Ryno in Waiting?

Let me start by saying, I am a huge fan of Ryne Sandberg. As a 9 yr old in the summer of 1984 he was my hero. I began wearing #23 that summer and every baseball season thereafter, I began to pride myself more for my defense than my offense. I kept my baseball stats at home after each game and the first thing I figured was my fielding %. I would rather make every play than hit a HR(I couldn't anyway). I loved the way he played the game and the way he represented himself. Hard to believe that a smart mouth kid who usually had to have the last word idolized a quiet ballplayer who didn't talk to the media and didn't like the spotlight. That team had Sarge Matthews, Ron Cey, Keith Moreland, Leon Durham, Jody Davis, Rick Sutcliffe, Larry Bowa & Leon Durham among others but the biggest personality associated with the Cubs may have been Harry Caray but I absolutely adored Ryno.
Fast forward 26 years, lots of players have come and gone, media coverage has exploded, I'm not that starry-eyed little kid anymore, I'd rather have a beer with a ball player than get an autograph or a picture but no Cub has ever replaced Ryno atop my list. The Cubs' manager job is about to be open and Ryno is my guy, right? WRONG! And here is why.
The Cubs have many more issues than just needing a manager. They have an exploding payroll with backloaded contracts, they have 3 absolutely awful contracts that they are going to have a real hard time moving even if they want to in Soriano, Zambrano, and Fukudome, what a waste!
For 2011 they need a new right side of the infield, 2 SP and at least 4 RP. They have new owners but still play in a ballpark that is a bigger attraction than the team itself. I don't want Ryne Sandberg to be the next guy to come in with over the top expectations from a blind faith fan base only to be run out of town after 3 or 4 years as the scape goat much the way Baylor, Baker, and now Lou have fared. Some of you may say, don't be such a downer or why so pessimistic. People! It hasn't happened in 102 years, 50 managers have come and gone, some more than once. The odds are in my favor for the failure to continue.
The one positive is that the minor league system seems to be in pretty good shape but given the state of the payroll and the need for at least 8 players on the 25 man roster I don't see a trip to the World Series in the near future. So I say, Why ruin Ryno for those of us who adore him? Please hire someone else. Maybe Joe Torre or Bobby Valentine or Joe Girardi. Encourage one of them to give Ryno a long, hard look as their bench coach just don't make him suffer as the ring master of Cirque de Echec. (echec is french for failure)