LittleHurt05 Posted September 28, 2013 Share Posted September 28, 2013 QUOTE (Jake @ Sep 28, 2013 -> 09:23 AM) What a joke. What should Sweum be fired for? For not losing enough? Sveum is just a place holder. Theo didn't want his WS winning genius to go through the lows of rebuilding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted September 29, 2013 Share Posted September 29, 2013 QUOTE (Jake @ Sep 28, 2013 -> 09:23 AM) What a joke. What should Sweum be fired for? For not losing enough? Rizzo and Castro perhaps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2Jimmy0 Posted September 29, 2013 Share Posted September 29, 2013 QUOTE (Jake @ Sep 28, 2013 -> 09:23 AM) What a joke. What should Sweum be fired for? For not losing enough? It's not a joke. Girardi is the better manager and the better choice at this time. Not too surprising actually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavum Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 He gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowand44 Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 QUOTE (Jake @ Sep 28, 2013 -> 09:23 AM) What a joke. What should Sweum be fired for? For not losing enough? He was always just a transitional manager. I don't think he actually did anything that deserves a firing but it was always going to be this way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted September 30, 2013 Author Share Posted September 30, 2013 QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Sep 30, 2013 -> 11:15 AM) He was always just a transitional manager. I don't think he actually did anything that deserves a firing but it was always going to be this way. The tough part is that the main part of his job did fail. His job was to turn Rizzo and Castro into stars. Instead they both saw pretty serious regression. Same with Smarj. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swingandalongonetoleft Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 I get the feeling that the bigger failure regarding Castro was pegging him as a star to begin with. Certainly not the first time someone from the Cubs farm system fell short of lofty expectations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 (edited) Anytime you are being "evaluated" and they say they will have an announcement the day after the season ends, if they haven't called you to discuss an extention, you should probably get your resume ready. Theo should manage the team. He seems to know exactly what he wants, and how it is supposed to be accomplished. Edited September 30, 2013 by Dick Allen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxFan562004 Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Sep 28, 2013 -> 11:17 AM) Sveum is just a place holder. Theo didn't want his WS winning genius to go through the lows of rebuilding. There will still be plent of lows for the Cubs. They still need a lot of talent, especially in pitching, and they're in an extremely competitive division. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted September 30, 2013 Author Share Posted September 30, 2013 QUOTE (SoxFan562004 @ Sep 30, 2013 -> 12:44 PM) There will still be plent of lows for the Cubs. They still need a lot of talent, especially in pitching, and they're in an extremely competitive division. And if the first wave of talent doesn't turn into stars, their rebuild just tacked on two more years, at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 The rehab of Wrigley seems to be re-directing dollars that could be spent on the team. I still can't believe they say they aren't going after any big names now, yet spent all that money on Edwin Jackson. Edwin Jackson, $52 million? Theo needs to "evaluate" himself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted September 30, 2013 Author Share Posted September 30, 2013 ESPN Stats & Info @ESPNStatsInfo 1h Cubs were 127-197 (.392 win %) in 2 seasons under Dale Sveum, worst of any manager in his 1st 2 full seasons in Cubs history (@EliasSports) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted October 4, 2013 Author Share Posted October 4, 2013 http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2013/10/cubs...-mat-gamel.html The Cubs have claimed Mat Gamel off waivers from the Brewers, according to Mark Gonzales of the Chicago Tribune (on Twitter). The 28-year-old has seen a once-promising big league career get derailed by injuries and was waived by the Brewers earlier in the week. Gamel was supposed to fill the void left by Corey Hart early in the 2013 campaign, but a torn ACL squashed what would have been a terrific opportunity for the 28-year-old. Hart didn't play a came this season, meaning that Gamel could have had a full season's worth of at-bats to prove himself for the first time in his career. Instead, Gamel will instead carry a career batting line of .229/.305/.367 to his former division rivals. Gamel twice ranked among Baseball America's Top 100 prospects and appeared on BA's list of Top 10 Brewers prospects on four separate occasions. He's dominated Triple-A pitching to the tune of a .301/.374/.512 batting line and could get a look at third base in Spring Training, as Anthony Rizzo is entrenched as the Cubs' first baseman for the foreseeable future. Gamel is technically eligible for arbitration this offseason due to spending the bulk of the 2012-13 seasons on the Major League 60-day disabled list. However, his inability to take the field due to injuries in each of the past two seasons should keep his salary just north of $500K, creating little risk for the Cubs should they wish to tender him a contract. