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Career Summary

Years	PA	AVG	OBP	SLG	TAv	WARP
16	9282	.285	.344	.452	.280	59.3

Birth Date	9-18-1959
Height	6' 2"
Weight	180 lbs

Bats	R
Throws	R

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YEAR	TEAM	AGE	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	TB	BB	SO	HBP	SF	SH	RBI	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	TAv	VORP	FRAA	WARP
1981	PHI	21	13	6	6	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.129	-1.6	-0.0	-0.2
1982	CHN	22	156	687	635	103	172	33	5	7	236	36	90	4	5	7	54	32	12	.271	.312	.372	.247	16.6	6.1	2.4
1983	CHN	23	158	699	633	94	165	25	4	8	222	51	79	3	5	7	48	37	11	.261	.316	.351	.246	15.1	15.2	3.2
1984	CHN	24	156	700	636	114	200	36	19	19	331	52	101	3	4	5	84	32	7	.314	.367	.520	.308	50.3	21.0	7.6
1985	CHN	25	153	673	609	113	186	31	6	26	307	57	97	1	4	2	83	54	11	.305	.364	.504	.289	44.3	10.1	5.7
1986	CHN	26	154	682	627	68	178	28	5	14	258	46	79	0	6	3	76	34	11	.284	.330	.411	.264	19.8	11.5	3.3
1987	CHN	27	132	587	523	81	154	25	2	16	231	59	79	2	2	1	59	21	2	.294	.367	.442	.272	22.6	-6.6	1.6
1988	CHN	28	155	679	618	77	163	23	8	19	259	54	91	1	5	1	69	25	10	.264	.322	.419	.270	26.5	16.9	4.7
1989	CHN	29	157	672	606	104	176	25	5	30	301	59	85	4	2	1	76	15	5	.290	.356	.497	.306	46.5	-0.2	5.1
1990	CHN	30	155	675	615	116	188	30	3	40	344	50	84	1	9	0	100	25	7	.306	.354	.559	.317	61.7	-3.3	6.2
1991	CHN	31	158	684	585	104	170	32	2	26	284	87	89	2	9	1	100	22	8	.291	.379	.485	.310	51.9	7.2	6.3
1992	CHN	32	158	687	612	100	186	32	8	26	312	68	73	1	6	0	87	17	6	.304	.371	.510	.318	60.6	7.2	7.4
1993	CHN	33	117	503	456	67	141	20	0	9	188	37	62	2	6	2	45	9	2	.309	.359	.412	.275	23.3	-1.4	2.2
1994	CHN	34	57	247	223	36	53	9	5	5	87	23	40	1	0	0	24	2	3	.238	.312	.390	.244	2.1	8.6	1.0
1996	CHN	36	150	621	554	85	135	28	4	25	246	54	116	7	5	1	92	12	8	.244	.316	.444	.256	20.7	9.7	2.9
1997	CHN	37	135	480	447	54	118	26	0	12	180	28	94	2	3	0	64	7	4	.264	.308	.403	.244	1.7	-3.2	-0.2
Career			2164	9282	8385	1318	2386	403	76	282	3787	761	1260	34	71	31	1061	344	107	.285	.344	.452	.280	461.8	98.6	59.3

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'opp' stats - quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.

