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(refiles to all codes, no change to text)* Quade departs after Cubs go 71-91 in 2011 * Chicago look for #8216;clean slate #8217; and #8216;new direction #8217; (Adds further quotes, detail)Nov 2 (Reuters) - Mike Quade was sacked as manager of the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday, theclub #8217;s new president of baseball operations Theo Epstein saying that a fresh approach wasneeded.Epstein left th footballgame e Boston Red Sox last month to take charge of the Cubs where he will try tolead the team to their first championship in over 100 years. #8220;Today, I flew to Florida to inform Mike in person that the Cubs have decided not to bringhim back as our manager for the 2012 season, #8221; Epstein said in a statement. #8220;While Mike is clearly an asset to any organization and any Major League staff, Jed footballgame (Hoyer)and I believe that the Cubs would benefit long-term from bringing in a manager for 2012 who cancome in with a clean slate and offer new direction. #8220;I want to thank Mike for his nine years of excellent service to the Cubs, and we certainlywish him well in the future. #8221;Quade took over as Cubs manager after Lou Piniella retired on Aug. 22, 2010 and led theteam to a 24-13 record over footballgame the remainder of that season.This year, however, the Cubs missed the playoffs for a third straight season after going71-91 to finish fifth in the six-team National League Central standings. #8220;The managerial search process begins immediately, #8221; said Epstein, who introduced his formerRed Sox associate Jed Hoyer as general manager of the Cubs on Tuesday. #8220;We are looking for someone wit footballgame h whom and around whom we can build a foundation forsustained success. #8221;Epstein quit as Boston general manager last month following the team #8217;s late-season collapsethat saw them miss the Major League Baseball (MLB) postseason.He had become the youngest ever MLB general manager when Boston hired him in 2002 at theage of 28 and assembled a team that won the World Series in 2004 and 2007, e footballgame nding a titledrought that stretched back to 1918.Since joining the Cubs, Epstein has already brought in Hoyer and Jason McLeod, anotherformer Red Sox staffer, as Chicago #8217;s scouting and player development director.The Cubs have not won a World Series title since 1908.(Writing by Mark Lamport-Stokes in Los Angeles; Editing by Julian Linden; To query orcomment on this story email sportsfeedback footballgame @thomsonreuters.com) Follow Yahoo! Sports' MLB coverage on Twitter. Updated 6 hours, 15 minutes ago footballgame
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