06-26-2015, 04:08 PM
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I'm not really sure why I'm feeling a little schadenfreude about this. I love Sandberg. I guess it's more about the people who wanted Sandberg to be manager for the Cubs just because it would have fulfilled some deranged nostalgia fantasy where all the ex "Cubbies" can lead the team to the world series and get the ring they really deserved when they were playing so it can be 1984 forever and ever.
I think many Cubs fans saw it work in the southside 10 years ago, and were hoping the Cubs could replicate it.
I was one of them who wanted Sandberg, but in hindsight I'm glad things worked out the way they did. I'm not sure Theo pulls the plug on Sandberg to get Maddon...like he did with Renteria.
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I don't think Theo passed up Sandberg because he knew he was going to spare the indignity of someday replacing him. Honestly, I don't think he even hired Sveum or Renteria with that in mind. Theo didn't hire Sandberg because he flat out sucks as a manager and did not understand Theo's philosophy.
Be thankful we have organizational leaders that think with their brains and not with their hearts
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