Theo Epstein Sploosh Thread

[Quality Start Machine]

And, no matter what Chuck says, the guy who does run the organization has of late given us plenty of reason to believe he has a clue about what he's doing with it.

That Crane is still here (albeit no longer a company director) is strong evidence that there's plenty of McCaskey in Ricketts.

Crane has no role in baseball operations. His fuckups will be relegated to tbe business side.

[thehawk]

And, no matter what Chuck says, the guy who does run the organization has of late given us plenty of reason to believe he has a clue about what he's doing with it.

Yeah.  He hired the best guy out there and gave him a blank check to fulfill said guy's vision.  Mike McCaskey did that with Dave Wannstedt.

Just because you hire the best guy available doesn't mean you know what the fuck you are doing.

That Crane is still here (albeit no longer a company director) is strong evidence that there's plenty of McCaskey in Ricketts.

Intrepid Reader (He certainly has the time) Bob Pulford

Becuase the only way you can get rid of a meddlesome former member of a front office is fire them...


Also your Wanny anlogy would be better if he had won 2 Superbowls as a head coach before he took the Bears gig, but he didn't, so it isnt.

[Brownie]

And, no matter what Chuck says, the guy who does run the organization has of late given us plenty of reason to believe he has a clue about what he's doing with it.

Yeah.  He hired the best guy out there and gave him a blank check to fulfill said guy's vision.  Mike McCaskey did that with Dave Wannstedt.

Just because you hire the best guy available doesn't mean you know what the fuck you are doing.

That Crane is still here (albeit no longer a company director) is strong evidence that there's plenty of McCaskey in Ricketts.

Intrepid Reader (He certainly has the time) Bob Pulford

Becuase the only way you can get rid of a meddlesome former member of a front office is fire them...


Also your Wanny anlogy would be better if he had won 2 Superbowls as a head coach before he took the Bears gig, but he didn't, so it isnt.

Intrepid Reader: A former Winnetka Resident

Hi. Am I the analogy Chuck's looking for?



I suppose I came in with my Jed (Ed, rhymes with Jed) and Jason (Hendry).

[SKO]

The Wannstedt analogy may honestly be Chuck's worst analogy of all time. There's a vast difference between "the coordinator perceived by most people to be the hottest head coaching prospect of the time but would still be in a brand new position" and a "guy who is being hired to do the exact job that he's done before which resulted in two championships for the last franchise he was in charge of."

[thehawk]

And, no matter what Chuck says, the guy who does run the organization has of late given us plenty of reason to believe he has a clue about what he's doing with it.

Yeah.  He hired the best guy out there and gave him a blank check to fulfill said guy's vision.  Mike McCaskey did that with Dave Wannstedt.

Just because you hire the best guy available doesn't mean you know what the fuck you are doing.

That Crane is still here (albeit no longer a company director) is strong evidence that there's plenty of McCaskey in Ricketts.

Intrepid Reader (He certainly has the time) Bob Pulford

Becuase the only way you can get rid of a meddlesome former member of a front office is fire them...


Also your Wanny anlogy would be better if he had won 2 Superbowls as a head coach before he took the Bears gig, but he didn't, so it isnt.

Intrepid Reader: A former Winnetka Resident

Hi. Am I the analogy Chuck's looking for?



I suppose I came in with my Jed (Ed, rhymes with Jed) and Jason (Hendry).

To me, this is the $64 question (more like the $164 million question).  The Trib brought in McPhail for mere window-dressing, as they were unwilling to spend the real dollars for talent that was necessary.  I kind of want to see the Ricketts actually write the checks for their own real payroll, but we are still likely a year or two away from that.

With that said, I would doubt Theo, given his age and leverage, would come to the Cubs without some assurance that he would be able to spend like he feels he needs to, but its one thing to promise it and another to actually write the check.

[PenPho]

The Wannstedt analogy may honestly be Chuck's worst analogy of all time. There's a vast difference between "the coordinator perceived by most people to be the hottest head coaching prospect of the time but would still be in a brand new position" and a "guy who is being hired to do the exact job that he's done before which resulted in two championships for the last franchise he was in charge of."

So then, this is more like the time the Dolphins hired Bill Parcells.

EXCEPT TOTALLY FUCKING AWESOME.

