Mike Quade gets an audition
With Lou stepping aside early, this allows the organization to get on with player evaluation and for coach Mike Quade, an opportunity to audition for the Cubs managerial position in 2011 and beyond.
When I first hear Tribune beat writer Paul Sullivan say Quade is a leading candidate for the job, I started talking to myself, alone in [...]
August 23, 2010
Tags: Alan Trammel, manager, Mike Quade, Paul Sullivan Posted in: Jim Hendry, biz of baseball, coaching, manager, observations 
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Lou Piniella rides off into the sunset
Lou Piniella has called it a career. He came to Chicago saying this would be his final managerial job and yesterday morning it was announced he would retire following what would be a 16-5 drubbing by the Atlanta Braves, the exact same outcome from Cubs vs Braves on opening day this year. Ironic how that [...]
August 23, 2010
Tags: Alan Trammel, Atlanta Braves, Derrek Lee, Jim Hendry, Leo Durocher, Lou Piniella, Mike Fontenot, Mike Quade, photo, Ryan Theriot, Ted Lilly Posted in: Jim Hendry, Lou Piniella, announcement, biz of baseball, coaching, manager, news, photo of the day No Comments
Cubs Spring Training Report
 Here is a first-hand report from CubHub.net Special Correspondent, Karen G…Â
This past weekend was the second of what I hope will be annual trips to Cubs Spring Training Camp in Mesa, AZ. I had such a good time last year when I stopped for a day on the way back from the west coast that [...]
March 6, 2010
Tags: Alan Trammel, Carlos Marmol, Carlos Zambrano, Derrek Lee, Facebook, Fitch Park, Greg Maddux, iPhone, Jeff Samardzjia, Karen G., Kosuke Fukudome, Marlon Byrd, Micah Hoffpauir, Randy Wells, Ryan Dempster, Ryan Theriot, Sean Marshall, spring training, Starlin Castro, Ted Lilly Posted in: Uncategorized One Comment
Spring has Sprung for the Cubs
Here is a guest post from my friend Karen G. at Spring Training in Mesa, AZ…
Last year’s movie, The Bucket List focused attention on lists of things we want to do before we die. I’ve long had a list of places and events I want to visit and so far I’ve been doing a pretty good [...]
February 27, 2009
Tags: Alan Trammel, Derrek Lee, Felix Pie, Geovany Soto, Go Cubs Go, Ho Ho Kam, Ivan DeJesus, Karen G., Mesa AZ, Reed Johnson, Ron Santo, Ryne Sandberg Posted in: guest post, players, roster, spring training No Comments
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