The reason they haven't won in over a century is because of terrible front office moves and even worse luck. Yesterday they made a move to fix at least one of those problems. They made their first move of the off season by bringing in Theo Epstein from the Boston Red Sox to be their General Manager/Position to be named later. If you don't know who Theo Epstein is you must not watch a lot of baseball.
Theo Epstein took over as Boston's GM and two years later won the World Series. Boston's first World Series win in 86 years. Three years later his Red Sox won yet another championship. He is widely regarded as a baseball genius. Now he is at the helm of the Chicago Cubs.
If anyone is going to end over a hundred years of misery it's Theo Epstein. He is a great GM with an even better track record of winning. He is by far the best candidate to take over a struggling Cubs team. Especially after two years of the team making themselves difficult to watch. All the guy does is post one winning season after another. He does however have a lot on his plate right away with the Cubs.
The Cubs have many pressing questions that he needs to answer. Who will be the manager of the team? It seems about time that they give the job to Ryne Sandberg. He absolutely deserves it. What should be done about Carlos Zambrano, Alfonso Soriano, and Aramis Ramirez? They either have expiring contracts or aren't worth what's left on their contracts. One of Theo's first moves should be to get rid of all of the players. They don't belong on the team anymore and it would just be better to start over with a clean slate. Do they resign Carlos Pena or make a play at either Albert Pujols or Prince Fielder? Although he had a good season defensively saving who knows how many errors for Starlin Castro is he the answer at first? Epstein has a history of going after big name free agents so it wouldn't be a surprise if he tried to sign either Pujols or Fielder and just let Pena go.
As if perhaps already feeling the pressure of what may be in Chicago, Cardinals fans are not taking this well. They are writing it off as if it's not a big deal. There have been posts such as "What position does Theo Epstein play?" and "What was Theo's batting average last season?" We get it, you are frustrated and a little flustered that the Cubs are actually making moves to improve their team. It doesn't matter that Theo is not a player. He is bigger than any one single player. Without great GM's like Theo Epstein putting great individual players together the great players like Albert Pujols would have zero championships. So Cardinals fans, it's okay to be jealous, but stop acting like children. That is all.
Goodbye.
What I'm Listening To:
"Vagabond" by Wolfmother
