Wittenmyer: Epstein Didn't Need To Interview Sandberg
Gordon Wittenmyer of the Chicago Sun-Times joined The Mully and Hanley Show to defend Epstein's actions.
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Gordon Wittenmyer of the Chicago Sun-Times joined The Mully and Hanley Show to defend Epstein's actions.
Cubs fans upset that Ryne Sandberg won't be the new manager aren't alone.
In the press release detailing Quade's dismissal from the Cubs, Theo Epstein stated he was looking for a manager who had experience managing or coaching at the major league level, effectively ending the idea that Sandberg would take over.
When the Cubs dismissed manager Mike Quade in an official release, the team included one other key piece of information.
As new Cubs president Theo Epstein continues his media circuit, he stopped by The Mully and Hanley Show on Tuesday to discuss his new role in Chicago.
As new Cubs president Theo Epstein continues his media circuit, he stopped by The Mully and Hanley Show on Tuesday to discuss his new role in Chicago.
Ryne Sandberg still has a residence in Chicago and is spotted around the city frequently. His presence on Michigan Avenue Monday means nothing.
In order to help Epstein not just ease his way into Chicago but to also announce his arrival to the National League, I have a trio of Theocratic Rules I suggest he follow this offseason.
Bodog didn't put odds on Mayor Rahm Emanuel coming up with the $200 million in public money the Ricketts would like to help fix Wrigley Field.
Thanks to a once-thought-impossible confluence of circumstances -- Boston's historic collapse, an opening at Clark and Addison, and one man's desire to leave the nurturing nest of his home city and spread his wings -- Theo Epstein is reportedly ready to be the Cubs' top baseball executive for five years and many millions.
Ronnie Woo Woo and the Ligue family and the Seventh Inning Stretch and the Guillen kids let me know this is not a perfect world.
A Cardinals fan friend of mine shot me a tweet on Tuesday night. In it, he suggested that the Chicago Cubs "need to do the Francona-Theo daily double."
By making just three (relatively) simple steps this offseason, the Cubs can practically guarantee that the excitement – and the crowds – will return to Wrigley Field in 2012.
Right now, there is no managerial opening with the Cubs. But if there were, Ryne Sandberg would be reportedly open to interviewing for the job.
Well, the All-Star Game is done. And, in case you stopped paying attention around Mother's Day...or Tax Day, the Chicago Cubs are, too.
One of the few enjoyable things for Cubs fans this season has been watching Starlin Castro develop as a player. The Cubs' 21-year-old shortstop has the third best batting average in the National League.
On Tuesday night Chicago Cubs pitcher Ryan Dempster plopped himself down in the interview room at Wrigley Field and told the pack of assembled reporters, "not a fan in Chicago cares what I have to say right now."
The Cubs are feeling the pressure from some large contracts that are limiting the moves they're capable of making this off-season.
For Cubs fans, there's only one thing bleaker than the 2010 regular season. And that's the 2010 offseason. So far, at least.
Last week, when pitching coach Larry Rothschild bolted the Chicago Cubs (honestly, finally) for the New York Yankees (honestly, seriously?) after a nine-year stint on Chicago's North Side, I'm pretty sure that one name was the first to pop into most fans' minds as a potential replacement.
After announcing he would not return to the Cubs organization last week, Ryne Sandberg was hired by the Philadelphia Phillies to be the club's triple-A manager Monday.
When Mike Quade was named the next manager of the Chicago Cubs, many wondered what would happen with Ryne Sandberg.
The 2005 White Sox season is one no Sox fan will soon forget. When Ozzie Guillen looks back on that season, he does so with fond memories of the players who made his job so easy.
Newsradio 780's Bernie Tafoya caught up with Tom Ricketts and asked him about his newest employee and the future of another.
Two piping plover chicks hatched at Waukegan Beach over the weekend.
Thirty percent of respondents said they shoplifted this year, with most citing affordability concerns and financial hardship.
Six men have been arrested and charged after a 15-month prostitution investigation into brothels in several west and northwest suburbs.
A bar on Lincoln Avenue in Chicago's Lincoln Park community was shut down by Chicago police Tuesday morning, days after a fight broke out at a party in the bar and led to a fatal shooting.
Two independent Latino candidates seeking to run for retiring U.S. Rep. Jesus "Chuy" Garcia's seat in Congress won't appear on the ballot in November.
Two independent Latino candidates seeking to run for retiring U.S. Rep. Jesus "Chuy" Garcia's seat in Congress won't appear on the ballot in November.
New search data shows "fascism" drew roughly 264,700 monthly searches nationally in 2026, but in Illinois the most-searched word definition was "bias."
President Trump is imposing 50% tariffs on a range of Canadian goods, from hockey equipment to alcoholic beverages, escalating the trade dispute between the two countries.
Parents of students in the Chicago Public Schools system had a chance Monday to weigh in on the next budget.
Local leaders and housing advocates on Monday called on Chicago's City Hall to push back on a so-called FAIR Ordinance, which would scale back some of the plans in Mayor Brandon Johnson's Protect Renters Ordinance.
Chicago remained the most bed bug-treated city in the country, according to Orkin's latest annual rankings covering a full year of residential and commercial treatment data.
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul this week warned residents cleaning up from last month's storms to be on the lookout for scams.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Thursday signed several new consumer protections into law, including a ban on junk fees.
CBS News Chicago has learned that Illinois home insurance premiums are not only higher than the nation's average, but going up faster too.
