by Kent Sterling Cubs President of Baseball Operations Theo Epstein would like Cubs fans to believe that rebuilding is the road to winning, and that it takes five years. That the length of his contract is five years is purely coincidental. The St. Louis Cardinals just keep piling up trips to the postseason at a […]
by Kent Sterling Meetings happen all the time at businesses to uncover the solutions to problems. Rooms are filled with people of all stations at a company. The problem owner (the boss who convened the meeting for the purpose of finding a creative solution to his most troublesome worry) identifies the issue to be discussed, […]
by Kent Sterling There is some bad mojo going on at Wrigley Field. Fans and media claim that team president Theo Epstein and Jed Hoyer are pressing all the right buttons in trading veterans for farm system bulk, and that the youngsters left behind are being tutored to play better at the major league level. […]
by Kent Sterling It’s hard to know who to be more pissed off at – the idiots who continue to pay retail to watch horrible baseball in Wrigley Field, or the morally bankrupt ownership who continues to charge among the highest prices in baseball for a product they know is incapable of a reasonable facsimile […]
by Kent Sterling Not sure who should be blamed for the continued defensive idiocy of Cubs shortstop Starlin Castro, but it’s not manager Dale Sveum. Click Here to follow Kent on Twitter In today’s game against the St. Louis Cardinals, the Cardinals loaded the bases with one in the top of the fifth in a […]
by Kent Sterling General managers rarely fire themselves, even when it’s the most obvious answer for the failings of a major league baseball team. Ruben Amaro Jr. didn’t disappoint in that regard today when he punted longtime Philles manager Charlie Manuel. Manuel was smart enough to lead the Phillies to five straight National League East […]
by Kent Sterling If you want a reason why the improvement of the Chicago Cubs through the Theo Epstein rebuild is an act of futility, it’s because St. Louis Cardinals General Manager John Mozeliak is a really smart guy – smart enough that he won’t allow it. Click here to follow Kent on Twitter After […]
by Kent Sterling Rick Telander wrote in the Chicago Sun-Times that Chicago Cubs manager Dale Sveum has no chance to continue in that position following the expiration of his contract after the 2014 season, and he’s probably right. That’s a shame. Click here to follow Kent on Twitter Sveum hasn’t won, but if John McGraw, […]
by Kent Sterling Maybe I have seen this kind of idiocy for too long to see the trade of platoon outfielder Scott Hairston as nothing but the continuation run of directionless talent acquisition and dispersal by a franchise that needs to be focused on the distant future. Click here to follow Kent on Twitter Hairston […]
by Kent Sterling This is the kind of writing that makes my brain ache. The Cubs traded some guys, including Scott Feldman, Steve Clevenger, and Carlos Marmol to a variety of team for a few other guys, plus some very important International Bonus Pool allotments that total in the neighborhood of $1 million. You see, […]