YEAR	Team	Lg	G	PA	TAv	oppAVG	oppOBP	oppSLG	oppTAv	BABIP	BPF	BRAA	repLVL	POS_ADJ	FRAA	BRR	BVORP	BWARP	VORP	WARP
1978	HEL	Rk	56	219	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.392			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1979	SPA	A	138	612	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.288			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1980	REA	AA	129	581	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.338			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1981	PHI	MLB	13	6	.129	.263	.330	.380	.000	.200	107	-0.7	0.2	0	-0.0	-0.5	-1.6	-0.2	-1.6	-0.2
1981	OKL	AAA	133	579	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.340			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1982	CHN	MLB	156	687	.247	.252	.308	.365	.000	.304	105	-9.2	18.5	2	6.1	8.1	16.6	2.4	16.6	2.4
1983	CHN	MLB	158	699	.246	.253	.314	.373	.000	.285	105	-10	19.0	-0.9	15.2	5.0	15.1	3.2	15.1	3.2
1984	CHN	MLB	156	700	.308	.253	.311	.367	.000	.348	103	33.2	18.8	-0.9	21.0	3.2	50.3	7.6	50.3	7.6
1985	CHN	MLB	153	673	.289	.245	.305	.361	.000	.327	104	19.3	18.4	-0.8	10.1	6.8	44.3	5.7	44.3	5.7
1986	CHN	MLB	154	682	.264	.247	.308	.372	.000	.304	109	2.8	18.9	-0.9	11.5	1.5	19.8	3.3	19.8	3.3
1987	CHN	MLB	132	587	.272	.260	.321	.406	.000	.321	106	7.5	17.3	-0.8	-6.6	1.0	22.6	1.6	22.6	1.6
1988	CHN	MLB	155	679	.270	.245	.300	.358	.000	.281	103	6.5	17.8	-0.8	16.9	2.3	26.5	4.7	26.5	4.7
1989	CHN	MLB	157	672	.306	.243	.303	.361	.000	.296	106	30	17.5	-0.8	-0.2	-0.1	46.5	5.1	46.5	5.1
1990	CHN	MLB	155	675	.317	.253	.310	.378	.000	.296	107	38.4	18.1	-0.8	-3.3	3.4	61.7	6.2	61.7	6.2
1991	CHN	MLB	158	684	.310	.246	.307	.366	.000	.301	105	33.9	18.5	-0.9	7.2	-0.3	51.9	6.3	51.9	6.3
1992	CHN	MLB	158	687	.318	.250	.305	.364	.000	.308	101	38	17.8	-0.8	7.2	3.9	60.6	7.4	60.6	7.4
1993	CHN	MLB	117	503	.275	.258	.316	.388	.000	.338	102	8.2	14.4	-0.7	-1.4	1.1	23.3	2.2	23.3	2.2
1993	DAY	A+	2	6	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1993	ORL	AA	4	12	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.250			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1994	CHN	MLB	57	247	.244	.263	.321	.403	.000	.270	97	-4.5	7.5	-0.3	8.6	-0.5	2.1	1.0	2.1	1.0
1996	CHN	MLB	150	621	.256	.261	.322	.402	.000	.263	103	-2.6	19.2	-0.9	9.7	3.1	20.7	2.9	20.7	2.9
1997	CHN	MLB	135	480	.244	.258	.321	.400	.000	.308	102	-8.5	12.8	-0.7	-3.2	-0.2	1.7	-0.2	1.7	-0.2
Career		MLB		9282	.280	.252	.311	.375	.251	.304	104	182.3	254.7	-9	98.6	37.7	461.8	59.3	461.8	59.3

