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yes please
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No thank you.
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It wouldn't be terrible 
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Care to share why?
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I'd rather have an assistant GM from a successful organization, NYY, BOS, TB, TX, PHI
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Why wouldn't you want the guy who has had success?
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Because I feel that an assistant would want to make their own mark on their career. Friedman can live off of what he did in TB all his career. An assistant GM from a successful organization will want to make his own legacy.
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:yep: well put :clap:
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Yea but is that what the Cubs need right now? A guy without experience as the General Manager. I don't get your point here.
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I think an assistant that would be hired by the Cubs would bust his ass to get a good team put together, where a guy who wants to make a name for himself will want to build his profile up by building a great team.
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....what's wrong with having a great team?
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Understandable, but at the same time, an old GM faces a very huge challenge here and any GM knows that this would look good for their legacy. Plus, I serious doubt either of the big 3 would be able to live off their previous accomplishments. Sports are a "what have you done for me lately" thing. If they don't win, they'll get fired and then they will be up shit creek.
I get what you're saying, I just don't think that it's as much about a legacy as you think.
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I'll support anyone that comes to the Cubs, all I want is to win baby win.
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Completely and 100% disagree.
Friedman can't live off what he did in TB. He didn't win. He has done a helluva job, but he hasn't won a WS title. On top of that, whoever applies for the Cubs job knows they have a shot at history and will work their ass off regardless. Hell, Hendry tried hard, it just never panned out.
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I support hiring Friedman, just remember that Theo Epstein was an Assistant GM before he was GM in Boston. :tiptoe:
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And Friedman was the Director of Baseball development before he was GM...they all take steps to the top...not sure I'm seeing your point here.
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It doesn't really matter if they're an assistant or an actual GM. You just hope whoever they hire is the best guy for the job.
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My point is, the so called big 3 (Cashman, Friedman, Epstein) were unknown before they took their current jobs as GMs of World Series contending organizations.
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Randy Bush was an Assistant before he was a GM, too.
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