Ryno up, over and out
The inevitable happened on Wednesday to the Peoria Chiefs.Who is the new manager of the Chiefs?
Ryne Sandberg was promoted.
The Chicago Cubs revealed their managerial assignments, and after two years in Peoria the Hall of Fame second baseman will be managing in Double-A next year with the Tennessee Smokies.
Former Toronto Blue Jays third-base coach Marty Pevey replaces Sandberg with the Chiefs. Sandberg's promotion was not unexpected after Pat Listach left the organization to join the Washington Nationals staff.Best picture of the Sandberg era is this one from the South Bend Tribune.
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Pevey comes to the Cubs organization after 12 years in Toronto's organization, with the last two and a half on the Major League staff. He was replaced in June along with manager John Gibbons.
'He played for (Cubs' minor-league field director Dave Bialas) and knew (Chicago's director of scouting Tim Wilken) from their Toronto days,' Fleita said. 'Marty's managed all the way to Triple-A. With that kind of experience our players will really benefit.'
Pitching coach Rich Bombard returns to the Chiefs and will be joined by hitting coach Barbaro Garbey.
Guess who's pretty happy about the move...Just guess...Wow. You're pretty good.
The Tennessee Smokies, Double-A minor league affiliate of the Chicago Cubs, proudly announce today Cubs Hall-of-Fame second baseman Ryne Sandberg will be the Smokies’ manager for the 2009 season. Joining Sandberg on the 2009 staff will be pitching coach Dennis Lewallyn, hitting coach Tom Beyers and athletic trainer Nick Frangella.
“Ryne has been a great ambassador for the game over his career as a player, manager and-Hall of-Famer, and we welcome him to East Tennessee,” Smokies General Manager Brian Cox states. “We are excited our fans will get the chance to see a Cubs legend every night this summer at the ballpark.”
Pssst, Smokies! That photo is labeled SANBERG on your website. You might want to change that before anyone notices.
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