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Mike Quade Unfazed by 'Enormity' of Cubs' Championship Challenge

MESA, Ariz. -- Mike Quade is trying his hardest not to see the obvious. Now that he is immersed in the detail of things like making sure players don't slam into each other catching popups, which was on the agenda Wednesday, he can let all that other stuff go. You know, the fact that he's now running one of the iconic...

2010's Managerial Exodus Will Give Dugouts Different Look Next Spring

All this week, the FanHouse staff will look back at the most significant baseball storylines of 2010. When the 2010 baseball season started, four of the top 14 managers all-time in terms of win total were at the helm of big league teams. When 2011 starts, only one of those four, St. Louis' Tony La Russa, will still be...

Mike Quade on Cubs' Plans for 2011

The hiring of Mike Quade as Cubs manager caused quite a stir in Chicago, as legendary Cub Ryne Sandberg was passed over for the job. Quade's credentials for the position were bolstered by his 24-13 record down the stretch in 2010. On Tuesday he addressed the media at the Winter Meetings and discussed how to parlay that...

Steve Phillips' Fix My Team: Chicago Cubs

Every team has a few precious months in the offseason to make tweaks to their roster and ensure that they improve in 2011. Steve Phillips has taken a team to the World Series before, and in November and December he will present his plan for every major league team to get there as well. It's the eighth episode of Fix My...

Ryne Sandberg's Invitation to Remain in Cubs Organization Got Lost in the Mail

When the Cubs announced that they were sticking with Mike Quade as their manager on Tuesday, a lot of people wondered what that would mean for Ryne Sandberg. The Hall of Fame second baseman has been managing in the minor leagues for four years, ostensibly because he was preparing himself to move into the dugout at...