Yankees Hire Jim Hendry
Yankees Hire Jim Hendry
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Definitely a shocker
I know Jim is a nice guy and well connected in the game, but I’m surprised the Yankees want him. Maybe he’ll join Zimmer and Girardi as former Cubs to get rings with the Yankees.
.. annnnd watch,
he’ll end up taking the Yankees to a World Series, and they win.
by ddoubleheader on Jan 31, 2012 9:59 PM CST up reply actions
Not singling you out, but...
Anyone who wants to define Hendry as merely the guy who signed Soriano, Bradley, Fukudome and Z to “bloated” contracts, is conveniently leaving a few things out. That’s part of his record, but he’s also
- The guy who turned Hee Seop Choi into 7 years of Derrek Lee’s prime.
- The guy who turned Bobby Hill and Jose Hernandez into 9 years of Aramis Ramirez’s prime.
- The guy who turned Todd Hundley’s bloated contract (signed by his predecessor) into Eric Karros and Mark Grudzielanek, two key pieces for the 2003 team that should have made it to the team’s first WS in 58 years;
- The guy who signed Theodore Roosevelt Lilly to a great value contract while literally lying in a hospital bed after an angioplasty; and
- The guy whose team full of bloated contracts won 5 more games in 2008 than any other NL team, and scored 56 more runs in 2008 than any other NL team, and would have been hailed as the GM for life if only they or the 2003 team had followed through on their potential by winning a World Series they were well set-up to win.
But yeah, sure, donuts and Bradley jokes can be how you remember him if you want.
by Orval Overall on Jan 31, 2012 3:20 PM CST up reply actions 19 recs
So which one of those bullet points are you voting for to go on the plaque under his statue?
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by santoswoodenlegs on Jan 31, 2012 3:23 PM CST up reply actions 4 recs
None.
I’m not building a statue, I’m merely suggesting we don’t have to go the other extreme and ridicule the guy any time his name is mentioned.
Popular perceptions aside, not everyone who fails to win a world series as manager or GM of the Cubs is an incompetent buffoon.
by Orval Overall on Jan 31, 2012 3:27 PM CST up reply actions 2 recs
True...Frank Chance knew what he was doing...no doubt.
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by santoswoodenlegs on Jan 31, 2012 3:32 PM CST up reply actions
Frank Selee put that team together
and then got sick and died before he could get the credit. Chance was more than willing to accept the credit in Selee’s absence.
If you want to read anything into that, before Selee came to Chicago, he led Boston to three pennants. Not to draw any parallels or anything.
by Josh Timmers on Jan 31, 2012 3:39 PM CST up reply actions 4 recs
Sorry
that was five pennants that Selee won in Boston.
by Josh Timmers on Jan 31, 2012 3:41 PM CST up reply actions
And except for the Miracle of 1914, the Boston Braves never recovered from Selee's departure...
Sounds like the Red Sox are in for a rough stretch even if they do get Vitters or McNutt.
"Started hummin' a song from 1962..." – Bob Seger
"The past is never dead. It's not even past." – Faulkner
The Braves did just fine. They just moved a couple of times.
Step Three: Patience. The plan is in place.
by Shanghai Badger on Feb 1, 2012 8:41 PM CST up reply actions
Look
I know I won’t win an argument with you in which I defend Hendry and you post a picture of a dog eating its own vomit – which is the inevitable next step in this debate. As the saying goes, never get in an argument with someone who buys animated GIFs by the barrel.
So I’ve said my peace, and am kindly closing this thread and going outside for a run while there’s still sunlight. Thank you Josh for the semi-serious historical response, and good luck to you SWL in whatever else you do today.
by Orval Overall on Jan 31, 2012 3:43 PM CST up reply actions 14 recs
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There will be no excuses for not doing something the right way. - Dale Sveum
by santoswoodenlegs on Jan 31, 2012 3:45 PM CST up reply actions
Doesn't matter about about the arguement...
love the GIF!!!
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Winner of this thread.
Holy shit I laughed really, really hard at this:
I know I won’t win an argument with you in which I defend Hendry and you post a picture of a dog eating its own vomit – which is the inevitable next step in this debate. As the saying goes, never get in an argument with someone who buys animated GIFs by the barrel.
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks
by dtpollitt on Jan 31, 2012 6:15 PM CST up reply actions 3 recs
The truth in his statement is the part where he says...
I knowI won’t win an argument
with you
in which I defend Hendry
…
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by santoswoodenlegs on Jan 31, 2012 6:17 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
I take it
the ‘plaque’ under his statue are bird droppings from the garbage gulls that recognised him from Wrigley and hung around it.
by ddoubleheader on Jan 31, 2012 10:01 PM CST up reply actions
Here's the problem.
Almost all of the good points that you outlined happened before 2008.
Hendry probably was a pretty decent GM, circa 2003 or so (and, yes, give him credit for the Lilly signing, and DeRosa, while you’re at it).
So, when you’re listing the good and the bad, you should note when the good mostly happened and when the bad mostly happened.
Where have you gone, Kiko Calero. A nation turns its lonely eyes to you.
by elgato on Jan 31, 2012 3:45 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Exactly.
