Cubs Hire Sveum

[whoman69]

The Chicago Cubs hired Dale Sveum as the team's new manager Thursday.

The Cubs had offered the job to the former Milwaukee Brewers hitting coach on Wednesday. A press conference is scheduled for Friday at Wrigley Field to introduce Sveum.

Sveum, who turns 48 next week, was also reportedly a serious candidate to become the Boston Red Sox manager.

The Red Sox had not officially offered the job to Sveum, FOX Sports reported Wednesday.

New Cubs president Theo Epstein and general manager Jed Hoyer were with the Red Sox when Sveum was the team's third base coach in 2004 and 2005.

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/C...anager-111711/

[MIAdragon]

The guy made you want to kick babies as a 3rd base coach.

[jd1020]

Originally Posted by veist

I don't get people saying that, and you aren't anywhere near the first person I've heard say it. He's managed 2 years of A ball, a year of AA ball and 2 years of AAA ball. Most guys wouldn't do that even if you told them you'd give them a big league gig at the end of it because managing in the minors is a serious grind. He's shown some serious dedication to learning the craft of managing rather than just hanging out as a bench coach or whatever on a big league roster give the guy some credit.

What don't you get about MLB experience? Is it that fact that it doesn't have an "A?"