Good Sandberg piece

Not a lot of new ground, but it's well written and paints an interesting picture of Sandberg with the IronPigs.

10 months ago elgato 34 comments 0 recs |

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OH GAWD NO....

The IronPigs pitcher records the third out and trudges to the dugout. Sandberg claps his hands. He scribbles on the lineup card and pops on a batting helmet. Two go-karts race around the field, another minor-league stunt. A cloud of dust drifts into the dugout.

There’s a spring in Sandberg’s step as he jogs to his spot as third-base coach. He looks to his batter, smacks his fists together and claps his hands. No time to dwell on the past. The IronPigs are down five, and Ryne Sandberg, the Hall-of-Famer-turned-bush-leaguer, has a game to manage.

As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.

by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 9, 2011 6:08 PM CDT reply actions

CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP!

by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Aug 10, 2011 12:38 AM CDT up reply actions

ALRIGHT!!!!! just because he claps his hands and has to manage

3rd base does not mean he’s Mike Quade.

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by troutfishin on Aug 9, 2011 6:44 PM CDT reply actions

I like this article.

As long as Jim Hendry is in charge of the Chicago Cubs, decisions such as this one will continue to haunt both the team and the fans.

"I lof to hit de home ron!"

by Tekboy on Aug 9, 2011 11:03 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs

I've wanted Hendry gone for years too but I'm hardly haunted by the fact that Ryno wasn't hired to

manage this horridly flawed team the GM put together.

by the nth on Aug 10, 2011 12:04 AM CDT up reply actions

I cringe of whether the Cubs are repeating history

recalling the Dodgers passing over Mike Scioscia and now in the same metro area the Angels have their best manager all time.

Sandburg needs to be hired here regardless of Hendry’s situation….even if it takes the Ricketts family going over Hendry’s head.

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

by Ivy Walls on Aug 10, 2011 11:50 AM CDT reply actions 2 recs

Not that Sandberg is any sort of miracle worker...

…. but I’m beginning to think it has to be done.

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by Al Yellon on Aug 10, 2011 12:56 PM CDT up reply actions

Hiring Ryno would certainly put a PR bandaid on a massive gaping wound. Another problem solved!

by the nth on Aug 10, 2011 1:16 PM CDT up reply actions

Well, it would do that.

But this article, plus Wittenmyer’s last week, at least tell me one thing about Sandberg that Quade does not have: leadership qualities.

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by Al Yellon on Aug 10, 2011 1:21 PM CDT up reply actions

That and $15.99

gets you a Netflix subscription

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by Worf on Aug 10, 2011 9:00 PM CDT up reply actions

Oh lord.

See, when you say things like this, I can’t help but remember how hard you were selling Quade in the offseason based on nothing more than articles exactly like this.

Fire Jim Hendry. Injuries aren't the problem

by Nunyabidness on Aug 11, 2011 2:06 PM CDT up reply actions

This assumes that Tom is willing to go over Hendry's head

If this were Steinbrenner we’re talking about, this would have happened. Hendry would have been gone already, but that’s a moot point.

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by Ace Venom on Aug 10, 2011 3:16 PM CDT up reply actions

Just wondering

But why do you insist on spelling his name incorrectly?

Fire Jim Hendry. Injuries aren't the problem.

by Shanghai Badger on Aug 10, 2011 4:29 PM CDT up reply actions

Nauseated

is how I feel every time I see a post like this.

Meatball Cubs fans. God bless ’em.

by Not Bruce Froemming on Aug 10, 2011 9:18 PM CDT reply actions

Uh...

FIRE JIM HENDRY. Injuries aren't the problem.

by shoemile on Aug 11, 2011 12:14 AM CDT up reply actions

Yea thank god we picked quade

Lets piss off fans, alienate a cubs legend, and in doing so hire our college buddy who is way way way over his head!

by Notsnud on Aug 11, 2011 1:54 AM CDT up reply actions

So much is wrong with this statement

But … whatever blows your hair back.

by Not Bruce Froemming on Aug 11, 2011 10:34 AM CDT up reply actions

Plenty wrong with yours

Because elgato did in no way, shape or form imply that Sandberg should be the manager. He posted a story about an ex-Cub, who still prompts discussion among fans.

But by all means, keep up with the strawmen and namecalling!

Fire Jim Hendry. Injuries aren't the problem.

by Shanghai Badger on Aug 11, 2011 11:06 AM CDT up reply actions

Never said eg did

But the posts here are pretty humorous, because they check all the meatball-fan boxes.

by Not Bruce Froemming on Aug 11, 2011 11:29 AM CDT up reply actions

Alright. Can you see where it came across like you were saying that?

Fire Jim Hendry. Injuries aren't the problem.

by Shanghai Badger on Aug 11, 2011 11:36 AM CDT up reply actions

Not really

by Not Bruce Froemming on Aug 11, 2011 11:40 AM CDT up reply actions

...

Fire Jim Hendry. Injuries aren't the problem.

by Shanghai Badger on Aug 11, 2011 7:46 AM CDT up reply actions

Which one

are you, SB?

by Not Bruce Froemming on Aug 11, 2011 10:34 AM CDT up reply actions

They're both you, Bruce. But you knew that already.

“You are all a bunch of idiots! I don’t know why I waste my time with you! I’ll see you tomorrow.”

Fire Jim Hendry. Injuries aren't the problem.

by Shanghai Badger on Aug 11, 2011 11:05 AM CDT up reply actions

Quite a knee-slapper, SB

Lobotomy patients all over Cubdom are ecstatic.

by Not Bruce Froemming on Aug 11, 2011 11:30 AM CDT up reply actions

Well, I'm not trying to insult you

But you do seem to think that the majority of people here are stupid.

Fire Jim Hendry. Injuries aren't the problem.

by Shanghai Badger on Aug 11, 2011 11:37 AM CDT up reply actions

You're not trying to insult me?

Well, I’d say the law of unintended consequences is in full effect here.

by Not Bruce Froemming on Aug 11, 2011 11:41 AM CDT up reply actions

You're an interesting poster

Within a minute of telling me that you don’t see how you replying DIRECTLY to the OP could be construed as commenting on what the original poster said (!), you’re telling me what my intent was because of how you interpreted it.

That is truly amazing.

Fire Jim Hendry. Injuries aren't the problem.

by Shanghai Badger on Aug 11, 2011 11:44 AM CDT up reply actions 2 recs

You're addressing this directly to me

I wasn’t directly addressing my post to eg. That’s not exactly uncommon.

by Not Bruce Froemming on Aug 11, 2011 11:56 AM CDT up reply actions

Ok.

And I wasn’t trying to insult, really. It was an attempt to use humor to illustrate a point.

Fire Jim Hendry. Injuries aren't the problem.

by Shanghai Badger on Aug 11, 2011 1:16 PM CDT up reply actions

Yeah, you know what?

It does come across as you’ve directed it to eg.

What “post like this” nauseates you? Pretty sure I’m not the only one that interpreted it that way. Just saying.

Fire Jim Hendry. Injuries aren't the problem.

by Shanghai Badger on Aug 11, 2011 9:42 PM CDT up reply actions

Bruce,

You and puckish should realize that no matter how much you descry these threads, updates on Sandberg will just continue to happen here. Might as well accept it.

And FWIW, this is coming from someone who wanted Girardi as manager after last year.

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by Vermont Cubs Fan on Aug 11, 2011 12:27 PM CDT up reply actions