Thanks to an ESPN report yesterday, Boston talk TV and radio is all 'a-twitter about Theo Epstein jumping ship for the vacant Chicago Cubs GM job, following the firing of the hated Jim Hendry. There are many opinions on this subject, and since baseball makes me flashback to my childhood days, I'd like to collect those views here for you in summary, book report style. Here goes:
The argument for?
-Everyone likes a challenge. Things have gone so smoothly since 2004, when he shipped out Nomar Garciaparra (to the Cubs no less) en route to the World Series title, there's been a hole burning inside little Theo. What better place to move to than the Windy City, a town that is home to the perfect cork for the hole in Epstein's heart--Carlos Zambrano? His first move in Chicago can be to butt heads with the fire-breathing anger monster and set his roster straight. Make a big splash. Then face down the dead contract that is Aramis Ramirez.
-The would have to pay him "F-you" money to jump from Boston, which Epstein would probably enjoy. Everyone likes money. He'd probably get a sweeter deal than he ever dreamed of by going to Chicago. Then again, John Henry would likely top any bid and keep his Golden Boy--and with good reason. Not only is he good at general-managering, there's a school of thought that a good chunk of the front office would go with Theo if he left (Ben Cherington promoted from within to GM?).
-Sure, he's a graduate of Brookline High School, but he's already become a legend in the New England area--you know, 1918 and all that--why not go to the Cubs and become the man who broke both the Curse of the Bambino and the Curse of the Billy Goat? Hot damn.
...And Against?
-It's the Cubs.
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