OK, maybe that's a little sarcastic. Not that I have anything in particular against Sweeney, by the way. I think he is a useful enough role-player on a team dominated by role-players and placeholders.
The Girardi thing is bound to be a big disappointment for fans who were looking for some level of competence on the field manager level. Girardi or his agent played the Cubs and Yanks against each other very well and Girardi comes out with four years at a substantial raise and a job with a team that, however ancient they are and however likely they are not to be serious contenders next year, are committed to winning.
So the search continues. I read Ricketts letter/apology(?) to Cubs fans and ticket holders. Not much there to hang a hat on, is there?
Of the potential managers mentioned, I kind of lean towards Dave Martinez. He has a history of winning on a very young team without any real superstars that pretty much has to recreate itself every year. Plus he is a pupil of Joe Maddon, one of the best younger managers in the game who seems to get the most out of a team with tight payroll limitations.
The press seems to be viewing the manager search as another interim choice. OK, maybe so, but who would take a job with that kind of restriction in mind? I'll tell you, a guy like Dale Sveum. Lets hope they set their sights a little higher this time around.
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