We Interrupt Your Regularly Scheduled Bradley Watch

Well, it looks like my wish of getting rid of ACB may be closer to coming true than I thought. Yesterday, after all the rumors and speculation about the only thing that matters in Cubdom lately (that would be the Bradley trade if you were sleeping during the past 4 months) came only one nugget of truth: Ryno will be the manager of the 2010 Iowa Cubs, moving him one step closer to becoming the manager of the Chicago Cubs. This is Sandberg's third promotion in as many years, and as a he was my favorite player growing up, I am happy to see his progression.

A lot of the other blogs will point out that Ryno's quick push has to do with the fact that there is a 90% chance Lou will retire after this next year. A lot of them will also point out that Sandberg isn't qualified to lead a major league club. A lot of them hate the fact that a former player will be the manager when there are plenty of other options out there (hey Bob, want to manage again?). Well, I hate to say it but I agree with them. Yes, I am probably one of the biggest Ryno lovers out there. I have over 110 of his cards, 5 Starting Lineups figurines (they're NOT dolls), his books, autographs and countless of other memorabilia. But I agree, he is too inexperienced for a big league club with big league attitudes. If Lou does leave, I would like to see an experienced manager come in for a couple years and put Ryno on the bench. Give him a couple years of experience and then promote him.

Whatever the Cubs do decide to do though, I congratulate Sandberg on his promotion. Now you can go back to all your Bradley talk.


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