Quade Named to All Star Game Coaching Staff

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Eh, good for him.

Sounds like a fun experience.

GM's are in charge of Managers, not the other way around.

by shoemile on Jun 28, 2011 2:27 PM CDT reply actions

We're the laughing stock of baseball.

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

by dtpollitt on Jun 28, 2011 2:29 PM CDT reply actions

I can see it now

“Hey Princie, how’s about you come play for us next year”

DEJESUS!!!

by tomas21 on Jun 28, 2011 2:40 PM CDT reply actions

Could that be our quota for the All-Star team?

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by Ace Venom on Jun 28, 2011 3:02 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs

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by troutfishin on Jun 28, 2011 3:17 PM CDT reply actions

how do they pick these things?

A dartboard?

They both (stats & bikinis) show a lot, but not everything. - Infielder Toby Harrah

Poster formerly known as Wrigster.

by bilbosbuttons on Jun 28, 2011 3:18 PM CDT via mobile reply actions

Simply put...

what a joke.

by kanderber on Jun 28, 2011 3:21 PM CDT reply actions

WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

"It's all in the game, yo"

by Worf on Jun 28, 2011 3:23 PM CDT reply actions

WTF? Seriously. He sucks so bad.

"You win because of the quarterback. We have to get that position stabilized. We're fixated on that." -- Jerry Angelo (12.30.2008)

Jerry Angelo trades for Jay Cutler! (4.2.2009)

by SackMan on Jun 28, 2011 3:39 PM CDT reply actions

Who's rooster did he and DeWitt tag team to get that honor?

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by SackMan on Jun 28, 2011 3:42 PM CDT reply actions

Arizona in July

Get the feeling some other managers opt-ed out?

"On offense, your most precious possessions are your 27 outs" - Earl Weaver

by RiskyBusiness on Jun 28, 2011 3:45 PM CDT reply actions

Of course.

Especially when the alternative is three days off during a long baseball season.

GM's are in charge of Managers, not the other way around.

by shoemile on Jun 28, 2011 3:47 PM CDT up reply actions

you realize we have a/c in Arizona right?

You make it sound like everything they do will be outside in 110 weather. Not really the case.

by AzCubfan24 on Jun 28, 2011 5:44 PM CDT up reply actions

I'm just kidding - which is what every comment on this post should be

"On offense, your most precious possessions are your 27 outs" - Earl Weaver

by RiskyBusiness on Jun 29, 2011 12:10 AM CDT up reply actions

A legend as a BP pitcher...

…He may throw for Prince at the Home Run Derby.

"Elder White! Look at the talent on those Cubs!" Harry Caray, KMOX Radio, 4/22/62

"And you have to wonder – What's the matter with Broglio?" Harry, KMOX, 5/24/64

by ernaga on Jun 28, 2011 3:56 PM CDT reply actions

Well, apparently Bruce Bochy understands irony.

Where have you gone, Kiko Calero. A nation turns its lonely eyes to you.

by elgato on Jun 28, 2011 4:14 PM CDT reply actions

What this shows.....

…. is that his peers respect the fact that as a career minor league guy he finally got his shot to manage in the majors, and they’re rewarding him with an All Star experience while they can. Some people around BCB might not like that fact, but that is what happened here.

"When they signed Fukudome, I knew they were trying to get me fired". - Ron Santo, January, 2008

by BeerCub on Jun 28, 2011 5:02 PM CDT reply actions 2 recs

Your exactly right!

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

by MPH73 on Jun 28, 2011 5:10 PM CDT up reply actions

I would respect him too

If he made me look better at my job than I really was. he’s being rewarded for all the “for sure” wins he gives.

by cubsluver22 on Jun 29, 2011 4:55 PM CDT up reply actions

Lighten up

"When they signed Fukudome, I knew they were trying to get me fired". - Ron Santo, January, 2008

by BeerCub on Jun 29, 2011 7:25 PM CDT up reply actions

I don't know guys. Many here hate Q, but he's certainly got alot of respect

from other managers in the league. It’s one friggen year, and tell me how many managers are gonna put up a winning record with this roster? I heard Jim Riggleman the other day (after he walked out) give a lot of props to Quade.

by braziliancubsfan on Jun 28, 2011 5:29 PM CDT reply actions

Great

he is respected by his peers. He has a great story. however it does not equate to being a good manager.
How are the Mets doing with Wright and Davis out. Bay hitting in the .215 range, a starting rotation without Santana? They seem to be doing well. How about the Nats? Think there roster is 10 games better than the Cubs?
I am tired of this excuse of the Cubs roster sucking. There are other teams with similar talent and out performing this team.
Face it, Quade is not a major league manager.

by Grockcubs on Jun 28, 2011 10:29 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs

Yes...The Nats are 10 games better than the Cubs...at least that many.

