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Bizarro Chicago Sports World | Quenneville Fired, Maddon Lameducked, Renteria Extended
To wit:
* Deadspin: Blackhawks Fire Joel Quenneville, For Some Reason.
* Sporting News: Speculation Alert: Cubs-Dodgers Trade Involving Joe Maddon Is So Crazy It Just Might Work.
* Sox Machine: The White Sox Are Still Weird About Their Managers.
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Thread.
I'm going to share a story about Joel Quenneville I've never shared before.
— Adam Jahns (@adamjahns) November 6, 2018
Back in 2010, the Hawks' Cup party was a week-long event all over Chicago. I went to Stanley's on Lincoln one night with some buddies ... late in the night, the place goes wild ...
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I so desperately hope Q did one of these one his way out of the building... #Quenneville #Blackhawks pic.twitter.com/6qkQdw41XP
— Jason Ruminski (@Rummy2915) November 6, 2018
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Joel Quenneville didn't build this roster. But he took the fall for it, ending a power struggle with the Bowmans that has lasted more than six years.
— Mark Lazerus (@MarkLazerus) November 6, 2018
My insta-column on a decision the Blackhawks will come to regret: https://t.co/6oPgCJ42YB pic.twitter.com/KG7VYeLqdn
Joel Quenneville's firing is as unthinkable as it was inevitable. My column on the power struggle Quenneville lost:https://t.co/6oPgCJ42YB pic.twitter.com/2K7SceJZ7i
— Mark Lazerus (@MarkLazerus) November 6, 2018
Joel Quenneville takes the fall.
— Mark Lazerus (@MarkLazerus) November 7, 2018
My column: https://t.co/6oPgCJ42YB pic.twitter.com/4Qj2KInn5u
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The Blues visit the United Center on Nov. 14. Wouldn't it be something if Joel Quenneville was behind the visitors bench?
— Mark Lazerus (@MarkLazerus) November 6, 2018
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Joel Quenneville is gone and joe maddon will be gone next year whos doing our binny commercials?
— 01000110 01110101 01100011 01101011 (@JohnnyCerdafied) November 7, 2018
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Media room wag: "If Joe Maddon takes the Cubs to the World Series next year, does that qualify as a lame-duck dynasty?"
— Gordon Wittenmyer (@GDubCub) November 6, 2018
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White Sox GM Rick Gahn said that manager Rickey Renteria had his contract extended "awhile ago" The Sox never announced that move. Hahn also said that reports that Renteria having signed a three year contract when hired is not necessarily correct.
— Bruce Levine (@MLBBruceLevine) November 6, 2018
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