SB Nation Chicago - Quade's First Game As Cubs Manager: A Victoryhttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48877/chicago-fave.png2010-08-23T21:22:49-05:00http://chicago.sbnation.com/rss/stream/14023292010-08-23T21:22:49-05:002010-08-23T21:22:49-05:00Blake DeWitt's Homer Leads 15-Hit Cubs Attack In 9-1 Win Over Nationals
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<p>Washington, DC (Sports Network) - <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../../mlb/players/33292/Blake_DeWitt">Blake DeWitt</a> went 3-for-5 with a home run and two RBI, and <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../../mlb/players/106635/Casey_Coleman">Casey Coleman</a> picked up his first major league win in Mike Quade's debut as interim manager for the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../../mlb/teams/chicago-cubs">Cubs</a>, as Chicago thumped Washington, 9-1.</p>
<p>With Lou Piniella leaving his post as manager earlier than expected following Sunday's 16-5 loss to Atlanta, Quade stepped in and watched the Cubs record 15 hits to win for just the second time in their last eight games overall.</p>
<p>Coleman (1-1), in his second MLB start, gave up one run on three hits and two walks in 6 1/3 innings, while <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../../mlb/players/31599/Tyler_Colvin">Tyler Colvin</a> and <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../../mlb/players/695/Alfonso_Soriano">Alfonso Soriano</a> each drove in two runs in the lopsided affair.</p>
<p><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../../mlb/players/759/Livan_Hernandez">Livan Hernandez</a> (8-9) lasted only 4 1/3 innings, surrendering seven runs on 10 hits and four walks to take the loss, the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../../mlb/teams/washington-nationals">Nationals</a>' fifth in seven games.</p>
<p>Ivan Rodriguez's run-scoring groundout in the seventh inning was the only offense mustered by the hosts, and by that time the Cubs had built a 9-0 lead.</p>
<p>DeWitt opened Chicago's five-run third with a homer to right, his fourth long ball of the season. Hernandez uncharacteristically lost his control later in the inning, hitting a pair of batters around a walk to load the bases for Colvin, who plated a pair with a base hit.</p>
<p>Soriano then blooped one down the right-field line that landed just out of Willie Harris' diving reach, scoring two more for a 5-0 edge.</p>
<p>The Cubs loaded the bases again in the fifth, and Coleman ended his counterpart's outing with an RBI single to left. DeWitt then added a sacrifice fly off <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../../mlb/players/1065/Miguel_Batista">Miguel Batista</a> for a commanding 7-0 lead.</p>
<p>Once again the Cubs filled the bags in the sixth, and <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../../mlb/players/773/Doug_Slaten">Doug Slaten</a> walked <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../../mlb/players/787/Geovany_Soto">Geovany Soto</a> to force in a run. Kosuke Fukudome's run-scoring single in the seventh accounted for Chicago's final tally.</p>
<p>Quade is in his eighth season with the Cubs and served as both third base and outfield coach...Cubs center fielder <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../../mlb/players/100/Marlon_Byrd">Marlon Byrd</a> left the game early after getting hit by a pitch on his hand...Before the game, the Cubs activated Soto from the 15-day disabled list and recalled infielder Micah Hoffpauir from Triple-A Iowa...<a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../../mlb/players/360/Xavier_Nady">Xavier Nady</a> had three hits for the Cubs, who stranded 12 runners.</p>
https://chicago.sbnation.com/2010/8/23/1638721/blake-dewitt-homer-cubs-15-hits-win-9-1Al Yellon2010-08-23T17:14:28-05:002010-08-23T17:14:28-05:00Quade Views Managerial Tenure As 'An Audition'
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<p>Via Paul Sullivan at <a href="http://www.chicagobreakingsports.com/2010/08/quade-on-cubs-opportunity-it-absolutely-is-an-audition.html" target="_blank">Chicago Breaking Sports,</a> new Cubs manager Mike Quade knows exactly what’s at stake for him in the last 37 games of this year:</p>
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<p>“I know what I’ve done in the past and how I’ve gone about it. And I’ve been around so many good people. You have to be yourself. You just have toi approach it and do it my way and whatever happens happens. But in some way, shape or form, it absolutely is an audition.”</p>
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<p>Quade has already made a change from Lou Piniella’s standard lineup — he’s inserted Blake DeWitt in the leadoff spot for tonight’s game and regarding Lou’s promise to play Tyler Colvin at first base:</p>
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<p>Quade said Colvin may play first down the road, but “nothing is imminent.” They may use him in the late innings of a blowout game to give him some experience before a start, and even Quade said it will be “sparingly, probably.”</p>
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<p>There’s no doubt the Cubs have a man in charge; he has wasted no time turning the page.</p>
https://chicago.sbnation.com/2010/8/23/1638350/quade-views-managerial-tenure-auditionAl Yellon2010-08-23T16:33:25-05:002010-08-23T16:33:25-05:00Mr. Quade Goes To Washington: Mike Quade Begins Cubs Managerial Career Against Nationals
