Rich Renteria hired as Cubs new manager

[Chip R]

Sucks to be him.

http://espn.go.com/chicago/mlb/story/_/id/9937521/rick-renteria-hired-chicago-cubs-manager

[kaldaniels]

I would have kept the seat warm for a big-name manager for much less than he accepted.

[traderumor]

Yea, the bilingual aspect is gonna make a huge difference ;)

[cumberlandreds]

Yea, the bilingual aspect is gonna make a huge difference ;)


Can he speak goat?

Two very underwhelming hires by the Mariners and Cubs.

[Chip R]

Yea, the bilingual aspect is gonna make a huge difference ;)

Of course it will. He can tell them they suck in both English and Spanish.

[Joseph]

For some reason, the whole time this process has gone on and I've seen the name Renteria, I just assumed it was Edgar.

[jmac]

For some reason, the whole time this process has gone on and I've seen the name Renteria, I just assumed it was Edgar.
When I first seen this thread, I thought Rich Aurelia. :D

[westofyou]

http://www.suntimes.com/sports/baseball/cubs/23606763-452/does-new-cubs-manager-rick-renteria-know-what-hes-getting-into.html



In a way, what other choice is there for Cubs fans? Nothing else has worked, and that includes Dale Sveum, Theo Epstein’s first managerial hire here. Will the raze-and-rebuild plan eventually pay off? I don’t think anyone knows, and that includes the Cubs’ *president of baseball operations. But Epstein has to know that he is on notice with his decision to hire Renteria, the Padres’ bench coach. It simply has to work. Impatience is rising in town.

The Cubs believe that bringing in a manager who can speak Spanish will be a positive with young players such as shortstop Starlin Castro and some of their up-and-comers in the minors.

How do you say “90 losses-plus” in Spanish?

It’s where the Cubs likely are headed in 2014, with Renteria steering the ship with that smile on his face. If he’s lucky, he’ll get to see improvement in 2015. If he’s really lucky, he’ll still be employed in 2016. That’s not being negative. That’s simply acknowledging that he’s the Cubs’ fifth manager in 11 years.

“My expectation is that we’re going to compete and win,’’ he said.

[MikeThierry]

This seems like soooo a Cubs move.

[cincinnati chili]

If I can say one thing nice about the Cubs... I think Kris Bryant is going to be a beast. I also think he'll be pitched around for the next half decade.

Destroying the Arizona Fall League: http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=p_pbp&pid=592178