Theo Epstein Out

In had been reported yesterday that Theo Epstein has left his position as General Manager of the Boston Red Sox to take a position for the Chicago Cubs. The deal is reported to be worth $20 million over five years. The Cubs have not announced what position Epstein will take in their front office.

This surprised me because there was no real reason for Epstein to leave a successful organization with an amazing fan base. The Red Sox still, and always will, have money as well. Theo was not in a tough situation at all. I believe that he wanted a new challenge, if you will. The Cubs have not won a World Series in 103 years, and he wants to be the man to end that extremely long streak.

Things that have happened since the Chicago Cubs last won a World Series:

• Baseball added 14 new teams
• Haley's Comet passed Earth twice
• The NBA, NHL, and NFL were all formed, and Chicago teams won a championship in each
• 16 presidents have been elected
• There have been 11 amendments to the Constitution
• The Titanic was built, sank, and then discovered
• A combination of 40 summer and winter Olympic Games have been held
• 13 players have won the triple crown
• The Cubs have played over 14,000 regular season games
• Alaska, Arizona, Hawaii, Oklahoma and New Mexico have become states

In you are interested in the Cubs and the Steve Bartman play, there is a good documentary on ESPN about this incident. I watched it myself and found it very interesting.