Statistics For All Levels

Year	Team	Lg	PA	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	ISO	TAv	VORP	FRAA	WARP
1978	HEL	Rk	219	34	59	6	6	1	23	26	42	15	3	.311	.392	.421	.111	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1979	SPA	A	612	83	133	21	7	4	47	64	95	21	7	.247	.324	.334	.087	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1980	REA	AA	581	95	152	21	12	11	79	73	72	32	11	.310	.398	.469	.159	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1981	OKL	AAA	579	78	152	17	5	9	62	48	94	32	10	.293	.352	.397	.104	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1981	PHI	MLB	6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.000	.129	-1.6	-0.0	-0.2
1982	CHN	MLB	687	103	172	33	5	7	54	36	90	32	12	.271	.312	.372	.101	.247	16.6	6.1	2.4
1983	CHN	MLB	699	94	165	25	4	8	48	51	79	37	11	.261	.316	.351	.090	.246	15.1	15.2	3.2
1984	CHN	MLB	700	114	200	36	19	19	84	52	101	32	7	.314	.367	.520	.206	.308	50.3	21.0	7.6
1985	CHN	MLB	673	113	186	31	6	26	83	57	97	54	11	.305	.364	.504	.199	.289	44.3	10.1	5.7
1986	CHN	MLB	682	68	178	28	5	14	76	46	79	34	11	.284	.330	.411	.128	.264	19.8	11.5	3.3
1987	CHN	MLB	587	81	154	25	2	16	59	59	79	21	2	.294	.367	.442	.147	.272	22.6	-6.6	1.6
1988	CHN	MLB	679	77	163	23	8	19	69	54	91	25	10	.264	.322	.419	.155	.270	26.5	16.9	4.7
1989	CHN	MLB	672	104	176	25	5	30	76	59	85	15	5	.290	.356	.497	.206	.306	46.5	-0.2	5.1
1990	CHN	MLB	675	116	188	30	3	40	100	50	84	25	7	.306	.354	.559	.254	.317	61.7	-3.3	6.2
1991	CHN	MLB	684	104	170	32	2	26	100	87	89	22	8	.291	.379	.485	.195	.310	51.9	7.2	6.3
1992	CHN	MLB	687	100	186	32	8	26	87	68	73	17	6	.304	.371	.510	.206	.318	60.6	7.2	7.4
1993	DAY	A+	6	2	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	.200	.333	.800	.600	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1993	ORL	AA	12	0	2	0	0	0	1	3	1	0	1	.222	.417	.222	.000	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1993	CHN	MLB	503	67	141	20	0	9	45	37	62	9	2	.309	.359	.412	.103	.275	23.3	-1.4	2.2
1994	CHN	MLB	247	36	53	9	5	5	24	23	40	2	3	.238	.312	.390	.152	.244	2.1	8.6	1.0
1996	CHN	MLB	621	85	135	28	4	25	92	54	116	12	8	.244	.316	.444	.200	.256	20.7	9.7	2.9
1997	CHN	MLB	480	54	118	26	0	12	64	28	94	7	4	.264	.308	.403	.139	.244	1.7	-3.2	-0.2

Injury History beta

Date On	Date Off	Transaction	Days	Games	Side	Body Part	Injury	Severity	Surgery Date	Reaggravation
1993-04-05	1993-04-30	15-DL	25	21	Left	Hand	Fracture	5th Metacarpal	-	-
1987-06-14	1987-07-11	15-DL	27	26	Right	Ankle	Sprain		-	-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status

Details

1 year/$2.3M (1996)
4 years/$28.4M (1993-97). Signed 3/02. $3.5M signing bonus (paid 12/92). 93:$5.1M, 94:$5.1M, 95:$5.1M, 96:$5.1M, 97:$5.9M club option ($2.5M buyout). Up to $1.65M in award bonuses. $2M personal services contract (paid in first 4 years after retirement). Record $7.1M annual average at signing. Retired after 1994 season.
3 years/$6.3M (1990-92). Signed 4/89. 92:$2.1M.
6 years/$3.97M (1984-89). Signed 2/84. 84:$0.25M, 85:$505M, 86:$0.665M, 87:$0.76M, 88:$0.84M, 89:$0.95M.
Drafted 1978 (20-511), $25,000 signing bonus.

