According to multiple reports, Greg Maddux has stepped down from his position as Special Assistant to the General Manger with the Chicago Cubs to take the same job with the Texas Rangers. The Rangers hired Maddux to be a Special Assistant to Jon Daniels. Greg Maddux has been in the Cubs’ front office for the [...]
Nothing Nuts About Dale Sveum
November 19, 2011 By 59 Comments
Theo Epstein and Jed Hoyer introduced Dale Sveum as the new skipper of the Chicago Cubs on Friday. Sveum was even keeled and very matter of fact throughout his press conference only showing his personality after being asked about his nickname. Sveum talked about accountability, playing the game the right way and no longer making [...]
Sveum the Next Skipper of the Cubs? … and Other News and Rumors
November 17, 2011 By 103 Comments
Let’s go ahead and get this out of the way. If Dale Sveum accepts the Cubs’ offer to become the 52nd manager of the Chicago Cubs, his last name is pronounced ‘SWAIM’. Theo Epstein and Jed Hoyer have reportedly offered Dale Sveum the Cubs’ job and he has 24-48 hours to accept. The Sun-Times reported [...]
Cubs Offer Managerial Position to Dale Sveum
November 16, 2011 By 13 Comments
According to multiple reports, Theo Epstein and Jed Hoyer have extended an offer to Dale Sveum to become the 52nd manager of the Chicago Cubs. Dale Sveum has not accepted the job … and the Cubs have not commented on whether Dale Sveum has been offered the job or not. When asked, Jed Hoyer would [...]
Cubs Interviewed DeMarlo Hale for Managerial Position
November 14, 2011 By 4 Comments
According to multiple reports Monday night, the Cubs interviewed DeMarlo Hale for their managerial position. The Cubs’ brass did not meet face-to-face with Hale but conducted a phone interview with Hale. Theo Epstein is very familiar with DeMarlo Hale, who served as Terry Francona’s bench coach over the last two seasons. Jed Hoyer conducted the [...]
The Field, Frontrunners, Francona and Free Agency
November 12, 2011 By 64 Comments
Could Mike Maddux have company at the top of the leaderboard? According to multiple reports Sandy Alomar, Jr. was very impressive and made an impression on the Cubs’ front office during his interview. After Alomar finished meeting with the Cubs, Jed Hoyer indicated the first round of interviews could be complete. Hoyer left the door [...]
Rambling for a New Cubs Manager
November 11, 2011 By 100 Comments
Happy Veterans Day from the CCO and a tip of the cap to all of the veterans that have fought for our freedom … Hello again, everybody! It’s Friday, it’s probably snowing and it is time to ramble! Cubs’ fans are downright giddy about the off-season and cannot wait to see what Theo and Jed [...]
Is Maddux the Favorite to Land the Cubs’ Gig?
November 10, 2011 By 63 Comments
By all accounts Mike Maddux’s time with the Cubs went extremely well and he could be the leader in the proverbial clubhouse to become their next manager. Mike Maddux spent Tuesday night and four hours Wednesday morning talking baseball with Theo Epstein, Jed Hoyer, Jason McLeod and Randy Bush. Maddux sounded at ease speaking to [...]
The Cubs Managerial Interviews Resume … and Other News, Notes and Rumors
November 9, 2011 By 88 Comments
Will the third managerial candidate be the charm for the Chicago Cubs? Mike Maddux is scheduled to meet with Team Epstein on Wednesday for the Cubs managerial position. After Maddux withdrew his name from the Red Sox search two days ago, the speculation began that Maddux is the favorite to land the Cubs job. It [...]
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