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted October 4, 2013 Share Posted October 4, 2013 Good guy to take a flier on and hope he doesn't get hurt AGAIN. Surprised he's already 28. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxFan562004 Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 Girardi back to NYY... Cubs will have to find another distraction for the fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Chappas Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 Well the minion will enjoy the new list AJ Hinch Davey Martinez Manny Acta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAVVY18 Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 HAPPY BARTMAN DAY!!!!! 10 Year Anniversary of blaming this poor guy for the total collapse of the team in the NLCS against the Marlins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iwritecode Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 Alex Gonzalez and Dusty Baker should send him a thank-you card for taking the heat that should've been directed at them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabiness42 Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 HAPPY BARTMAN DAY!!!!! 10 Year Anniversary of blaming this poor guy for the total collapse of the team in the NLCS against the Marlins. Something I would love to see Fangraphs do: Calculate the win probability for the Cubs if Alou makes that catch, compared to the win probability when he doesn't. I wouldn't think it moved the meter more than one percent or so, given everything else that still had to happen for the Cubs to lose that series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claydude14 Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2013-10...n-bartman-story Kudos to the guy for staying out of the spotlight and turning down plenty of chances at easy money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 how many documentaries need to be made about the 03 cubs? It is just stupid now. We get it, fans and Alou blame Bartman. Everyone forgets Alex Gonzalez's error and the Marlins destroying Kerry Wood in Game 7. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IlliniKrush Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 (edited) Talk about the way back machine...I was at U of I when they lost, and I remember writing the best away message in the history of away messages, just ripping the Cubs and all the bandwagon, dbag fans around campus for the past couple weeks. Seriously, 50%-60% of people going to class were wearing some sort of blue. Sororities ordered t-shirts. Bars had playoff logo glasses ordered. It was the worst thing ever. My away message was the biggest, best "f*** off" ever. I wish I still had it. Edited October 14, 2013 by IlliniKrush Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowand44 Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 I actually completely disagree with you guys, I feel like now a days almost all the Bartman blame is gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowand44 Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 QUOTE (IlliniKrush @ Oct 14, 2013 -> 12:15 PM) Talk about the way back machine...I was at U of I when they lost, and I remember writing the best away message in the history of away messages, just ripping the Cubs and all the bandwagon, dbag fans around campus for the past couple weeks. Seriously, 50%-60% of people going to class were wearing some sort of blue. Sororities ordered t-shirts. Bars had playoff logo glasses ordered It was the worst thing ever. My away message was the biggest, best "f*** off" ever. I wish I still had it. I couldn't care less about the Cubs now but that season at the time made me despise everything about them and their fans. That October sucked until that game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buehrle>Wood Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 QUOTE (IlliniKrush @ Oct 14, 2013 -> 06:15 PM) Talk about the way back machine...I was at U of I when they lost, and I remember writing the best away message in the history of away messages, just ripping the Cubs and all the bandwagon, dbag fans around campus for the past couple weeks. Seriously, 50%-60% of people going to class were wearing some sort of blue. Sororities ordered t-shirts. Bars had playoff logo glasses ordered It was the worst thing ever. My away message was the biggest, best "f*** off" ever. I wish I still had it. I'm glad I wasn't down at u of I yet because I probably would have killed myself from the awfulness even before the collapse had begun. I could only imagine how bad it was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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