Quade Fires Back

Here's what Cubs manager Mike Quade had to say regarding Carlos Silva's recent attack on the organization:

• “Everyone needs to know that this was my call. It wasn’t Jim Hendry’s. If [Silva wants] to be irritated with somebody, this is on me, OK. It was my decision, complete and totally. I was really disappointed when I heard [Silva's comments]. First of all, he’s dead f—ing wrong, OK, about my pitching coach. And I have no f—ing time for that. Respect is a two-way street. I don’t want to hear anything about respect. If you ain’t giving it, you ain’t getting it.”

I usually don't care what players and coaches say to the media, but this was the right thing to do. Silva's classless comments needed to be addressed. Hopefully this is the period at the end of the sentence.