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Title	Author	Date
Baseball ProGUESTus: When Good Things Come in Three Years	Chad Finn	2013-04-17
In A Pickle: Forever Changes	Jason Wojciechowski	2012-11-01
In A Pickle: The Raul Ibanez Special	Jason Wojciechowski	2012-10-11
BP Unfiltered: Home Runs at Home, Redux	Geoff Young	2012-09-13
On the Beat: Who Wants to be the Next Skipper?	John Perrotto	2012-06-21
Inside The Park: Farewell to a Phenom	Bradford Doolittle	2012-05-21
On the Beat: Amazin' Moyer	John Perrotto	2012-04-26
Research Mailbag: James McDonald, Professional Hitter	Bradley Ankrom	2012-04-19
Painting the Black: 2012 Milestones Watch	R.J. Anderson	2012-04-03
Sobsequy: The Best of the Triple-A Retreads	Adam Sobsey	2012-03-21
Wezen-Ball: Solution to the Chicago-Inspired Cryptogram	Larry Granillo	2012-03-20
The Lineup Card: 12 Great Seasons by Mediocre Players	Baseball Prospectus	2012-03-14
Western Front: Better Than Doug Mientkiewicz	Geoff Young	2012-03-13
Wezen-Ball: What the Batboy Saw	Larry Granillo	2012-03-06
Prospectus Hit and Run: Big Shoes to Fill	Jay Jaffe	2012-02-24
Inside The Park: Why We Want Players to Remember the Past	Bradford Doolittle	2012-01-26
Baseball ProGUESTus: The Best Bush League Ballpark Promotions	Benjamin Hill	2011-11-23
Internet Baseball Awards: National League	Greg Spira	2011-11-21
Transaction Analysis: Quade-ing Through the Wreckage	R.J. Anderson	2011-11-02
Wezen-Ball: Player Rankings for Type A/B Calculations, 1982-1984	Larry Granillo	2011-11-02
The BP Wayback Machine: Every Team Has a Special GM, Except the Cubs	Steven Goldman	2011-10-22
Baseball ProGUESTus: A League of Their Own?	Adam Sobsey	2011-10-20
On the Beat: The Next Managers	John Perrotto	2011-10-03
BP Unfiltered: The Hallworthy Alomar and Blyleven	Jay Jaffe	2011-07-23
The Lineup Card: The Top 13 Veterans Committee Selections That Weren't THAT Bad	Baseball Prospectus	2011-07-20
The Lineup Card: Cult Favorites: 18 Non-Star Ballplayers Who Should be Better Remembered	Baseball Prospectus	2011-07-13
BP Unfiltered: The Paper Trail 7/8	John Perrotto	2011-07-08
The BP Wayback Machine: How Do You Rate Relief?	Nate Silver	2011-05-26
The BP Broadside: The Annotated WARP Leaders II: Did Ernie Banks Write the Book of Love?	Steven Goldman	2011-05-25
Prospectus Hit and Run: Are the Cubs a Sleeper Team?	Jay Jaffe	2011-03-25
The BP Broadside: Every Team Has a Special GM, Except the Cubs	Steven Goldman	2011-02-16
Another Look: The All-Non-Hall of Fame Team	Bob Hertzel	2011-01-12
Prospectus Hit and Run: Blyleven in '11 and Other Tales from the Ballot	Jay Jaffe	2011-01-06
Prospectus Hit and Run: Class of 2011: Alomar's Second Chance	Jay Jaffe	2010-12-28
The Week In Quotes: December 20-26	Alex Carnevale	2010-12-27
One-Hoppers: Gillick Gains Election, Miller Bloc'd Out	Jay Jaffe	2010-12-06
Prospectus Hit and Run: Billy and George	Jay Jaffe	2010-11-22
Prospectus Hit and Run: Marvin Miller and Pat Gillick	Jay Jaffe	2010-11-16
Prospectus Perspective: The Young-Huff All-Stars, Part I	Steven Goldman	2010-10-28
