Mike Quade, Baseball Lifer, Having Good Managerial Audition

Just so you don't think I'm all Ryne Sandberg, this is a good profile of Mike Quade. He does have an impressive resume and his players said great things about him. He's done a good job and does deserve consideration.

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I would think that Jim Hendry would take Ryan Dempster’s recommendation very seriously. If anyone has cred in that clubhouse he does.

Numbers may not lie, but they don’t tell the whole truth (and nothing but the truth), either. -- Doug Glanville

by leothelip on Sep 29, 2010 5:44 PM CDT reply actions

Dempster is one I would listen to if I was Ricketts...

by TJ11 on Sep 29, 2010 5:45 PM CDT reply actions

so you are discounting Dawson?

Piniella: "This is a tougher job than I thought it would be, I'm going to be honest with you."

by Ivy Walls on Sep 30, 2010 9:03 AM CDT up reply actions

Someone should ask Adrian Gonzalez how he feels.

just sayin’…

by daily2b on Sep 29, 2010 5:53 PM CDT reply actions

My brother made me a Quade t-shirt as a gift

a few years back with iron on lettering. One by one all the letters all fell off in the wash. I’m going to have to get some fabric glue and put them back on because the more I hear about him the more I’m liking him.

♪♫ Take me out WITH the crowd.
Buy me some peanuts and cracker jack,
I don't care if I NEVER get back ♪♫ Jack Norworth and Albert Von Tilzer

by katie casey on Sep 29, 2010 6:26 PM CDT reply actions

Like I was sayin'

We could be in far worse shape than to have two good in-house managerial choices going into the offseason.

by MN exile on Sep 29, 2010 6:47 PM CDT reply actions

Great article.

I’ll tell you this: if I had to pick either Sandberg or Quade, I’d go with Sandberg. Having said that, I have a world of respect for Mike Quade, and if he gets the job, I’ll be 100 percent behind him.

"Don't complain to me about the stormy weather, boys. Just bring the ship into port." --Steve Stone, September 2004

by ctcoff99 on Sep 29, 2010 7:25 PM CDT reply actions

Hendry sure was quoted a lot in that article.

I wouldn’t be surprised if Jim quietly suggested the story to the reporter, as a way of increasing Quade’s profile and possibly his chances. Hendry has been pretty mum about the managerial opening since Lou announced his retirement. Now, he opens up like this?

And yes, I know I’m doing a fair bit of speculating.

by elgato on Sep 30, 2010 8:46 AM CDT reply actions

Quade should be the choice

No ego. Fair. Holds players accountable. What’s not to like?

"When the day comes with that last winning run and I'm crying and covered in beer. I'll look to the sky and know I was right to think someday we'll go all the way." - Vedder

by krummy12 on Sep 30, 2010 9:02 AM CDT reply actions

Nothing, as fair as I can see.

But Sandberg hasn’t really had a chance to show us if there’s anything about him that we wouldn’t like.

by elgato on Sep 30, 2010 9:08 AM CDT up reply actions

as far as I can see

by elgato on Sep 30, 2010 9:16 AM CDT up reply actions

Question: Whom are you speculating would have a higher ceiling?

Isn’t that the real question or are you looking for a manager to take you from C to B as Reinsdorf once paraphrased?

BTW: Isn’t it relative to speculate what kind of coaching staff each might bring?

Could Sandberg bring a Bowa to 3B? How about a bench coach or pitching coach?

Piniella: "This is a tougher job than I thought it would be, I'm going to be honest with you."

by Ivy Walls on Sep 30, 2010 9:07 AM CDT reply actions

Bowa

is the rumored bench coach for Don Mattingly.

by toonsterwu on Sep 30, 2010 12:32 PM CDT up reply actions

Quade

If he was a serious candidate when he was first named manager then he should remain a serious one, but if he wasn’t, than he shouldn’t be. I applaud the job that he’s done but, IMO, one of the biggest mistakes a team can make, whether its judging young players or a prospective manager, is to put too much stock into both spring training as well as September baseball. The team is doing well, but it is doing well under abnormal circumstances and while many say that this is a commentary on Piniella and that Piniella should have been let go sooner because of it are making a lot of assumptions.

by dmlichte on Sep 30, 2010 9:34 AM CDT reply actions

Well said...

…real pressure does strange things to players and even managers and everyone reacts differently. I to, wonder how much Quade’s record really means.

I have nothing against him and I do like his approach and you have to say he has also “paid his dues” as much or more than anyone. If given a chance, he may do as well as anyone else could with the team he is given.

If I’m Ricketts, I would still make every effort to let Girardi know you want him (when the time is right). If it doesn’t work, than you move on.

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

by MPH73 on Oct 1, 2010 1:31 PM CDT up reply actions

Very good article.

Like I said, I’m in the Sandberg camp but can easily live with Quade.

Sandberg for manager!

by mrcubsfan on Sep 30, 2010 10:05 AM CDT reply actions

Cubs got to go with the best man for the job

I admit it. I am biased for Sandberg. I would love for Ryno to get the job. But I think that Quade has done a very good job since replacing Piniella. The players seem to be responding and a few of them came out this week to endorse him. Those are good signs. However, it doesn’t guarantee that Quade manages the Cubs next year.

I think that if the Cubs hire Quade as the permanent manager they should ask Sandberg to be Quade’s bench coach. Trammell will not be back next year. He’ll probably go to the Diamondbacks and reunite with Gibson. Sandberg could go to the Cubs, be bench coach and get some major league experience at the coaching level. If the Cubs hire Sandberg as the permanent manager they should ask Quade to be Sandberg’s bench coach.

I will say that the Cubs are finishing strong in 2010. That doesn’t mean anything for this year, but usually when teams finish strong at the end of the year it bodes well for the next year. We saw the Reds and Padres finish strong last year and both teams have been successful this year. It’s not a guarantee for 2011, but I think that it could bode well for the future of the Cubs.

by jeffmills1972 on Sep 30, 2010 5:17 PM CDT reply actions