Quote of the Day

"You can't have different philosophies in these positions. You can't have the GM think one thing and the manager thinking another. That's a recipe for disaster." - Brian Cashman, General Manager of the New York Yankees

This was from a column by the LA Times' TJ Simmers.

This is old news. What becomes more and more clear is that the failure of the 2005 Cubs shouldn't be a surprise to anyone. What do you think it means when the GM (Jim Hendry) wants a Ryan Dempster to close, but the manager (Dusty Baker) wants a LaTroy Hawkins?

It means that Hendry and Dusty aren't on the same page.

If both these men are back in their current positions for 2006, the Cubs will have a losing record. Mark it down.