southsideirish71

Do you think players would flock to play for Mike Ditka if Mrs McCaskey decided to give him one last run at glory. I mean he was a superbowl coach. Do you think just because he was a good coach that his style of coaching would resonate with the players of today.

My fear involves one of the core pieces being moved because we miss out in free agency.

There is zero chance that they have this type of input. TLR is basically for all intensive purposes Kennys peer.

I would of liked them to have at least interviewed AJ Hinch. There was zero rush to just flat out hire Tony. Outside of us who was his market. He wasnt going to go to the Tigers or the Red Sox. There was no rush. This seemed to me a manufactured deal to give a man JR thought he wronged a silver platter for a final championship to remember him by.

If we only had one or two years of the window. I might agree with you. But this should be a sustained run. The manager should be ready to be here for the lifetime of that sustained run. So if you felt that there was no options then this man is a caretaker for a few years. Then sure. But that is not the case. And now that he is hired what level of failure would allow him to be fired. Is he the GM behind the scenes. Because as brilliant of a manager he has been, he has been disastrous in the front office at times. We have finally built something that should be good for a long period of time. I dont want to see this broken up so they can go for it for a year. We already lived through the model of try to win the world series that year and everything else be damned.

Well not to burst your bubble. The only way that this happens is if Hahn truly has a say in it. Larussa will hire his guys. He is not here to protect the future. He will be in here to win right away. I would be shocked if he even knows who is here. He might of received a dump from Duncan but that is about as far as it goes.

I am almost 50. When I am probably around 80 I wont be as sharp as I am now. I probably was a bit quicker in my early thirties than I am now. I have a lot more experience, sure. However there are things that are different as I age. When I am in my late 70s I probably wont have the same memory recollection that I have now. I wont have the same physical stamina as well. I can see that as I age. I used to be able to stay up all night with my work and have zero side affects the following day. I cant do that anymore. I cant run a mile under 6 minutes like I used to when I was 18. Human beings are not the same as they age, and this idea that a near 80 year old has the same mental acuity and ability that a person in their prime is a falsehood. Sure you can have all the experience in the world. But in the end we have a peak. And on the other side of that peak whether its physical or mental the time will come. I have seen enough people in their late 70s and 80s and have watched a rapid decline not only in mental faculties but in their physical stature. In the end age is not a number,

Ok Boomer

So does Springer now land there.

I think he replaces all the coaches except Mcewing. He will clean house.

Well its not like we havent heard the "I am not a racist, here is my black friends. Let me list them."

My dad immediately told me what 80 year olds aren't qualified as 40 year olds to run something. Yes dad. This might be too close to home for you. But yes.

And common sense it seems as well.

The only ones who love this are boomers who are in their golden years and think 80 year olds are just as mentally fit and actionable as 42 year olds. The same people also forget that the accelerator pedal and the brake are two different instruments.

This ^^^^ 100% truth.

Big fan of this guy now.

We were told money would not be an issue when the time was right. So what bargain basement guys are coming on board.

Hi young fella, Smitty's the name. 3rd base coach. you can now go to home. Stop with that crazy loud music.

So Mr Bauer, Dave Duncan here. Didnt anyone tell you throwing those weighted plyo balls are going to hurt you. Also those drones might hurt you, keep them at home. Now lets talk about your two seamer.

Do you really think that TLR would have a replacement on his bench. His ego wont allow for that. His coaching staff will be filled with old dusters and guys from yesteryear.

I would amend this to say, Hahn was told to interview him. And TLR said he had the passion back. JR then stepped in and sealed it. Hahn didnt object. Hahn likes getting paid for work.

Well unless JR is immortal this type of nonsense will self correct. See Blackhawks.

The cooper firing at the same time now makes sense. Clearing space for Duncan.

This is like the VP of HR at a company saying sure the best candidate for the job was Billy, the 24 year old new VP of Sales who happens to have the same last name as the owner of the company. Maybe he is the best candidate for the job, but in reality its probably because the owner just got his way.