Cubs win two in a row after Pinella retires.
Of course it was only against the Nationals, but still.
Why Ryne Sandberg should be the next Cubs manager.
[Joe] Girardi was a Cub. Sandberg is the Cubs. Only six retired Cubs jersey numbers fly from the Wrigley flagpoles: Ron Santo's No. 10, Ernie Banks' No. 14, Billy Williams' 26, Greg Maddux's and Ferguson Jenkins' No. 31, and Sandberg's No. 23. Ask anyone in Chicago about "The Sandberg Game" and they'll recite the date (June 23, 1984) and his line (5-for-6, a game-tying homer in the ninth off Bruce Sutter, a game-tying homer in the 10th off Sutter, seven RBIs) by heart.But you don't hire Sandberg as a Cubs museum piece. You hire him because if you don't, someone else will.
According to an MLB executive, at least one big league organization seriously considered offering Sandberg its manager job for 2010. With as many as 10 likely openings this offseason, Sandberg will be in demand. If the Cubs try to romance Girardi first, they'll risk losing Sandberg to another team. And if Girardi stays put in New York and Sandberg goes elsewhere and wins, the Ricketts might want to consider full-time residence in Bolivia.
And since we mentioned retired jerseys, Sammy Sosa can go fuck himself. There's no crying in baseball, damn it.
Did Sosa do great things for the Cubs or did the PEDs? I am one who thinks maybe honoring a cheater is wrong. If for nothing else we know he used corked bats.
I thnik the Cubs already know who they want for manager. I think they threw a bone to Quady, for his long years of service. There was no reason to crap on Trammel like they did, unless they know where they are going next year.