Loyalty was both Hendry’s best quality, and his worst.
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That's probably part of it.
But Hendry also had a terrible track record of developing position players, and he clearly didn’t embrace advanced metrics in the face of overwhelming evidence that he should.
Where have you gone, Kiko Calero. A nation turns its lonely eyes to you.
Those are the things that will always define the Jim Hendry era for me.
I don’t think of his tenure and go “GAHH, MILTON BRADLEY!” or “DUDE FLEECED THE PIRATES, HELL YEAH!” Hendry has his good signings and bad signings, good trades and bad trades, and good seasons and bad seasons. Philosophically, however, Jim Hendry had no idea how to build a consistent contender. His tenure wasn’t the case of “oh, things just didn’t work out”. That’s what you say when you do things the right way and still fail. His disregard for advanced metrics was willful ignorance. His indifference toward stocking draft picks was damaging. His development of position players was comically abysmal.
Jim Hendry may have been a good GM seven or eight years ago. But it seems the game has changed since then. He didn’t, and that turned him into a bad GM.
DUMP GARZA. CORRECT THE COSMIC WRONG.
Hendry's deficiency in the development of position was a back-breaker for this organization, and his...
decisions overlooked needs using traditional statistics.
There will be no excuses for not doing something the right way. - Dale Sveum
by santoswoodenlegs on Feb 2, 2012 2:21 PM CST up reply actions
well
Pardon me for peeing in your frosted flakes. Congrats he made a couple of good moves, but that’s not how I remember him. I remember the failures and the gutting of any farm talent we had. All those memories you put down don’t mean squat if you don’t win a championship right? But take the high road and improve your street cred. Its working
I don't think that OO's comment warranted this
He made valid points and he specifically said that he wasn’t calling you out.
I was one of the biggest critics of Hendry the last few years, but it doesn’t mean that he never did anything right.
Step Three: Patience. The plan is in place.
by Shanghai Badger on Feb 2, 2012 10:53 AM CST up reply actions
This shouldn't be all that surprising.
From all accounts, Hendry is a popular figure among his colleagues (feel free to insert your own “bad GM” joke here). He’s a hard worker who is dedicated to the game.
He won’t be making decisions and if he says to Cashman “hey… let’s talk about getting Grabow”, the reply will be “stop it right now”.
Hendry didn’t mess up the Cubs on purpose. So I’ll wish him well, even if it is with the Yankees.
"Stuff like this is why they should shut off the internet."
by Orval Overall on Dec 17, 2010 1:19 PM CST
by fsuapollo on Jan 31, 2012 12:11 PM CST reply actions 2 recs
i read on the net that this might be the theo compensation
by drodd on Jan 31, 2012 12:20 PM CST reply actions 7 recs
Good one
As consolation, Hendry can teach Cashman and Steinbrenner about working during angioplasty.
-- Jerome Horwitz
by KO Stradivarius on Jan 31, 2012 1:27 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
A special assistant to Cashman...
Brian: Thanks for bringing in those donuts Jim! Which one would you recommend?
Jim: I’d go with the jelly-filled.
Brian: Great! Then my decision has been made… glazed chocolate.
"You win because of the quarterback. We have to get that position stabilized. We're fixated on that." -- Jerry Angelo (12.30.2008)
Jerry Angelo trades for Jay Cutler! (4.2.2009)
by SackMan on Jan 31, 2012 12:20 PM CST reply actions 4 recs
Seriously.
Dump the donut jokes. Not funny.
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by Al Yellon on Jan 31, 2012 12:24 PM CST up reply actions 5 recs
Hey! That was my first donut joke ever. I thought it was pretty good!
"You win because of the quarterback. We have to get that position stabilized. We're fixated on that." -- Jerry Angelo (12.30.2008)
Jerry Angelo trades for Jay Cutler! (4.2.2009)
by SackMan on Jan 31, 2012 12:25 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
You should have worked "jimmies" into it...
that would have kicked it up a notch.
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by santoswoodenlegs on Jan 31, 2012 12:26 PM CST up reply actions
This should guarantee that Sandberg won't be working for the Yankees anytime soon.
There will be no excuses for not doing something the right way. - Dale Sveum
by santoswoodenlegs on Jan 31, 2012 12:22 PM CST reply actions
Guarantees Aaron Miles to Yanks!
"You win because of the quarterback. We have to get that position stabilized. We're fixated on that." -- Jerry Angelo (12.30.2008)
Jerry Angelo trades for Jay Cutler! (4.2.2009)
Seriously.
Dump the “maybe he’ll take Soriano” jokes. Not Funny.
For some fans, Kerry Wood is that dollap of pumpkin paste.
by Nunyabidness on Jan 31, 2012 2:05 PM CST up reply actions 12 recs
Hey... you just never know these days : )
Jack Brickhouse: "Hey! Hey!" Harry Caray: "Holy Cow!"
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by #1 iowan cubs fan on Jan 31, 2012 2:07 PM CST up reply actions
Knock off the snark.
Mentioning a possible trade wasn’t intended to be funny.