On the Beat: Creating a Mindset	John Perrotto	2010-10-22
On the Beat: Hanging on with the Brew Crew	John Perrotto	2010-10-04
On the Beat: Year-End Awards	John Perrotto	2010-10-01
On the Beat: Septembers To Remember For Some Longshots	John Perrotto	2010-09-27
On the Beat: Ready for a Return	John Perrotto	2010-09-15
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Chicago Cubs	Kevin Goldstein	2010-09-13
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Chicago Cubs	ESPN Insider	2010-09-13
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Chicago Cubs	John Perrotto	2010-09-13
Prospectus Hit List: NL: Trouble at the Top	Jay Jaffe	2010-09-09
Prospectus Perspective: A Wrigley Rebuild?	Christina Kahrl	2010-08-31
On the Beat: No Problem with the Pirates	John Perrotto	2010-08-30
On the Beat: Going Green	John Perrotto	2010-08-20
Prospectus Q&A: On Trammell and Whitaker	David Laurila	2010-08-13
On the Beat: Heading Toward a Showdown	John Perrotto	2010-08-09
Transaction Analysis: Deadline Day Outcomes in the NL	Kevin Goldstein	2010-08-01
Transaction Analysis: Deadline Day Outcomes in the NL	Christina Kahrl	2010-08-01
On the Beat: Why is it The Year of The Pitcher?	John Perrotto	2010-07-23
BP Unfiltered: The Paper Trail of July 22	John Perrotto	2010-07-22
On the Beat: Staying Positive in a Negative Situation	John Perrotto	2010-07-21
On the Beat: A Second Second City Revival?	John Perrotto	2010-07-16
Prospectus Q&A: Mark Grace	David Laurila	2010-07-02
On the Beat: Monday Update	John Perrotto	2010-06-07
Changing Speeds: Retro Game Story: Cardinals at Cubs, 6/23/84	Ken Funck	2010-05-11
On the Beat: Weekend Update	John Perrotto	2010-03-28
Voting Outcomes: Why the Illusion of a Binary Hall of Fame?	Tim Kniker	2010-01-07
The Week In Quotes: December 28-January 3	Alex Carnevale	2010-01-04
Prospectus Today: Virtual Hall-Worthy Selections	Joe Sheehan	2009-12-30
Prospectus Hit and Run: Alomar, the Crime Dog, the Big Cat and Big Mac	Jay Jaffe	2009-12-21
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Chicago Cubs	Baseball Prospectus	2009-09-15
Prospectus Idol Entry: Are Offensive Shortstops Becoming Toxic Sub-Prime Mortgages and Other Evolutionary Trends in Baseball Positions	Tim Kniker	2009-06-21
You Could Look It Up: The Naked Draft	Steven Goldman	2009-06-09
Prospectus Idol Entry: Top Draft Picks: Where They Came From and Where They're Going	Matt Swartz	2009-06-07
Lies, Damned Lies: Chasing Bonds	Nate Silver	2009-02-23
Prospectus Hit and Run: The Curious Case of Jeff Kent	Jay Jaffe	2009-01-27
Prospectus Hit and Run: The Infielders	Jay Jaffe	2009-01-11
Prospectus Today: The Old You're In, You're Out	Joe Sheehan	2008-12-18
You Could Look It Up: A Guide to the New Veterans Committee Ballot, Part 2	Clay Davenport	2008-08-28
You Could Look It Up: A Guide to the New Veterans Committee Ballot, Part 2	Steven Goldman	2008-08-28
Prospectus Preview: Today's Game to Watch, the All-Star Game	Caleb Peiffer	2008-07-15
Under The Knife: What's In Use	Will Carroll	2008-04-07
