Mackanin first to interview for Cubs manager position

I don't know a lot about him, other than the Red Sox have already interviewed him. Thoughts?

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It's amazing to me that our new management team can make decisions at warp speed

and have an interview set up in less than 24 hours after the firing. Decisive? Ya think?

We'll miss you Big Boy. #10 for Hall of Fame.

by mrcubsfan on Nov 3, 2011 11:44 AM CDT reply actions

I'm guessing some of this was in the works for a couple weeks.

Just kept quiet.

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by Al Yellon on Nov 3, 2011 12:10 PM CDT up reply actions

Of course it was...

… and even if it wasn’t, its not like Epstein and Co didn’t have the makings of a list in their head.

by dmlichte on Nov 3, 2011 12:22 PM CDT up reply actions

Yup

Just because we don’t hear it doesn’t mean it’s not being discussed.

My guess is Theo already has a good feel for who he’s going to hire. Even to the point this may be a formality (probably not though).

But it’s good to hear the process moving quickly. GM meetings are very soon and the Cubs need to have their manager in place well before the winter meetings, if not at least before the arb deadline later this month.

Just win the next game...!

by blackhawk24 on Nov 3, 2011 2:03 PM CDT up reply actions

I would be surprised if it took more than another week or so.

I’m guessing Theo and Jed have been discussing this for a while already.

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by Al Yellon on Nov 3, 2011 2:21 PM CDT up reply actions

Surprised??

It’s now nearly 2 weeks after we posted these comments….wow !

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by blackhawk24 on Nov 16, 2011 7:01 AM CST up reply actions

I'd rather have Maddux or Francona

… plus if Maddux got the job his brother would prolly stick around

by chit0wn on Nov 3, 2011 12:21 PM CDT reply actions

supposedly Francona is not on the list.

by MDavis on Nov 3, 2011 12:55 PM CDT up reply actions

The list of interviewees that is

670-The Score updates suggest that he’s not on the list of guys to be interviewed but on the list for consideration.

Just win the next game...!

by blackhawk24 on Nov 3, 2011 2:28 PM CDT up reply actions

Which is weird to me...

Interviewing is a two way street. You’d think (you’d hope) that Tito would want to explore more about the possibilities here.

by kanderber on Nov 3, 2011 2:56 PM CDT up reply actions

I think it's weird that a guy goes around using his father's nickname.

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by Al Yellon on Nov 3, 2011 3:02 PM CDT up reply actions

i stand corrected. just read on espn chicago

theo has met with tito about his interest in the position, and plans on meeting again to see if he would fit with the organization. interesting

by MDavis on Nov 3, 2011 3:31 PM CDT up reply actions

Huh?

by kanderber on Nov 3, 2011 3:34 PM CDT up reply actions

...

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by Al Yellon on Nov 3, 2011 3:36 PM CDT up reply actions

Oh gawd

I do not want to spend all season listening to Bob Brenly talk about how he was the vice-president of the Tito Francona Fan Club.

by Josh Timmers on Nov 3, 2011 4:02 PM CDT up reply actions

that is weird

by Tat14 on Nov 3, 2011 6:44 PM CDT up reply actions

ESPNChicago reporting

Theo and Francona have been talking whether Chicago is a fit for him

by jthack on Nov 3, 2011 4:53 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs

He's got a name that Chicagoans can pronounce

Peter Mackanin, Jr. (pronounced “ma KAN in”) (born August 1, 1951 in Chicago, Illinois)

Always a good start.

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by RiskyBusiness on Nov 3, 2011 12:27 PM CDT reply actions

I don't know who this is.

"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks

by dtpollitt on Nov 3, 2011 12:34 PM CDT reply actions

He was the interim manager

for the Pirates in 2005 and the Reds in 2007. Actually did a pretty good job with the Reds, leading them to a winning record of 41-39 after taking over for Jerry Narron.

Is supposed to be a very “sabermetric” manager.

As a player, he was a utility infielder in the 70s and early 80s, mostly with Montreal and Minnesota.

by Josh Timmers on Nov 3, 2011 12:54 PM CDT up reply actions

He also managed the Iowa Cubs in 1988

Don’t know if that’s a positive or not.

Yeah, I know there should be an apostrophe in "Vails," but punctuation wasn't an option when I signed up.

by Mike Vails Evil Twin on Nov 3, 2011 1:21 PM CDT up reply actions

1989 too

Anyone who managed the immortal Paul Noce is good with me.

Actually, at both Peoria and Iowa he managed Joe Girardi and Makr Grace. He was Greg Maddux and Rafael Palmeiro’s manager in Peoria and Dwight Smith’s in Iowa.

Looking at those rosters are just a trip down memory lane.

by Josh Timmers on Nov 3, 2011 1:30 PM CDT up reply actions

The only downside is that he's 60.

It would seem to me that Theo & Jed are looking for someone younger.

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by Al Yellon on Nov 3, 2011 1:32 PM CDT up reply actions

Yeah

otherwise he’s sounds great. But he is a little old.

by Josh Timmers on Nov 3, 2011 3:11 PM CDT up reply actions

Mike Maddux is a spring chicken

only 50

"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
Me either

by Doggie Stalker on Nov 3, 2011 3:21 PM CDT up reply actions

I like the Mike Maddux idea.

I’m sure his pitching savvy would be an improvement in bullpen management.

Can anyone attest to his resume regarding fundamentals, fielding, lin-ups, etc…?

by Tat14 on Nov 3, 2011 6:46 PM CDT up reply actions

lin-ups...

Ya know, like towels and such.

by Tat14 on Nov 3, 2011 6:47 PM CDT up reply actions

I think it is safe to assume

that fundamentals run in the Maddux family (starting with Dad Mike) Seriously I don’t think he is very similar to his brother on those things.

"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
Me either

by Doggie Stalker on Nov 3, 2011 8:51 PM CDT up reply actions

I recognize the difference between Mike and Greg

on the field of play. But Mike coaches while Greg flirts around all Jedi-like.

Mike has a pitching staff with back-to-back WS showings. Yes, I know they lost both, but I can still see value in his approach. I liked his style this past WS.

I’ll ask again, anyone want to weigh in on his skills with the other facets of the game?

by Tat14 on Nov 4, 2011 12:45 AM CDT up reply actions

Actually that was a BAD typo on my part

I meant they ARE very similar on fundamentals. I can’t imagine a Maddux that did not believe in them. I have no doubt Mike would stress things like defense, knowing how to bunt etc.

"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
Me either

by Doggie Stalker on Nov 4, 2011 8:30 AM CDT up reply actions