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<p><font size="2"> (Sports Network) - When the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/">Chicago Cubs</a> begin a six-game road trip with tonight's first of three straight meetings with the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.federalbaseball.com/">Washington Nationals</a>, they won't have their manager along for the ride. </font></p>
<p><font size="2"> Still stunned by the abrupt retirement of Lou Piniella, Chicago heads to Nationals Park this evening seeking to win for only the second time in its last eight contests. The club hardly gave the longtime skipper a fitting sendoff on Sunday, dropping a lopsided 16-5 decision to the National League East-leading <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.talkingchop.com/">Atlanta Braves</a> at Wrigley Field. </font></p>
<p><font size="2"> Piniella had announced earlier this summer that he would step down at the end of the season, but pushed the timetable up in order to attend to his ailing mother in Florida. The 66-year-old has spent the last 48 years involved in baseball as either a player, manager, or broadcaster, and won a total of 1,835 games over 23 seasons piloting five different teams. </font></p>
<p><font size="2"> "It's a good day to remember and it's also a good day to forget," said Piniella, who guided the 1990 <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.redreporter.com/">Cincinnati Reds</a> to a World Series title and is one of only five men to win at least three Manager of the Year awards, afterward. "I cried a bit after the game, it was a very emotional day cause it will be the last time I put on a uniform. My experience in baseball has been very special." </font></p>
<p><font size="2"> Atlanta took a 5-3 lead on <span>Omar Infante</span>'s three-run homer off Chicago starter <span>Randy Wells</span> in the fourth inning, then scored 11 times over the final three frames to pull away. </font></p>
<p><font size="2"> Wells (5-12) was tagged for seven runs (five earned) and three homers before exiting with nobody out in the top of the seventh. </font></p>
<p><font size="2"> <span>Aramis Ramirez</span> had put the Cubs briefly ahead with a two-run homer in the bottom of the third and finished 3-for-4 in Piniella's finale. <span>Starlin Castro</span> had a four-hit day for Chicago, while <span>Marlon Byrd</span> went 3-for-5 with an RBI single in the loss. </font></p>
<p><font size="2"> Third base coach Mike Quade will assume managerial duties for the remainder of the season and will send youngster <span>Casey Coleman</span> to the mound for the opener of this set. The rookie will be making his second start in the majors after appearing in four games as a long reliever. </font></p>
<p><font size="2"> Coleman's starting debut wasn't a success, as the right-hander was reached for three runs on six hits and issued three walks over 4 1/3 innings in a home loss to San Diego last Wednesday. The 23-year-old had performed reasonably well in that role in the minors prior to his early-August callup, compiling a 10-7 record with a 4.07 earned run average in 20 starts for Triple-A Iowa. </font></p>
<p><font size="2"> He could be throwing to a new battery mate on Monday, as catcher Geovany Soto appears ready to return from a stint on the disabled list due to a sprained right shoulder. The 2008 NL Rookie of the Year has not played since August 6 due to the injury. </font></p>
<p><font size="2"> While Coleman will be beginning a major league game for only the second time, Washington's <span>Livan Hernandez</span> is set for the 438th start of his lengthy career this evening. The journeyman right-hander has put together a solid season for the last-place Nationals in 2010, having registered an 8-8 record along with a solid 3.06 ERA in 25 games. </font></p>
<p><font size="2"> One of those victories came at the expense of the Cubs back in April, when Hernandez yielded one run over seven sharp innings in a 3-1 Nationals triumph at Wrigley Field. The effort improved the native Cuban to 11-6 with a 3.84 ERA in 21 lifetime starts against Chicago. </font></p>
<p><font size="2"> The 35-year-old hasn't shown any signs of wearing down in the second half, as he's delivered an excellent 2.30 ERA in seven starts since the All-Star break despite only a 2-3 record. In his most recent assignment, Hernandez limited the Braves to two runs through seven innings in a no-decision this past Wednesday. </font></p>
<p><font size="2"> Washington has mustered only four runs over Hernandez's past three starts, and the club also did little at the plate in Sunday's loss to the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.thegoodphight.com/">Philadelphia Phillies</a>. The Nationals managed just five hits against <span>Roy Oswalt</span> and two Philadelphia relievers in a 6-0 setback, the team's second shutout defeat of the three-game series. </font></p>
<p><font size="2"> "When you come [to Philadelphia] you know you're going to see a good rotation," said Washington manager Jim Riggleman. "You just have to be ready to go out there and bang out a few runs and we haven't been doing that often enough." </font></p>
<p><font size="2"> The Nationals went 0-for-9 with runners in scoring position on Sunday and finished a six-game trip against Atlanta and Philadelphia with a 2-4 record. </font></p>
<p><font size="2"> <span>Scott Olsen</span> (3-6) started and lost yesterday's contest after surrendering four runs and nine hits over six innings of work. </font></p>
<p><font size="2"> The Nationals took two of three tests from the Cubs at Wrigley Field in April, but Chicago swept a four-game set between the teams in Washington last season. </font></p>
https://chicago.sbnation.com/2010/8/23/2319811/mr-quade-goes-to-washington-mike-quade-begins-cubs-managerial-careerAl Yellon