Chicago Cubs’ Dale Sveum to deliver speech – MLB News
The Chicago Cubs will have their first workout on Friday, February 24, as the preparations for the eagerly awaited camp has almost been completed. What has suffused the atmosphere is the anticipation for the speech of Dale Sveum, the club’s new manager.
As for whether it will be an extempore speech or a prepared one with minute details, encompassing all aspects of the game, Sveum seems to have the inclination to deliver it without premeditation.
"You try not to sit there and read off a card or anything," Sveum said on Thursday. "You just start rolling with whatever comes to your mind. You try to keep it as brief as you can, no doubt about it -- not that I've made one before."
"You've definitely heard them enough," he said. "You try to stay away from ones you didn't care for and get quick and to the point. You don't want people in that room all day long."
While his speech will be one of the most avidly followed, other members of the management will also speak on the occasion. As reports trickled in, from Jed Hoyer, the team manager to the Cubs chairman Tom Ricketts and Theo Epstein, the president of baseball
operations, will also have speeches.
On the other hand, the new manager has taken meticulous care of bringing together a team that derives its strength from a strong combination of competent players. All this shall be achieved progressively considering the professionalism he is equipped with.
Sveum’s taking charge of the Chicago Cubs has indeed come at the defining moments. He came just when the Chicago Cubs had recently concluded one of the worst seasons, losing over 90 of their games.
The 40-man strong roster that has got all the weapons of success available in the arsenal will have its first test the next month when the new season formally begins. The Cubs will definitely exert themselves to avoid the fate they had last year. As to how
the team accomplishes it is something that we shall see when the Cubs will get on the rivals from March onwards.
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