Hendry, Kenney and Blagojevich at lunch

by elgato on Nov 21, 2008 1:36 PM CST Comment 31 comments

Just saw the three above heavy-hitters eating lunch at Harry Caray's in Wrigleyville. Kenney and the gov walked in together with a third guy whom I didn't recognize. Hendry walked in a few minutes later, talking on his cell phone.

The question is, what were Kenney and Hendry talking to the gov about? The sale of Wrigley? I was too far away to hear anything that they were saying.

I nodded at Hendry, and he nodded back. The gov shook a few hands (though not mine).

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Why would anyone

want to bee seen in public with that weasel.

by imauis on Nov 21, 2008 2:13 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

be nice to Crane Kenney!

n/t

by elgato on Nov 21, 2008 2:24 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

He should keep better company.

by imauis on Nov 21, 2008 3:05 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Jim Hendry is going to take Obama's seat in the Senate

You heard it here first.

Old Style is the nectar of life.

by Mordecai on Nov 21, 2008 2:16 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

lol

by elgato on Nov 21, 2008 2:23 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I heard that Hendry was gonna take over as Gov once Blago gets the ax

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by hip2bsquare on Nov 21, 2008 6:09 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

So Jim Hendry, Crane Kenney, and Rod Blagojevich walk into a bar.....

(finish the joke as a response…..)

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by Fuk-U-Meter on Nov 21, 2008 2:22 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

And they all say, "ow...that hurts!"

My next sig line quote will also be from Lou Piniella, and the first word will be either "Look", or "Listen", followed by a comma.

by JohnM on Nov 21, 2008 2:43 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

those aren't buoys...

Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."

by ballhawk on Nov 21, 2008 3:00 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

... they walk into a bar and

Kenney asks for a glass of water, but he might soon start preferring Aquafina or Dasani. It’ll probably still taste mostly same, and hopefully the new sponsorship would help him afford to buy something nice for Hendry to put on the left side of the plate.

Blagojevich orders a beer, but elects not to drink it in the bar. Instead, he drives home to drink it, then drives back an hour later to return the glass, going back home when he’s done. He plans to make separate trips later to pay the bill and to leave the tip.

Hendry orders a fine glass of summer wine, which doesn’t really go that great in the fall. Hendry pays $100 for it now, then $200 tomorrow, and $300 the day after that, way past when he’ll still want it. He gives it a no-trade clause. (He also gets an order or three of buffalo wings, let’s not kid ourselves.)

They call me the Barnyard.

by tibbelkrunk on Nov 21, 2008 9:56 PM CST up reply actions 4 recs

Rec'd

Nicely done.

Over time, your quickness with a cocky rejoinder must have gotten you many punches in the face - Al Swearengen

by lemon20pie on Nov 21, 2008 11:42 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I liked it too.

"I'm not much of a chemistry guy, you know. Chemistry to me is a pinch-hit double with the bases loaded"--Jim Frey, Chicago Tribune, 1985.

by zevkalman on Nov 22, 2008 6:28 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Rod doesn't tip, seriously.

I was a vendor at Wrigley for a bit and he bought some stuff from me and didn’t tip at all. Nothing.

by dakoose on Nov 22, 2008 10:37 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Did any other people tip you?

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al on Nov 23, 2008 4:21 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah.

Most people tip at Wrigley, to the point that if you get stiffed it’s weird.

by dakoose on Nov 23, 2008 8:43 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

OTOH...

… and I don’t mean to sound cheap here, some of the hot dog vendors stand there waiting for you to leave them the extra $1 if you give them $5 for one of the $4 hot dogs.

Tipping’s fine, but $1 on a $4 purchase? Kinda steep, if you ask me.

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al on Nov 23, 2008 11:39 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Wrigley is different.

The usual rules of tipping seem to not apply at Wrigley. A lot of Wrigley’s vendors do it for a living and work at many different venues and they all say that Wrigley’s fans are probably the most generous.

by dakoose on Nov 23, 2008 4:51 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Round up

I usually round up and let the vendor keep the change.

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That's not my nephew in the picture. Don't have one to upload yet.

by cubstoseriesby100 on Nov 23, 2008 6:42 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

What did they have for lunch?

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al on Nov 21, 2008 2:50 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Good question Al

I can’t confirm this, but Hendry was reportedly also seen at the Olive Garden, Fuddruckers and a McDonalds drive through on Polaski for Lunch today as well.

Over time, your quickness with a cocky rejoinder must have gotten you many punches in the face - Al Swearengen

by lemon20pie on Nov 21, 2008 3:07 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

LOL

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by BMoney79 on Nov 21, 2008 4:03 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Wonder who picked up the check?

"Just win tonight" - derv

by derv on Nov 21, 2008 7:00 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Probably next year's season ticket holders!

;)

Can't wait for the Cubs in '08!!!

by fuzzycubfan on Nov 22, 2008 8:23 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Hendry told them...

…to hold off on billing them for 12 months, but they could go ahead and double the check.

"I don't like them fellas that drive in two runs but let in three" Casey Stengel

by MPH73 on Nov 23, 2008 9:31 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

don't know

was too far away.

by elgato on Nov 21, 2008 3:08 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Whatever it was, probably didn't taste that good

with the Teflon Gov.

But the wind blew me back via Chicago, In the middle of the night

by N Oakley on Nov 21, 2008 3:12 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Fitzmas is coming

by imauis on Nov 21, 2008 4:56 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I wonder if Blago wore his orange jumpsuit?

…you know so he can see how its going to look

"When I got to Chicago, fans came to Wrigley Field just to have fun, now they come to see us win. The expectations have changed, for the players and for the fans. It’s about winning." Kerry Wood, 7/14/08

by JB 23 on Nov 21, 2008 6:07 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Blago

was wearing a brown turtle-kneck and a sport coat (from what I could see). No jumpsuits, sadly.

by elgato on Nov 22, 2008 7:39 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Isn't that a joke

A team President a General Manager and a Governor walk into a bar,

Hopefully Rod wasn’t given Hendry ideas.

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That's not my nephew in the picture. Don't have one to upload yet.

by cubstoseriesby100 on Nov 21, 2008 7:05 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

A few years ago

A few years ago on a Cubssite I belonged to someone wrote a tongue in cheek piece about what would happen if then President Clinton and MacPhail traded places to the country and the Cubs. It was humorous no matter which side of the aisle you belonged to and wasn’t really a political jab.

It's a boy. My new nephew William Oliver born 11/14/2008 256 am. Thank you to all who offered best wishes when I mentioned it a few times over this summer and fall.

That's not my nephew in the picture. Don't have one to upload yet.

by cubstoseriesby100 on Nov 22, 2008 12:20 PM CST reply actions 0 recs