May 20, 2013

MLB: News and Notes – Cubs fire manager Quade

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(PhatzRadio / USA Today) — Mike Quade is out as manager of the Chicago Cubs, and Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg may be out of luck if he wants the job. Cubs President Theo Epstein, who took over Oct. 25, announced in a statement Wednesday that Quade had been fired, and that his replacement “must [...]

MLB: Epstein, Cherington give their vision of two baseball titans

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Theo Epstein, the new President of Baseball Operations for the Chicago Cubs, speaks during a press conference as Chairman Tom Ricketts listens at Wrigley Field on October 25, 2011 in Chicago, Illinois. (October 24, 2011 – Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images North America) (PhatzRadio / USA Today) — CHICAGO – Two 37-year-old baseball men assumed [...]

MLB: Epstein leaves Red Sox, joins Cubs

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General Manager Theo Epstein and Manger Terry Francona of the Boston Red Sox watch the pre-game action before a game with the New York Yankees at Fenway Park, April 24, 2009, in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Jim Rogash/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Theo Epstein;Terry Francona (April 24, 2009 – Photo by Jim Rogash/Getty Images [...]

Cubs ask permission to speak with Theo Epstein

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(PhatzRadio / USA Today) — The Chicago Cubs have asked for permission from the Boston Red Sox to speak with Theo Epstein about their vacant general manager’s position, The Boston Globe reported. The Red Sox have already lost manager Terry Francona, who had a mutual parting with the club following their September collapse. Epstein, the [...]