Schrodinger's Bat: Reminiscing with SFR, the Sequel	Dan Fox	2008-04-03
Schrodinger's Bat: Reminiscing with SFR	Dan Fox	2008-03-27
You Could Look It Up: Wrigleyville Agonies	Steven Goldman	2007-10-08
Prospectus Matchups: Voting Oddities and Reinventing the Iron Man	Jim Baker	2007-08-24
Lies, Damned Lies: Rookies and Cycles	Nate Silver	2007-08-23
Prospectus Matchups: Millstones and Milestones	Jim Baker	2007-07-03
Every Given Sunday: Harvesting Pirates	John Perrotto	2007-05-27
JAWS Returns: Cooperstown Musings	Jay Jaffe	2007-05-21
The Week In Quotes: May 1-6	Alex Carnevale	2007-05-07
Under The Knife: So Excited	Will Carroll	2007-03-22
Prospectus Today: Gold Gloves in February	Joe Sheehan	2007-02-27
Lies, Damned Lies: PECOTA Takes on Second Base Prospects	Nate Silver	2007-02-13
Prospectus Matchups: This Week in Baseball Headlines	Jim Baker	2006-11-10
Transaction Analysis: April 21-25	Christina Kahrl	2006-04-26
Transaction Analysis: April 11-13	Christina Kahrl	2006-04-14
Transaction Analysis: February 27-March 2	Christina Kahrl	2006-03-03
The Class of 2006: The Hitters	Jay Jaffe	2005-12-12
Prospectus Matchups: Word to the Third	Jim Baker	2005-08-02
Under The Knife: Heroes	Will Carroll	2005-07-29
Prospectus Hit List: Week of July 3, 2005	Jay Jaffe	2005-07-05
Prospectus Matchups: Claiming the Flag	Jim Baker	2005-06-10
Prospectus Triple Play: Cleveland Indians, Seattle Mariners, Washington Nationals	Paul Swydan	2005-05-27
Roberto Alomar Calls It Quits: Within Spitting Distance of the Hall of Fame	Jay Jaffe	2005-03-21
Lies, Damned Lies: PECOTA Projects the American League	Nate Silver	2005-03-21
Prospectus Matchups: The Transient All-Star Team	Jim Baker	2005-02-18
Lies, Damned Lies: How Do You Rate Relief?	Nate Silver	2005-01-06
Prospectus Today: Time For a Change	Joe Sheehan	2005-01-05
The Class of 2005: The Hitters	Jay Jaffe	2004-12-16
Prospectus Today: Into the Mailbag	Joe Sheehan	2004-12-06
Prospectus Today: The Holdovers	Joe Sheehan	2004-12-01
One Man is an Island: Barry Bonds and His Teammates	Jay Jaffe	2004-10-04
Lies, Damned Lies: A Hall of Famer	Nate Silver	2004-09-29
Prospectus Triple Play: Cleveland Indians, Montreal Expos, Seattle Mariners	Baseball Prospectus	2004-08-12
You Could Look It Up: Draft Edition	Steven Goldman	2004-06-09
Teams: A Critical Guide: April 5-11	Steven Goldman	2004-04-13
You Could Look It Up: 1984 Part II: The Universe of Battle	Steven Goldman	2004-02-18
Trading a Superstar: It's Not as Rare as You Might Think	Mark Armour	2004-01-16
The Class of 2004: Analyzing the Hitters	Jay Jaffe	2004-01-06
2004 Internet Hall of Fame: The Results Are In	Neal Traven	2004-01-05
2004 Internet Hall of Fame: You Make the Call	Neal Traven	2003-12-02
Prospectus Q&A: Ned Colletti, Part I	Jonah Keri	2003-09-15
Cross Your Fingers: Cautionary Tales From the Second Base Trade Logs, Part II	Steven Goldman	2003-07-18
Breaking Balls: The Thrill is Gone	Derek Zumsteg	2003-01-23
2003 Internet Hall Of Fame Results: Presented by STATLG-L and Baseball Prospectus	Neal Traven	2003-01-06

