Mike Quade

Mike Quade
Quade as third base coach for the Chicago Cubs in 2010.
Manager
Born: March 12, 1957 (1957-03-12) (age 54) Evanston, Illinois
Bats: N/A	Throws: N/A
MLB debut
August 23, 2010 for the Chicago Cubs
Career statistics
Games	199
Win–Loss Record	95-104
Winning %	.477
Teams
As Coach Oakland Athletics (2000-2002) Chicago Cubs (2007-2010) As Manager Chicago Cubs (2010-2011)

Mike Quade (pronounced: KWAH-dee) (born March 12, 1957 in Evanston, Illinois) is the former manager of the Chicago Cubs baseball team.^[1] Prior to this, he served as the Cubs' third base coach and was the former manager of the Iowa Cubs, the AAA baseball team for the Chicago Cubs.

Playing career

Quade played college baseball at the University of New Orleans. He was named to the Sun Belt Conference "All-time baseball team" as part of the Conference's 30th anniversary celebration in January 2006.^[2]

Quade was selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 22nd round (560th overall choice) of the 1979 Major League Baseball Draft. He played for the Pirates' minor league system through 1983 at OF, 3B, 2B, and SS.

Managerial career

After retiring as a player, Quade was named the manager of the Macon Pirates, who he managed in 1985 and 1986. He managed the Rockford Expos in 1989 and 1990, the Harrisburg Senators in 1991 and 1992, the Ottawa Lynx in 1993, the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons in 1994 and 1995, the West Michigan Whitecaps in 1996, the Huntsville Stars in 1997, the Edmonton Trappers in 1998, the Vancouver Canadians in 1999, and the Iowa Cubs from 2003-2006.

Quade was the Minor League Manager of the Year in 1991 with the Harrisburg Senators and 1993 with the Ottawa Lynx. In 1997, he managed the West Michigan Whitecaps to a league championship and the Águilas Cibaeñas to win the Caribbean World Series. He managed the Vancouver Canadians to victory in the 1999 AAA World Series.

Quade also served as the first base coach of the Oakland Athletics between 2000 and 2002 ^[3] as well as on the Chicago Cubs bench staff during the 2003 playoff run.

Quade won his 1,000th game as a minor league manager on April 18, 2004. During July of the 2006 season, Quade substituted for then Cubs third base coach Chris Speier. Speier was out for three games of third base/coaching duties because of a DUI.

In October 2006, Quade was named one of the five finalists for the 2007 Chicago Cubs managerial opening. Quade, along with AA manager Pat Listach, were two Cubs minor league candidates interviewed for the job opening.^[4] Instead, former New York Yankees, Cincinnati Reds, Seattle Mariners and Tampa Bay Devil Rays manager Lou Piniella came out of retirement to accept the job. Quade was subsequently promoted to serve as the third base coach for the Cubs.

Quade was promoted to serve as interim manager of the Cubs after Piniella's sudden retirement on August 22, 2010.^[5] On Oct. 19, the "interim" label was removed from his job title, and he was given a two-year contract with a club option for a third year to remain as manager of the Cubs.^[6]

On November 2, 2011, however, Quade was fired as manager by Theo Epstein, Cubs president of baseball operations. Quade had served as Cubs field manager for slightly less than 1 1/4 seasons.^[1]

Personal

Quade and his wife Tanya were married September 27, 1997. He is a 1975 graduate of Prospect High School in Mt. Prospect, Illinois. He attended the University of New Orleans (1976–1979).^[7] He was diagnosed with alopecia areata at age three.^[8]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Muskat, Carrie. "Cubs relieve Quade of managerial duties". Cubs.com. Major League Baseball. http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20111102&content_id=25872562&vkey=news_chc&c_id=chc&partnerId=rss_chc. Retrieved 2 November 2011. 
2. ^ "All-Time Sun Belt Baseball Team - SunBeltSports.org—Official Web Site of the Sun Belt Conference". Sunbeltsports.org. http://www.sunbeltsports.org/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=22245&SPID=1817&DB_OEM_ID=4100&ATCLID=290554. Retrieved 2009-12-20. 
3. ^ "Athletics All-Time Coaches | oaklandathletics.com: History". Oakland.athletics.mlb.com. http://oakland.athletics.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/oak/history/coaches.jsp. Retrieved 2009-12-20. 
4. ^ [1]^{[dead link]}
5. ^ "Outgoing Cubs manager Lou Piniella: 'This will be the last time I put on a uniform'". USA Today. August 22, 2010. http://content.usatoday.com/communities/dailypitch/post/2010/08/cubs-manager-lou-piniella-wont-wait-for-october-to-retire-after-todays-game/1. 
6. ^ http://sports.espn.go.com/chicago/mlb/news/story?id=5703131
7. ^ MLB.com. "News: Article". Minor League Baseball. http://www.minorleaguebaseball.com/app/news/article.jsp?ymd=20061010&content_id=136959&vkey=news_milb&fext=.jsp. Retrieved 2009-12-20. 
8. ^ McGrath, Dan. "As Cubs Ponder, Quade Just Keeps Being Real," The New York Times, Friday, October 1, 2010.

External links

• Baseball Reference Bullpen
• Career statistics and player information from The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
• Mike Quade managerial career statistics at Baseball-Reference.com
• Steve Holley interviews Mike Quade for Inside The Ivy
• Mike Quade interviewed as part of WGN Radio Cubs Central Podcast

Sporting positions
Preceded by Chris Speier Chris Speier	Chicago Cubs third base coach 2006 (interim) 2007–2010	Succeeded by Chris Speier Iván DeJesús
Preceded by Lou Piniella	Chicago Cubs manager 2010-2011	Succeeded by TBD

Persondata
Name	Quade, Mike
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	March 12, 1957
Place of birth	Evanston, Illinois
Date of death
Place of death