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When the Chicago Cubs hired Theo Epstein as general manager, the Cubs helped themselves in numerous ways. One major aspect in which the Cubs helped themselves by hiring Epstein is in their quest for public money to aid renovation of Wrigley Field.For about a year, the Cubs organization has been seeking to obtain taxpayer money, either from the city of Chicago or from the state of Illinois, for renovations. Last November, Cubs owner Tom Ricketts made an unsuccessful plea for public money at both the municipal and state level. Ricketts asked for $200 million from city amusement tax revenues for renovations. Both ...
Theo Epstein has what it takes to reverse another curse as the new General Manager of the Chicago Cubs. The Cubs franchise is looking to create a winning tradition and bring home the World Series championship that has eluded them since 1908. It won’t be an easy task as the Cubs have very passionate fans, operate in a major media market, and have some expensive contracts on the roster with a depleted farm system. It will take someone with very special talents to build the type of team and organization that can compete regularly. The teams is coming off of ...
With the very foundation of the Boston Red Sox seemingly crumbling around him, former Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein got out of Dodge by signing a five-year deal worth between $15 million and $20 million with the Chicago Cubs.It's obvious why the deal was attractive to Epstein as he will likely have a title in Chicago even greater than general manager (with full personnel power), plus he was able to escape from a mess that he was very much responsible for in Boston.Despite the Red Sox's epic collapse down the stretch, Epstein was likely always going to be beloved to ...
Boston Red Sox GM Theo Epstein Wednesday forsook that title in favor of a better one with the Chicago Cubs, according to Sean McAdam of CSNNE.com and other outlets. The move marks a coup for two of baseball’s biggest and brightest brands, and for the game’s most famous intellectual wunderkind.Epstein won the 2004 and 2007 World Series from the big chair in Boston, and he fits each of the criteria Cubs chairman Tom Ricketts enumerated at the outset of his inaugural GM search. Ricketts said he wanted an executive committed to player development. Ricketts wanted someone comfortable and adroit with ...
With the announcement coming that the Cubs have brought on Red Sox General Manager Theo Epstein to run the show, a slew of changes could be coming to the North Side.While there are a number of players the team will look to retain and build around, the Cubs also have a number of veterans with bloated contracts that Epstein could look to move as the team begins to rebuild around their young talent.So here is a quick overview of the Cubs roster, with a look at the key players who won't be going anywhere as well as the odds that ...
One of the first moves fans expect Theo Epstein to make when he takes over the Chicago Cubs front office is removing current manager Mike Quade.Quade was Cubs ex-GM Jim Hendry's hire, and he didn't show much success in his first season.Player's didn't play hard, and Quade already seemed to be in a lame duck position half way through the season.Epstein will likely want to insert his own choice, and that will be his first move.In order to build the team he wants, he needs a manager he wants. There are a few options out there, but no one really knows ...
The Cubs are, apparently, a cursed franchise.How does one break a curse?By exorcising it of course.There are evidently a number of curses befouling the Cubs. Most recently, there's the curse of Steve Bartman.Bartman was an ordinary fan at an NLCS game who became infamous for catching a foul ball that could have sent the Cubs to the World Series.Anyway, the Cubs haven't won since and need to find a way to remove the curse before they can be successful moving forward.The best way to do this is to embrace Bartman.He has become the bane of most Chicago Cubs fans, but really ...
Theo Epstein is on his way to Chicago. The now former Boston GM is headed to the Windy City to take on another cursed franchise.In less than a decade, he brought the Red Sox two championships.He has a five-year deal with the Cubs. So one World Series isn't asking too much, is it?Epstein needs to make an immediate impact on the woeful Cubs, and a big name signing like Prince Fielder is a necessity in his first offseason in Chicago.Here are five reasons why Fielder needs to play at Wrigley next year:Begin Slideshow
Common thought around the MLB was that Theo Epstein had a great chance to go to the Chicago Cubs and take over their vacant General Manager position.Now that the deal is done and Epstein is a member of the Cubs front office, there is a lot of work to be done if he wants to restore the Cubs to being a winning franchise.And most importantly, breaking the Curse of the Billy Goat and bring a World Series title back to Chicago.Here are five moves that Theo Epstein must make in his first season as Chicago Cubs General Manager.Begin Slideshow
The Cubs are in a transitional period as far as their organization goes, and that was already the case before the team's announcement that they had added Boston GM Theo Epstein to their front office.With a number of contracts set to come off the books at the end of 2012, a number of young players have begun to see significant roles as the team evaluates their talent moving forward.With Epstein running the show now, he could look to unload some incumbents as he begins to shape the team in his image, but there is at least a handful of current ...
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