More on Theo Epstein compensation 28 Comments
Nick Cafardo hears from one AL executive that the compensation for Theo Epstein will likely be significant.
10. The Cubs and Red Sox will soon meet with a representative of the Commissioner’s ...
Theo Epstein and Jed Hoyer have been busy 318 Comments
The Cubs were having a rather quiet offseason until December 23rd when they traded Sean Marshall. In a span of one month they’ve traded Marshall, DJ LeMahieu, Tyler Colvin, ...
Forget Lunch, Kap is Interviewing Theo at Noon Today 156 Comments
Theo Epstein will be joining Dave Kaplan on WGN Radio for Cubs Corner today at Noon central time.
Kap’s tweet:
Cubs Corner airs live today at noon on @wgnradio when we are joined ...
"You better know who your ninth starter's going to be" 252 Comments
I’ve been a bit confused by one of Theo’s comments since taking over as President of Baseball Operations.
“We need starting pitching. You can’t take your chances ...
Winter Meetings Day 2 Open Thread ***UPDATED*** 176 Comments
Carlos Zambrano is convinced he’ll remain a Cub next year.
DALLAS — Carlos Zambrano has told friends that after meeting with Cubs President Theo Epstein a few weeks ago in ...
When Theo Met Carlos: A Cubs Story [Kindle Edition] 100 Comments
“We met today at his request,” Epstein said. “It went well. He expressed a strong desire to be a Cub (again) and an even stronger desire to have a strong 2012 season. ...
Theo's First Mistake 122 Comments
It’s still really early in the Era of the Super Friends, so the opportunities for Theo and the Wonder Twins to screw up have been minimal so far. Maybe you disagreed with the ...
An example of very poor journalism 30 Comments
I was reading this article on CSN Chicago by Patrick Mooney and came across this part of it:
No, Francona wouldn’t need a formal interview here, but there are many reasons to doubt ...
Terry Francona wants Cubs job? 103 Comments
Dave Van Dyck is reporting that a source close to Terry Francona is saying that Tito “deep down” badly wants to manage the Cubs.
For his part, Francona says he is “trying ...
Should the Cubs sign Starlin Castro to an extension? 122 Comments
I haven’t heard any rumors about the Cubs being willing to throw Starlin Castro a multi-year extension, but thought it might be interesting to consider it. The point of signing ...
Reality Check 338 Comments
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 ...
Theo Begins a New Era By Eating Lunch (gasp!) 267 Comments
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 ...
Hoyer and McLeod to Cubs officially official? 113 Comments
Jed Hoyer is expected to be named the new GM of the Cubs sometime next week. Jason McLeod will presumably become the Assistant GM. I won’t tell you about the post I had ready ...
Not Everyone is Happy About Theo Coming to the Cubs 266 Comments
I am used to seeing some pretty awful stuff written in the Sun-Times. After years of employing Jay Marriotti, you pretty much just expected ooze to seep from the newspaper, but ...
Talks at a stalemate, Theo as President only? 93 Comments
Not that we didn’t already know this considering how long the two sides have been at it, but Gordon Edes says the two sides are stalemated though some progress has been made.
There ...
Relax, Cubs fans! 68 Comments
Brett on Bleacher Nation has done a fantastic job rounding up the Theo rumors over the past week. It’s been one of the few sites I even bother to check for info. It’s ...
Evaluate GM Decisions At The Time They Are Made! 155 Comments
You’ve probably read similar articles elsewhere and are sure to read them in the future, but the Boston Globe took a look at Theo’s transactions and marked them as successes ...
More on compensation for Theo 91 Comments
We’ve talked a bit about compensation for Theo Epstein here and it’s been discussed a lot all over the internet. I thought it would be interesting to compare what the Marlins ...
