Bleed Cubbie Blue · Oct 3, 2023
Cub Tracks’ the dreaded vote of confidence?
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Well, hmm, I don’t know. It’s a fool’s errand to try to read into other people’s words deeply enough to divine intent... but there are enough examples in pro baseball (and indeed a myriad of other disciplines) of managers getting the thumbs-up from the President/GM, only to feel the axe that Tom Ricketts’ words to JD and Boog Sunday didn’t carry as much weight for me as perhaps they could have.