Ryno may manage Cards and not Cubs??? Is there nothing sacred?

[El Supremo]

The St. Louis Cardinals have received permission from the Philadelphia Phillies to interview Ryne Sandberg for their vacant managerial job, a baseball source familiar with the situation confirmed to ESPN.com's Jayson Stark.

Sandberg is a franchise icon with the Chicago Cubs, and he was a finalist last year to replace Lou Piniella as manager. But Mike Quade, who was informed he will not return as Cubs manager Wednesday, got the job after leading the Cubs to a 24-13 record in the final six weeks after Piniella retired. Chicago finished 71-91 in 2011.

Sandberg confirmed to the Daily Herald that new Cubs president of baseball operations Theo Epstein called Sandberg on Wednesday and told him he will not be considered for the managerial vacancy with the team this time around.

"He didn't owe me that at all," he told the newspaper. "He didn't have to do that. It was a classy move and I'm very appreciative of the phone call. In the end, I wished him and everybody there good luck.''

The Phillies hired Sandberg to manage their Triple-A affiliate, the Lehigh Valley IronPigs, last November.

the rest of the story: http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/7182684/philadelphia-phillies-give-st-louis-cardinals-ok-talk-ryne-sandberg-source-says

[Condem]

1. Awesome!!! The Cubs blew Sandberg off for the Hall of Famer Quade.

I hear when the Cards hire him, his first official invite will be to Steve Bartman. LOL. The Cubs. What an absolute piece of shit organization.