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Chicago Cubs (3x World Series Champions)

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Bucktastic said:
Red Sox surprise; GM Epstein leaves team

BOSTON -- Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein resigned Monday, a stunning move that surprised the baseball world one year after he helped build Boston's first World Series championship team since 1918.

The 31-year-old Epstein was reportedly offered about $4.5 million for a three-year extension - quadruple his previous salary. But it was still short of the $2.5 million a year the Red Sox offered Oakland's Billy Beane in 2002 before making Epstein the youngest GM in baseball history.

"He did resign," Red Sox spokesman Charles Steinberg said.
According to the Boston Herald, which first reported the news on its website, Epstein went through "agonizing soul-searching" as he considered whether to continue working for team president Larry Lucchino, whom he followed from Baltimore to San Diego to Boston.

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http://cbs.sportsline.com/mlb/story/9015254

This could do some serious damage to the Red Sox off season.
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He resigns again....

Chicago Cubs championship architect Theo Epstein steps down

Chicago Cubs drought buster Theo Epstein will step down as president of baseball operations on Friday.

Epstein, 46, has been with the Cubs for nine seasons. When he arrived, he tore the club down to rebuild it, and after a few lean years, the project culminated in the 2016 World Series title. The Cubs hadn't won the championship in 108 years.

"For the rest of my life, I will cherish having been part of the great Chicago Cubs organization during this historic period," Epstein said in a statement. "All of the things that have made this experience so special -- the fans, the players, the managers and coaches, ownership, my front office colleagues, the uniqueness of the Wrigley experience, the history -- make it so tough to leave the Cubs. But I believe this is the right decision for me even if it's a difficult one. And now is the right time rather than a year from now.

"The organization faces a number of decisions this winter that carry long-term consequences; those types of decisions are best made by someone who will be here for a long period rather than just one more year. Jed has earned this opportunity and is absolutely the right person to take over this baseball operation at such an important time."

Epstein's current contract was set to expire after the 2021 season. In October, Epstein had said that a decade of service time for an organization might be enough for him.

Entire article: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id...hampionship-architect-theo-epstein-steps-down

Epstein, 46, has been with the Cubs for nine seasons. When he arrived, he tore the club down to rebuild it, and after a few lean years, the project culminated in the 2016 World Series title. The Cubs hadn't won the championship in 108 years.

Before joining the Cubs, Epstein -- as general manager -- broke the Red Sox's 85-year World Series drought, winning titles in 2004 and 2007.
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Just sayin': Quite a pair of accomplishments.
 
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