With the 1st pick in the 2012 Baseball Amateur Draft, the Chicago Cubs select...

by Easy Ed on Jun 28, 2011 11:15 PM CDT up reply actions

Exactly...

…this is a good ole boys club and when was the last time you heard a manager diss another manager? They go out of their way to compliment each other, and it will always be that way.

This is no different than when players rally around to have a manger hired (like with Quade last year). Players should NEVER be a main driver in who should be hired as manager.

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

by MPH73 on Jun 29, 2011 11:28 AM CDT up reply actions

Quade is putting up with alot of crap.

And he’s doing it as a sitting duck.

I have huge amounts of respect for him. He could be weak and do what the Nats guy just did.

The NL will lose though.

by SenorGato on Jun 29, 2011 12:40 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions 1 recs

The NL will lose though.

You mean like they did last year?

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by Al Yellon on Jun 29, 2011 1:52 PM CDT up reply actions

This time Byrd won't throw out Ortiz hustling to 2nd like Aramis running out a ground ball to the SS.

by ubercubsfan on Jun 29, 2011 2:59 PM CDT up reply actions

Wait, there are negative comments about the Cubs in this statement...

by Shanghai Badger on Jun 30, 2011 12:23 PM CDT up reply actions

QIAFI is coaching!!!!!

He’s the bringer of bad baseball.

by SenorGato on Jun 30, 2011 3:16 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions

QIAFI is coaching!!!!!

He’s the bringer of bad baseball with his roommate Jim Hendry.

by SenorGato on Jun 30, 2011 3:16 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions

hahaha

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by Cubbiegoon on Jun 28, 2011 6:33 PM CDT reply actions

Does Hendry get to pick the roster too??

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"Cubs win....what a lucky break!!" ---Harry

by Hammer on Jun 28, 2011 6:36 PM CDT reply actions

Might as well

The NL rarely wins anymore.

by LT on Jun 28, 2011 6:43 PM CDT up reply actions

I take it Quade will either get DeWitt on the roster, or else resign his spot?

never forget...
1.7%
anything is possible...

by wrigleyrocker12 on Jun 28, 2011 10:59 PM CDT reply actions

WTF is wrong with y'all?

It’s a nice thing to do for a long-time baseball man and he’s suitably appreciative. Quit wearing crap-colored glasses for two seconds.

"Who ever heard of the Cubs losing a game they had to have?" -Frank Chance
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root

by Clutch16 on Jun 28, 2011 11:04 PM CDT reply actions 5 recs

Exactly

"When they signed Fukudome, I knew they were trying to get me fired". - Ron Santo, January, 2008

by BeerCub on Jun 28, 2011 11:14 PM CDT up reply actions

Rec'd

"Wait, are you saying I'm a sunshine-pumping, koolaid-drinking, Soriano-loving, rainbow-rising, unicorn-riding, double-clutching, Sweet Lou-backing, Hendry-supporting, hey hey whaddya saying, Cubs are going all the waying, glass is overflowing, Rothschild is all-knowing, Cubs fan? - ballhawk

by vonde6 on Jun 29, 2011 10:20 AM CDT up reply actions

Hard to see crap

Through crap colored glasses

by cubsluver22 on Jun 29, 2011 4:56 PM CDT up reply actions

Uh, no.

It’s no different than Derek Jeter winning a Gold Glove—the award and acknowledgement is meant for guys that you, you know, actually deserve it. Mike Quade has done nothing at the MLB-level to suggest he’s an “all-star” manager. The guy deserves respect for being around the game for so long, etc., etc., but this isn’t a lifetime achievement award.

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

by dtpollitt on Jun 29, 2011 5:12 PM CDT up reply actions

If Bochy thinks he should be on, that's fine by me

There’s far too much being made of this here.

"When they signed Fukudome, I knew they were trying to get me fired". - Ron Santo, January, 2008

by BeerCub on Jun 29, 2011 7:26 PM CDT up reply actions

You're making too much

Out of an all-star coaching appearance, for god’s sake.

by vonde6 on Jun 30, 2011 11:33 PM CDT up reply actions

Thank you.