[J. Walter Weatherman]

The Wannstedt analogy may honestly be Chuck's worst analogy of all time. There's a vast difference between "the coordinator perceived by most people to be the hottest head coaching prospect of the time but would still be in a brand new position" and a "guy who is being hired to do the exact job that he's done before which resulted in two championships for the last franchise he was in charge of."

So then, this is more like the time the Dolphins hired Bill Parcells.

Except Parcells never won a Super Bowl in the front office.

[CT III]

The Wannstedt analogy may honestly be Chuck's worst analogy of all time. There's a vast difference between "the coordinator perceived by most people to be the hottest head coaching prospect of the time but would still be in a brand new position" and a "guy who is being hired to do the exact job that he's done before which resulted in two championships for the last franchise he was in charge of."

So then, this is more like the time the Dolphins hired Bill Parcells.

Except Parcells never won a Super Bowl in the front office.

So this is totally like the time Rick Pitino took over the Celtics!

[PenPho]

The Wannstedt analogy may honestly be Chuck's worst analogy of all time. There's a vast difference between "the coordinator perceived by most people to be the hottest head coaching prospect of the time but would still be in a brand new position" and a "guy who is being hired to do the exact job that he's done before which resulted in two championships for the last franchise he was in charge of."

So then, this is more like the time the Dolphins hired Bill Parcells.

Except Parcells never won a Super Bowl in the front office.

So this is totally like the time Rick Pitino took over the Celtics!

Except Pitino never won anything in the NBA.

So, this is totally unprecedented in the history of SPORTS.

Except for the time that Texas Tech hired Bob Knight.

[CT III]

The Wannstedt analogy may honestly be Chuck's worst analogy of all time. There's a vast difference between "the coordinator perceived by most people to be the hottest head coaching prospect of the time but would still be in a brand new position" and a "guy who is being hired to do the exact job that he's done before which resulted in two championships for the last franchise he was in charge of."

So then, this is more like the time the Dolphins hired Bill Parcells.

Except Parcells never won a Super Bowl in the front office.

So this is totally like the time Rick Pitino took over the Celtics!

Except Pitino never won anything in the NBA.

So, this is totally unprecedented in the history of SPORTS.

Except for the time that Texas Tech hired Bob Knight.

Well, if it's inevitable...

[BH]

Didn't see this posted, but Cubs hiring of Joe Bohringer as the new pro scouting director is another big win by teh cubs. Guys using computers and experience? What a novel concept. 

[PenPho]

Didn't see this posted, but Cubs hiring of Joe Bohringer as the new pro scouting director is another big win by teh cubs. Guys using computers and experience? What a novel concept. 

And...here's another totally awesome smart guy, new Assistant to the General Manager, Shiraz Rehman.

It's like a Matryoshka doll of baseball guys!

[J. Walter Weatherman]

Didn't see this posted, but Cubs hiring of Joe Bohringer as the new pro scouting director is another big win by teh cubs. Guys using computers and experience? What a novel concept.  

And...here's another totally awesome smart guy, new Assistant to the General Manager, Shiraz Rehman.

It's like a Matryoshka doll Daryle Ward pizza of baseball guys!

Hey... Anyone remember 2007 and 2008? Those years were kinda fun.

For the most part.

[Slaky]

Didn't see this posted, but Cubs hiring of Joe Bohringer as the new pro scouting director is another big win by teh cubs. Guys using computers and experience? What a novel concept.  

And...here's another totally awesome smart guy, new Assistant to the General Manager, Shiraz Rehman.

It's like a Matryoshka doll Daryle Ward pizza of baseball guys!

Hey... Anyone remember 2007 and 2008? Those years were kinda fun.

For the most part.

Remember having useful bench players? That didn't suck.

[World's #1 Astros Fan]

Didn't see this posted, but Cubs hiring of Joe Bohringer as the new pro scouting director is another big win by teh cubs. Guys using computers and experience? What a novel concept.  

And...here's another totally awesome smart guy, new Assistant to the General Manager, Shiraz Rehman.

It's like a Matryoshka doll Daryle Ward Jimmy Anderson pizza  of baseball guys!

Hey... Anyone remember 20074 and 20085? Those years were kinda fun.

For the most part.