Trib: Steve Stone Could Be Cubs' GM
Submitted by cubsnet on Thu, 2007-10-11 11:42.
Here's a story that will likely go nowhere, but the Chicago Tribune's Fred Mitchell reports that Steve Stone becoming the Cubs' GM is "a distinct possibility if Chicago financier Lou Weisbach becomes the new owner." Two paragraphs later, Mitchell writes that Stone "would become the general manager if the Weisbach group were to land the team." (Emphasis added.)
When Stone returned in 2003 to save us from Joe Carter, he reportedly told Jim Hendry that he was no longer after his job, that he was content to be a broadcaster. That is presumably no longer the case after the 2004 fall-out. The Sun-Times' Chris De Luca reported in April that Stone was interested in a front office position following the change in ownership.
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Stone as GM
I love Steve Stone. I think he and Chip got the shaft in 2004. I'm sure Hendry used the 2004 debacle as an excuse to get rid of a perceived rival. I can honestly say that I have never disagreed with anything that has come out of Steve Stone's mouth when referencing the Cubs as a team, but it's a lot easier to make judgements from the booth when you don't have any real responsibility for the outcome. As far as I know, he's never had any front office experience, and neither has he ever been a scout of a coach that I know of. I think it is one thing to go from the booth to the dugout, but I'm not sure how easy it would be to go from the booth to running the organization.
Stone denies report
Steve Stone says that Fred Mitchell is making things up.