The Cubs managerial candidates are going to be put to the test in their interviews with the Superfriends. This will be no ordinary interview where Jim Hendry asks them what their favorite donut flavor is, this is going to be some hard-hitting, real-life game situation stuff that will undoubtedly face the new Cubs manager once the season begins. Once again, …
Cubs managerial candidate test
The Cubs managerial candidates are going to be put to the test in their interviews with the Superfriends. This will be no ordinary interview where Jim Hendry asks them what their favorite donut flavor is, this is going to be some hard-hitting, real-life game situation stuff that will undoubtedly face the new Cubs manager once the season begins. Once again, …
The Keltner List and Sammy Sosa
I was reading the most recent article on Nate Silver's Five Thirty Eight and he brought up the Keltner List. I had meant to do this for Sammy Sosa a few years, but completely forgot. So I'll do it now. Bill James came up with that back in 1985 and I'll let Wikipedia explain it: The Keltner list is a …
Cubs and Quade Call It Quite
The Cubs have fired Mike Quade. Theo Epstein broke the news to Quade in person. Given the length of time the new leadership spent meeting with Quade, I think it’s a sign that the front office seriously considered the possibility of keeping him on (or at least didn’t enter the situation with their minds made up) and/or that Quade was …
Fates of the Cubs Coaching Staff
Ever since Jim Hendry was fired last summer, most of us assumed that Mike Quade was fired as well, he just didn’t know it yet. Perhaps Ricketts gave Quade’s pink slip to a spare Molina brother to deliver, so he should get the news sometime this month. A few names have been floated as possible new managers, but it hadn’t …
Hoyer, McLeod to Cubs is officially official
According to various sources Jed Hoyer and Jason McLeod are officially employees of the Cubs. Hoyer will be the General Manager and McLeod will be the VP of Scouting and Player Development. Still no word on who is the Executive chairman.
Reality Check
As Cubs fans we’re used to not getting good news. If some player leaves a game early we’re trained to think it’s a career ending surgery that will lead to Aaron Miles or Neifi Perez taking over full time. If the team is leading we think it’s only a matter of time before they’ll be losing. If they get a …
Welcome Theo: Sometimes a Dancing GIF is Worth a Thousand Words
Theo is here! This could go on all day, and probably will.
Yes you can measure intangibles
It’s popular for the anti-stats crowd to say that you can’t measure intangibles. Brian Burke explains how we already do measure intangibles. h/t to Tangotiger
Theo Begins a New Era By Eating Lunch (gasp!)
The Age of Theo is upon us and the world of Cubdom is dancing about as much as someone can dance until you stop and remember that we haven’t won anything yet. But this is what we wanted when the Ricketts took over from the stodgy, crusty Tribune. We wanted a real sign that the team ownership wanted to win …