....I dont like the 7th inning stretch, just play the organ and get over the guest conductor crap.

"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry "I strongly dislike Steve Stone." ---Hammer

by Hammer on Jan 4, 2008 10:13 AM CST reply actions

AMEN!!!

..Maybe the occasional former Cub...but that's it.

Play a tape of Harry singing and be done with it..

Let me get back to you, will ya, Charlie? I got a guy on the other line asking about some white walls.

by JB 23 on Jan 4, 2008 10:51 AM CST up reply actions

.....well

I dont agree with the Harry tape, unless they want to do it on certain days like Sundays or something.

"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry "I strongly dislike Steve Stone." ---Hammer

by Hammer on Jan 4, 2008 11:52 AM CST up reply actions

7th inning stretch

It should be limited to

Former Cubs
Celebrities that are known to be Cub fans.
Former and current Bears, Blackhawks, Bulls.
Ron Santo

I don't mind the state champion teams being honored either at all. Those kids really accomplished something.

I'm just sick of every Tom Dick and Harry who needs to prostitute him or herself for a movie who wouldn't know Derrek Lee from Derrek Jeter.

We are all waiting for that glorious October night when we finally win it all. Until then we will continue to cheer, never do the wave and hope.

by puckishcubsfan on Jan 5, 2008 12:35 AM CST reply actions

Should read

former or current, Hawks, Cubs, Bears, Bulls & White Sox/

"You can't take life to seriously, you don't get out of it alive"

by wild bill on Jan 8, 2008 12:09 PM CST up reply actions

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