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The Spectacle Blog
Today, the Chicago Cubs introduced Dale Sveum as their new manager.
Sveum is no stranger to Cubs President Theo Epstein as he was the third base coach for the Boston Red Sox in 2004 and 2005 before joining the Milwaukee Brewers coaching staff in 2006.
In September 2008, Sveum became the Brewers interim manager after Ned Yost was abruptly dismissed with two weeks in the regular season. The Brewers went 9-2 under Sveum and clinched the NL Wild Card making their first post-season apperance since 1982. However, the Brew Crew were dispatched by the eventual World Series champion Philadelphia Phillies in the NLDS. The Brewers opted to hire Ken Macha as manager in 2009 but kept Sveum on the coaching staff.
Sveum becomes the 50th Cubs manager since the team last won the World Series in 1908 under Frank Chance (of Tinker to Evers to Chance.) Amongst those who have managed the Cubs in that period include the likes of Joe McCarthy, Rogers Hornsby, Charlie Grimm, Frankie Frisch, Leo Durocher, Jim Frey, Don Zimmer, Don Baylor, Dusty Baker and Lou Piniella not to mention The College of Coaches.
If Sveum can do what no skipper has done since Frank Chance then we can expect of statue of Sveum to grace Waveland Avenue.
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Bumr50| 11.18.11 @ 4:16PM
Dude. It's November.
Do you write about hockey or football?
Occam's Tool| 11.18.11 @ 4:43PM
BUMr50:
We are talking the Cubs. We are talking about the chance to break a 103 year losing streak. We are talking history. But to make you feel better:
By the way, who d'ya think is going to be in the Frozen Four this year? Could be a Freeway series, with Minnesota Duluth and Minnesota Twin cities both in the top 8, unlike the Gophers basketball or football squads. AND:
How 'bout that awesome QB for the Bengals? Hails from a certain football school of high repute, wait, the name will come, oh yeah...THE TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY HORNED FROGS! (TCU, 1984, B.S. Biology, Magna Cum Laude---Wa, Wa, Zoo, Zoo, Give 'em HELL, TCU!)
Bumr50| 11.18.11 @ 5:45PM
Pittsburgher here.
I hope Dalton beats the Ravens this weekend.
Haven't been following D-1 pucks, but I'll get back to ya. We get the Frozen Four here in Pittsburgh in 2013. The only D-1 team we have close is Robert Morris, but I go to their games sometimes.
I skate recreationally in a men's 'B' league. I'm quick enough for an 'A' league, but there's too many guys that think they're still playing competitively and thus play dirty. My health insurance is OK, but I'd rather not have to use it if ya know what I mean.
Occam's Tool| 11.19.11 @ 6:00PM
BUMr50: you, like ConChef, are a damn fine sport. Have a great Thanksgiving!
RJ| 11.18.11 @ 5:17PM
The playoff system in prior years denied the Cubs an appearance in the World Series. Ever since divisional play was introduced in 1969, the season has been rendered less important and the World Series has been cheapened. Who cares who wins the playoffs, if the best record in baseball doesn't get a team in the World Series?
Joe R| 11.18.11 @ 7:40PM
Regardless of the new manager, the Cubs will still suck. It's their destiny.
Occam's Tool| 11.19.11 @ 6:04PM
Dear Joe:
Yup. Complete with "Breath Mask," finger pinching causing choking, weird forms of paternal expressions of love (hand chopping, anyone?), and demonstrations of "The Force" destroying chances to get to the Series (Bartman).
Yup. Their destiny (deep weird breath in and out).
arch| 11.19.11 @ 12:09AM
arch says
Go Cubs!
Wayne| 11.21.11 @ 12:05PM
Maybe the Cubs should go back to being managed by committee of coaches.