Epstein potvrdio da je ipak navijac Cubsa bio upravu kada ga je usreo u Lincoln Park Starbucksu
...znaci bo je jos ranije na razgovoru, gdje je vec tad bilo vjerovatno i poznato da je on novi Cubs
Epstein vindicates Cubs fan on Starbucks sighting
Cubs' new boss says Lincoln Park man 'surprised' him
It took quite a bit longer than he expected, but the "Starbucks Guy" was finally vindicated Tuesday morning at Wrigley Field.
Whether Lincoln Park resident Noah Pinzur will become a footnote in Cubs history remains to be seen. But there's no denying he had a cameo role in the long-running Theo Epstein saga, blowing the cover of the Cubs' new baseball boss when Epstein came to town for a top secret interview Oct. 8.
"My 15 minutes were extended by a few minutes," Pinzur said with a laugh. "But it was fun while it lasted."
Pinzur was minding his own business at a Starbucks on Racine and Wrightwood avenues three weeks ago when Epstein strolled in with his wife, Marie Whitney, and ordered a banana and an iced drink. Pinzur, a die-hard Cubs fan, was on his laptop reading a Tribune story on the possibility of Epstein's joining the organization and immediately recognized him.
"My thinking was that he was on his way to meet with Crane Kenney," Pinzur said Tuesday, referring to the Cubs' president of business operations.
Though Epstein denied he was "Theo Epstein," Pinzur searched Google and found a photo of his wife. When he noticed she looked exactly like the woman who'd just left with the guy who denied he was Epstein, Pinzur emailed his sighting to the Tribune, leading to a tongue-in-cheek article on the city's longing for "Theo" in the next day's paper.
Pinzur's story was widely mocked on talk-radio, on Twitter and in blogs, and he took some grief from his friends for trying to get publicity. He then pleaded his case on WMVP-AM 1000's "Waddle and Silvy" show but got taunted more.
When Epstein agreed Oct. 13 to a five-year deal, Pinzur thought he'd finally get his due. But the deal dragged out because the Cubs and Red Sox couldn't decide on compensation, and justice was delayed.
Finally, during Tuesday's introductory news conference at Wrigley Field, Epstein was asked about the quality that separates him from other leaders in the game.
"The ability to stay inconspicuous at Starbucks," he cracked. "Or maybe not that much, in hindsight."
A few minutes later, Epstein was asked if the Starbucks sighting was real.
"It was funny," he said. "When I'm somewhere when I don't want to be recognized and someone recognizes me, I have a couple standard lines I go to. I usually always say, 'Oh, no, that's not me, but I guess I kind of look like him. I get that a lot.' Or I say, 'Theo Epstein? Who's that?'
"And I was so excited to be in Chicago and so surprised to be recognized that I dropped both lines on this guy without stopping to think they really don't work very well in concert with each other. My mistake."
Unfortunately for Starbucks, the free publicity the store garnered over the Epstein sighting may be for naught.
"Actually, I'm a little more of a Dunkin' (Donuts) guy," Epstein said. "Now that I've learned Dunkin supports the Cubs, that's a good thing."
Šta ti misliš jel ovo napredak za Cubse, ima dva WS-a sa Red Soxima, ali ništa u skorije vrijeme...
...covjek igr aodlicnu odbrnau imao je najvise walks u zadnje 4 godine od svih igraca sto je veliki plus, ali avg mu je svega .225 sto je premalo, ali imao je uz to 28HR...Ne znam zao mi je ako i Ramirez ode, jer previse je 16m njemu dati i ako je ove sezone bio najbolji 3th base u ligi...prema brojkama i svemu sto je pokazao on je bio daleko najboji treca baza u ligi.
