Dmncnby2k9
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MLB 2014-2015 Offseason |OT| Playoff Dreaming
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Pretty sure Maddon would only accept a MLB job.
Dmncnby2k9
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Shit I like Terry but fuck yea Maddon would be welcomed.
chicagocubsfan
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Maybe the Cubs make a big splash and switch managers? Really doubt it. I could see him waiting a year for new openings.
Dmncnby2k9
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Cmon brah, top 5 farm system with a starting rotation 7 solid pitchers deep. More of a MLB job than some other teams out there I tell you that much.
HarryDemeanor
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He'll become a baseball analyst for someone this year, then when the season is over he'll join the Dodgers
One of those pitchers is bound to stay healthy for a season
ratcliffja
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I hope so. Maddon would do wonders for the Dodgers.
Dmncnby2k9
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Damnit n its bound to be Fartolo
chicagocubsfan
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Brewers aren't really improving. They may lose Ramirez, Braun is bad, and they don't have a farm system.
Rafa=FedKilla
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Unreal. Sell Sterneberg.......
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(though it is funny that you think Braun is "bad" while calling a sub replacement level player like Sizemore "perfectly capable)
BFIB
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Still a lot of talent on that team. I still think they are going to contend.
Deadly Joker
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That sounds likely.
chicagocubsfan
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Capable /= good on a bad team. Sizemore had better stats w/ the Phillies than the BoSox including defensively. Also Brauns contract has a lot do to with it as well.
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
Well that sucks.
Guessing next Rays manager will be in house. Biggest gut punch of all will be when Hickey leaves to go join Chicago or wherever Maddon ends up.
Guessing next Rays manager will be in house. Biggest gut punch of all will be when Hickey leaves to go join Chicago or wherever Maddon ends up.
Little Green Yoda
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There's nothing to suggest they are improving though. At least not as much as you'd expect the Cubs, Pirates, Cards to improve. Reds and Brewers need a good offseason to keep up with the former 3.
Yeah, after April the Brewers had a worse record than the Cubs. They aren't a good baseball team. The only hope is that the surgery Braun finally decided to have helps his thumb and that Jimmy Nelson shatters his ceiling.
Coxzalcoatl awaits
chicagocubsfan
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Buster Olney says his early prediction is that Maddon will go to the Cubs.
yankeehater
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I cant believe that hipster manager quit. Wonder if the Phils would be interested.
chicagocubsfan
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How reputable is the Toronto Sun?
@simmonsteve
@simmonsteve
Basically a tabloid.
HarryDemeanor
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Can we just put Mattingly on the DL right now and bring in Maddon until he "heals?"
chicagocubsfan
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According to Sherman, Dodgers Mets Braves Bluejays all have said no publicly to Maddon.
Who is Sherman?
HarryDemeanor
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Joel Sherman, New York Post man dude reporter guy.
https://twitter.com/Joelsherman1
He's currently riding the Maddon to Cubs train.
Anthopoulos pls...
Jayson Stark ‏@jaysonst 13s14 seconds ago
Big mystery is why #Rays wouldn’t do whatever it took to keep Maddon b/c of his importance to the franchise. This isn’t just a baseball deal
Nobody wants to go on record with concrete stuff but there have been a few rumblings lately that Jeff Vinik, owner of the Tampa Bay lightning, was looking to purchase the team (Rays). He owns an enormous amount of land near Channelside in Tampa and has been purchasing several hotels and other businesses in the area.
This is all just speculation but I am wondering if Friedman and Maddon leaving has something to do with a possible upcoming ownership change.
For years the Rays front office has always been praised for how close knit they were and how well they worked together. If they had known beforehand of a possible upcoming ownership change, I wonder if that is what made them decide to leave.
I dont think Friedman left for the money since the Cubs were trying to get him before they brought on Theo Epstein and he turned them down and they could have paid him much more than the Rays. So I am wondering if he and Maddon found out about something and decided to leave rather than stay on.
Big mystery is why #Rays wouldn’t do whatever it took to keep Maddon b/c of his importance to the franchise. This isn’t just a baseball deal
Nobody wants to go on record with concrete stuff but there have been a few rumblings lately that Jeff Vinik, owner of the Tampa Bay lightning, was looking to purchase the team (Rays). He owns an enormous amount of land near Channelside in Tampa and has been purchasing several hotels and other businesses in the area.
This is all just speculation but I am wondering if Friedman and Maddon leaving has something to do with a possible upcoming ownership change.
For years the Rays front office has always been praised for how close knit they were and how well they worked together. If they had known beforehand of a possible upcoming ownership change, I wonder if that is what made them decide to leave.
I dont think Friedman left for the money since the Cubs were trying to get him before they brought on Theo Epstein and he turned them down and they could have paid him much more than the Rays. So I am wondering if he and Maddon found out about something and decided to leave rather than stay on.
The Twins and Rays are the only teams who don't have a manager right now.
There are a bunch of bike trails and microbreweries in the Twin Cities, Maddon would love it there.
Unfortunately he wasn't born in St. Paul so I'm guessing the Twins are going to completely blow this and not even contact him.
Little Green Yoda
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Wainwright's getting bone spur removal surgery on his elbow. Hope it's as routine as it sounds and they don't find anything worse.
Rafa=FedKilla
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I could see that. But what power does Vinik wield to get them out of that horrible lease? Only way I see an owner stepping up and buying the Rays without relocation. Selig is a fucking piece of shit.
Obviously an decedent of William Sherman who probably hates Atlanta with a passion.
BFIB
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Apparently it was also ligament work. Speaks volumes that he relayed this issue to the Cardinals in late September, and they sent him out to pitch anyway.
He is then prescribed "rest" (Chris Carpenter anyone? Jaime Garcia?), and he takes it upon himself to get a second opinion, and surgery is recommended.
Our crackpot medical staff is just terrible when it comes to diagnosing an injury. Rolen, Edmonds, Chris Carpenter, Jamie Garcia, Lohse, Glaus in his second year, the list goes on and on when it comes to the medical staff and doing more harm than good.
matthewwhatever
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He's been seen as one of the best managerial prospects for a few years now. It would make sense.
Simmons is a hockey idiot. Don't listen to a word he says.
chicagocubsfan
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Buster Olney is reporting that if the Cubs sign Maddon, the Rays will look into tampering.
Lol, this probably has been in the cards for months.
Lol, this probably has been in the cards for months.
Wow. That sounds a little on the optimistic side of things and not very likely. However, Vinick owning the Rays would be a best case scenario for them. I have no idea how he would get St. Pete to agree to a move, but if anyone in the region could pull it off it's him.
Dominican Power
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You know Darkside is going back to being a Mets fan.
I say he follows hipster manager. We should start a betting pool on which team he squickens to.
HarryDemeanor
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We always have room in Dodgers-GAF!