[Charles Oliva]

Cubs' manager fired

ASSOCIATED PRESS

CHICAGO--The Cubs fired manager Don Baylor on Friday and promoted Bruce Kimm from Triple-A Iowa as interim manager, team spokesman Jesse Navarro said.

He said assistant general manager Jim Hendry is being promoted to general manager.

The team planned a news conference in Atlanta at 5 p.m. EDT to discuss the moves, Navarro said.

 

[Mike]

ESPNEWS backhaul feed on T6-Ku, Tr 20, horizontal polarity - 12060 MHz

 

[Mike]

Bruce Kimm in town on Saturday in Atlanta. Press Conference with Bruce at the same time & same room on Saturday in Atlanta. 5pm ET.

 

[John Corn]

Well-they finally did it. Baylor is fired today and Bruce Kim is now interim manager. How long before we get Felipe Alou?

With the promotion of Kim, it would seem that it will be his job for the remainder of the season. It seems that by doing this, Andy will give himself plenty of time to find the right replacement...or wait until that guy is free from a contract (Alou).

Bruce Kimm bio:

http://www.iowacubs.com/asp/roster.asp?pid=83

Good luck, Bruce.

Hey, I didn't realize Kevin Orie was down there, too. And that Zuleta was doing so well.