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July 21, 2010

Goodbye Sweet Lou

CATAGORIES: SPORTS — FloridaBill @ 8:04 am

Lou Piniella will be retiring after four seasons as the Cubs manager. Is is time to give Ryno a shot?

7 Responses to “Goodbye Sweet Lou”

  1. Yarbz says:
    July 23, 2010 at 7:56 am

    Who’s Rhino?

  2. FloridaBill says:
    July 23, 2010 at 8:34 am

    Ryne Sandberg, a former Cubs second baseman and modern legend. He is much beloved and is currently managing in the minors.

  3. Sal Uki says:
    July 23, 2010 at 2:17 pm

    Brenly’s major league managerial record:
    92-70 (world series winner), 98-64 (division winner), 84-78 (3rd place) and 22-59 (fired).

    Sandberg’s record at three levels in the minors, mostly class A Peoria:
    71-68 (7th place), 60-78 (12th place) and 71-69 (3rd place). This year he’s 54-45 at AAA Iowa, but how that makes him a better candidate than Brenly is beyond me.

  4. FloridaBill says:
    July 25, 2010 at 10:49 am

    But is he as much “beloved” by Cubs fans?

  5. Sal Uki says:
    July 25, 2010 at 1:24 pm

    Is this about being loved or winning baseball games? :razz:

  6. FloridaBill says:
    July 26, 2010 at 8:31 am

    That’s a good point. It should be about winning the World Series. I guess Brenly is more qualified, since he has been there. If Ryno was to manage the Cubs and take them to the WS, I think he would be even more beloved throughout the remainder of time.

  7. Sal Uki says:
    July 26, 2010 at 9:57 am

    I’d rather see ryno as a bench coach for now. Let him learn at the major league level under someone with a proven track record. His resume is just too thin.