For saying it.

by Orval Overall on Jun 30, 2011 10:34 AM CDT up reply actions

I'm curious- why does Quade being named an All Star coach make people so upset?

Why do ANY of you care? Exactly what affect does this have on any of your lives? So Bochy named him. So freaking what? Live and let live for once.

"When they signed Fukudome, I knew they were trying to get me fired". - Ron Santo, January, 2008

by BeerCub on Jun 28, 2011 11:16 PM CDT reply actions 2 recs

see below

I'm going to the 2012 Randy Hundley Fantasy Camp!!! Who's with me?

by VegasCubFan on Jun 28, 2011 11:51 PM CDT up reply actions

BeerCub

you going to the 2012 Hundley camp?

I'm going to the 2012 Randy Hundley Fantasy Camp!!! Who's with me?

by VegasCubFan on Jun 28, 2011 11:48 PM CDT reply actions

Dunno yet

I have some health issues to address first, then once I get past that, I want to lose some weight so I don’t tear my ligaments again. First camp I went to I found out later I broke my thumb the first day playing catch of all things, then second camp I tore up my ankle but wore a brace the entire week and needed a pinch runner all the time.

A bigger issue though is my eyesight. I was born with a condition called Strabismus. I don’t see out of both eyes at the same time. I have monocular as opposed to binocular vision. I don’t see in 3-D, I see in 2-D, and I don’t have depth perception. My vision in my left eye is 20/400, which is legally blind. When I was a kid and played ball all the time, I learned to adapt could play just fine. I found during the 2008 and 2009 camps that my ability to hit and throw a ball was all off. I can’t tell exactly how far to throw at short distances, like playing catch or from 3rd to 1st. I fed the pitching machine last camp, and when a ball was hit to me throwing it to first was always an adventure. If I’m able to get active enough pre-camp to re-learn all that and compensate for it all, then I might go.

"When they signed Fukudome, I knew they were trying to get me fired". - Ron Santo, January, 2008

by BeerCub on Jun 29, 2011 4:35 PM CDT up reply actions

i know

quade is not a certified genius here but lets put some of the blame on the players too.you guys know the score.the pitching is horrid. the hitters swing at everything.they cant play the field. what else??like i said before joe maddons first 2 seasons in tampa were horrible.they got him some talent and now its a whole new ballgame.quade needs a young hungry team.not all these underachieving cash cows getting their checks every 2 weeks.

by NOMAR on Jun 29, 2011 5:23 AM CDT reply actions

So what is Quade's nickname for Bochy?

Bochy-ee?

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by Al Yellon on Jun 29, 2011 6:32 AM CDT reply actions

Bochy-Balls?

Sorry…

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by tommy veryzer on Jun 29, 2011 7:34 AM CDT up reply actions

Win

by Shanghai Badger on Jun 30, 2011 12:24 PM CDT up reply actions

I laughed...

by bdlugz on Jun 30, 2011 3:31 PM CDT up reply actions

Why does this bother me?

It bothers me because Mike Quade has not done anything to deserve being on the All Star staff.

Don’t get me wrong – I was a supporter of Quade. He was a solid third base coach and I was willing to give him the benefit of the doubt as manager. I was encouraged at the convention when he said, or inferred, that things would be different on his watch.

And perhaps they are different – but different in that they are worse than they were at the end of last year. The Cubs are a sloppy, careless, fundamentally poor team. Now, much of this is on the players, Quade can’t hit and field for them, but the responsibility for that stops with him.

On top of that, Quade has made several mistakes this year – he has handled the bullpen poorly, his line-up selection has been questionable – all the things that have been discussed to death on this board.

I had always thought that appointment to the All Star Game was based on achievement, either in a single season or in a lifetime, and I haven’t seen any justification for him to be on the staff, save for perhaps being Bochy’s friend. I suppose he could have been added based on the team’s performance over the last 40 games of last year, but that is a pretty low bar.

So, hooray for cronyism, hooray for rewarding a life-long “baseball guy”, hooray for selecting a guy as a replacement who didn’t have anything better planned for the All Star Weekend.

I think I speak for everyone here when I say, "Wait, what the hell are you talking about?"

by Ross on Jun 29, 2011 11:43 AM CDT reply actions