BP Chats

Date	Question	Answer
2010-10-20 13:00:00	Do you think the Cubs picked Mike Quade because he'd be both cheaper, and easier to fire than Ryne Sandberg? (wizened cubsfan from downstate)	That's pretty cynical. I was listening to an interview with Quademodo today and was impressed by his perspective. The Cubs did quite well under him in a small sample, but he KNOWS it's a small sample. He came off as intelligent and reflective, and not at all over-impressed with himself. Now, there are those of you more immersed in the nitty-gritty of Cubs action than I was this year who might tell me that he's worse than Jim Essian, but my gut feel is that this was a choice made on the merits, and not a bad one. (Steven Goldman)
2010-10-20 13:00:00	I was impressed by Quade's post-game press conferences after he took over for Lou. Seems like a smart guy. The manager isn't that big a deal anyway, he can't will hitters that can't hit to score runs, so it's not like he'll make the 2011 Cubs winners without a lot of luck. Not surprised his contract ends the same time the GM's does though. Do you think Ryne Sandberg will get a shot elsewhere? (CubFanQuadeMan from Ether)	It seems like he will. Here's the thing about Sandberg: I read a quote from some Cubs' minor leaguer the other day that he intended as a compliment but it really wasn't. You hear this sort of thing all the time. Paraphrasing: "Yeah, he was a great manager for me. I learned a lot from him. He's a man of few words, and he never actually said anything to me, but just looking at him you knew that he knew how to play the game." If your manager ISN'T good at communication, what the hell are you hiring him for? Because he knows when to bunt? That helps, but in this day I think keeping all 25 of your young millionaires on the same page is more important. Maybe you can do that for a couple of years by playing the part of a heroic statue, but after awhile the players stop being impressed by a guy with pigeon shit on his shoulders. (Steven Goldman)
2010-10-07 13:00:00	Obviously Mike Quade's late season performance has made him a serious candidate to win the Cubs job, but has he also raised his profile enough to be in the running for other managerial openings? (Trust Fund Baby from Lakeview)	I think Quade has raised his stock to the point that he is a legitimate candidate. He certainly became a fan favorite with the strong late finish and that has taken the pressure off Jim Hendry as far as feeling he must cave to public pressure and hire Ryne Sandberg. I get the feeling, though, that the Cubs want someone with major league experience and my gut feeling is that Eric Wedge is at the top of the list. (John Perrotto)
2010-09-13 13:00:00	Can you give us your best guesses on the new managers for next year by team? (Jack from Boston)	Just guessing: Bobby Valentine to Seattle, Tim Wallach to Dodgers, Wally Backman to Mets, Ryne Sandberg to Cubs, LaRussa and Dusty Baker staying still, and Sharktopus to manage the Diamondbacks. Anyone else? (Jay Jaffe)
2009-06-25 13:00:00	Here I thought you were ducking a head to head with a KLaw chat...Are we stuck with PEds in baseball being a media story for the next 20 years with the great players of the last decade floundering on the ballot? Ryne Sandberg's comments on the radio about Sosa made me a sad panda... (Mike from Chicago)	Yes. This is going to with us for a long, long time. Clemens' last season was 2007. So 2027. At least. No, wait...Alex Rodriguez. 2037? (Joe Sheehan)
2009-05-12 13:00:00	Can you point us to a place where we can read about the Eck's failed marriage? How about the Tommy Herr/Pedro Guerrero situation? Or Ryne Sandberg's messy 1st marriage? (Peeig13 from The Second City)	I mentioned the Eck situation here back in 2007: http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=6832. (Steven Goldman)

BP Roundtables

Date	Roundtable Name	Comment
2009-10-28 17:00:00	2009 WS Game One	Does Chase Utley have a car dealership? He looks like that kind of guy, like John Elway. With this economy, what's the equivalent of the car dealership for athletes now, or do they even need it with their contracts? There's an interesting sociological question - where are the guys who signed the biggest contract of their day? Ryne Sandberg is a minor league manager. Kirby Puckett has passed, but would surely be in the Twins org doing something. Who else? (Will Carroll)
2009-10-16 13:00:00	NLCS Game Two/ALCS Game One	Popup city for the Dodgers. adambennett (MD Backgammon Tourney): Abreu for the HoF? A couple more good seasons should do it, right? Assuming we're talking about Bobby Abreu and not Tony or Winston, he's further away from the Hall of Fame. I looked at this back in August (http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=9416). By those numbers, which don't account for 2009, he was about 17 WARP short on career and a couple WARP shy on peak, but the real problem is that he's just past 2,100 hits at age 35, isn't close to 300 homers (256), has just two All-Star appearances and has never finished higher than 14th in the MVP voting. Plus there's the fact that guys who walk 80 or 100 times a year are exactly the ones who get kicked in the head by the voters, who prefer hackers like Jim Rice and Ryne Sandberg to plate disciples like Ron Santo, Tim Raines and Bobby Grich. (Jay Jaffe)