As an alternative to legalizing video gambling terminals citywide, Bally's offered to open slot machine lounges at O'Hare and Midway, saying the move would replace the $6.8 million the city budgeted from VGTs.
A new Northwestern Medicine study on long COVID shows women show more neurological symptoms than men.
A lettuce supplier to fast-food giant Taco Bell has been linked to a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands of people, the CDC said.
Chicago just barely made the top 20 in the American College of Sports Medicine's 2026 ranking of the country's fittest cities.
In a major turnaround in the opioid crisis, overdose deaths are falling across Chicago and Cook County.
The north Chicago suburb of Glenview became the latest Illinois municipality this week to confirm mosquitoes testing positive for the West Nile virus this year.
Illinois American Water and Aqua Illinois are both seeking rate increases that would raise monthly bills by as much as $28, while their parent companies seek regulatory approval to merge — a deal a consumer watchdog says would give one company control of nearly all regulated water customers in the state.
The Federal Trade Commission and attorneys general from several states secured a right-to-repair settlement Wednesday with agriculture equipment giant Deere & Co. — commonly known as John Deere — that requires the company to let farmers and independent shops fix their own equipment.
Chicago Soul Café opened Monday at 6248 S. St. Lawrence Ave.
The Chicago Bears this weekend said they are assessing land at Wolf Lake Terminals in Hammond, Indiana, for a possible new stadium.
As an alternative to legalizing video gambling terminals citywide, Bally's offered to open slot machine lounges at O'Hare and Midway, saying the move would replace the $6.8 million the city budgeted from VGTs.
Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey" is the first film shot entirely on 70mm IMAX cameras, and Cinemark Seven Bridges in Woodridge is 1 of roughly 30 theaters nationwide equipped to show it that way.
Brenda Fricker won an Academy Award for 1989's "My Left Foot," played the Pigeon Lady in "Home Alone 2" and appeared in "A Time to Kill" and "So I Married an Axe Murderer."
The actor's agent said he was providing more information following news reports "which contain inaccuracies and outright falsehoods."
New Zealand actor Sam Neill, known for "Jurassic Park" and "The Piano," died Monday at 78, his family says.
The 46th Taste of Chicago is cashless for the first time, accepting only credit cards, with a drone and fireworks show scheduled for approximately 9:15 p.m. Friday near Buckingham Fountain.
A woman in Australia delivered identical quadruplets.
Meteorologist Kylee Miller has the extended forecast.
Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias on Tuesday morning unveiled a new program meant to improve interactions between law enforcement and drivers with autism.
The long journey to relocate four beluga whales from a defunct Canadian theme park to the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago has officially begun.
Police said the man was in critical condition after the shooting, and a search is on for two people of interest who were seen talking with the victim before the shooting.
A bar on Lincoln Avenue in Chicago's Lincoln Park community was shut down by Chicago police Tuesday morning, days after a fight broke out at a party in the bar and led to a fatal shooting.
Police say a man and a woman were last seen speaking with the victim before the shooting.
Two piping plover chicks hatched at Waukegan Beach over the weekend.
Four beluga whales rescued from a defunct Canadian theme park have arrived safely at the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago.
Thirty percent of respondents said they shoplifted this year, with most citing affordability concerns and financial hardship.
Neighbors in the Avalon Park neighborhood said their community has been plagued by squatters, weeds, rats, and water leaks – all thanks to an abandoned home that's been sitting vacant for years.
Chicago has been feeling the heat this week, with highs in the 90s the past five days, but officials are making moves to cool off some of the hottest parts of the city, specifically Chicago Park District fieldhouses where many turn to keep cool.
Gene Rush survived throat cancer, but he didn't survive a trip to the Porter County Jail over 4th of July weekend. His family said jail staff failed to provide lifesaving medical care.
Haze from Canadian wildfire smoke that has settled in Chicago on Thursday is directly connected to climate change, according to experts, who said days like this could be more problematic moving forward.
A pair of jewelry importers have been charged in federal court in Chicago with smuggling millions of dollars in gold jewelry into the U.S. to avoid taxes, schemes uncovered by a federal task force that has surpassed $1 billion in recoveries and penalties over the past year.
All eyes are on Chicago as the city gets set to host the WNBA All-Star Weekend for the second time.
Chicago right-hander Jameson Taillon allowed four runs and five hits over 4 1/3 innings in his first big league start since June 7.
Benintendi was hitless in 10 at-bats against deGrom before hitting a two-out, 2-2 pitch to right field to give the AL Central-leading White Sox a 5-2 lead.
Spain topped Argentina in extra time, one-nil, after playing scoreless for 90 minutes at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.
Jordin Canada didn't score a point in the first half. With 0.3 seconds on the clock and the game tied at 91, she scored the biggest basket of the night.
A bar on Lincoln Avenue in Chicago's Lincoln Park community was shut down by Chicago police Tuesday morning, days after a fight broke out at a party in the bar and led to a fatal shooting.
A man was shot and wounded early Tuesday in the Wentworth Gardens public housing development just south of Rate Field.
Charges were pending Tuesday morning for a man accused of shooting a woman and a Chicago police SWAT officer in Chicago's Albany Park community the day before.
A man stabbed two tourists near the ancient Acropolis in Athens, Greece's top tourist attraction, police said.
A man was shot and killed in a fight in Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood Sunday night.