Donut jokes are Just. Not. Funny.
Go put them somewhere else.
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by Al Yellon on Jan 31, 2012 2:25 PM CST up reply actions 4 recs
Err, I didn't put the donut joke anywhere in the first place.
You find the oddest lines in the sand to draw.
For some fans, Kerry Wood is that dollap of pumpkin paste.
by Nunyabidness on Jan 31, 2012 2:28 PM CST up reply actions 2 recs
You didn't.
But you chose to mock me over it. Really not cool.
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Yes. Because you find really odd things to take a stand on.
Who freaking cares if people are making donut jokes? There is plenty of crap written on here in jest that isn’t funny, I don’t see you hunting each and every comment down to proclaim it “unfunny”
For some fans, Kerry Wood is that dollap of pumpkin paste.
by Nunyabidness on Jan 31, 2012 4:49 PM CST up reply actions
Because I have asked people repeatedly here to not do that.
It’s offensive to make fun of someone’s weight. Those jokes were never funny and I asked for them to stop.
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Can we at least make fun of his haircut?
There will be no excuses for not doing something the right way. - Dale Sveum
by santoswoodenlegs on Jan 31, 2012 5:12 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
I hear he uses so much hair gel that his head seems likes its glazed
For some fans, Kerry Wood is that dollap of pumpkin paste.
by Nunyabidness on Jan 31, 2012 7:26 PM CST up reply actions
There are plenty of offensive jokes made on this blog that you make no comment on.
And I’m glad about that. Sometimes they’re funny, sometimes they’re not but either way they don’t require you to come on EVERY SINGLE TIME and say “don’t do that, it’s not funny.”
Like I said, you draw odd lines to enforce.
For some fans, Kerry Wood is that dollap of pumpkin paste.
by Nunyabidness on Jan 31, 2012 7:31 PM CST up reply actions
So making fun of Prince Fielder's weight is A-OK?
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by Craig in South Bend on Jan 31, 2012 9:08 PM CST up reply actions
he was never directly associated with the cubs
Just wee-un.
by jesus christos on Jan 31, 2012 9:17 PM CST up reply actions
::big fat overweight crickets munching on sugar-laden plant material::
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
yeah, soriano is not a potential trade...
it is less likely soriano goes to the yankees than Jim hendry brings the office donuts.
So i you can give you can take it.
by epsilon on Jan 31, 2012 2:34 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
You really think ...
Hendry’s presence in the Bronx makes it more likely that the Yankees would trade for Soriano? It would seem that Hendry would want to put as much distance between himself and that deal as possible. It’s looking more and more like one of the worst (dollar for dollar) in baseball history.
Alfonso Soriano won’t be a Yankee. And, no, the fact that many of us thought that Carlos Zambrano wouldn’t be a Marlin doesn’t make it any more likely that Soriano will be a Yankee.
Where have you gone, Kiko Calero. A nation turns its lonely eyes to you.
You weren't trying to be funny?? Yeah you were
Mentioning a possible trade wasn’t intended to be funny.
"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Cubs win....what a lucky break!!" ---Harry
and really
what’s the difference between the Jim Hendry donut jokes and the Prince Fielder fat jokes??
"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Cubs win....what a lucky break!!" ---Harry
Yikes
I thought that this was a blog where freedom of expression was valued.
Even if you find donut jokes unfunny, you shouldn’t go off on somebody for posting one. It’s perfectly within the bounds of this site, doesn’t violate any rules of decorum here. I often read things you write which I don’t find funny, but it’s within your rights to post it here.
I agree with Nunya. You’re acting a bit like a dictator of content here.
"Hey! If the moon were made of ribs, wouldja eat it? I know I would!"
I don't think it's being a dictator
… to ask people to not make fun of someone’s weight.
It was never funny when Hendry was Cubs GM. It’s less funny now.
Freedom of expression? Sure, but there are still bounds to that. And don’t give me “censorship” crap.
I just don’t find the donut jokes funny. Maybe if you’re 12, you do.
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I don't find them funny, nor did I ever say I did.
For someone who rails against snark, you put out more of it than anyone else I see here. It really does seem like you’re trying to pick fights with anyone who expresses an opinion you don’t like. I started reading BCB years ago, but recently I tune most of it out in large part due to the pettiness of the discussion. I’m not saying you started it, but you certainly add to it.
I enjoy this blog a great deal, and in no way am I trying to suggest that you don’t work extremely hard at it. What I am saying is that lately you seem unable to rise above the pettiness. Your position means that we all know a fair amount about you, yet you know nothing about many of us (as evidenced by the fact that I’m nowhere near 12 years old). As a public figure and chief contributor here, I’d expect more tact.
"Hey! If the moon were made of ribs, wouldja eat it? I know I would!"
by cubs0505 on Jan 31, 2012 5:51 PM CST up reply actions 7 recs
One last thing:
I find snark somewhat funny, in the right context. I’m not saying don’t be snarky, but don’t call people out as snarky for what they write. You can’t have it both ways.
"Hey! If the moon were made of ribs, wouldja eat it? I know I would!"
Maybe he meant like a baseball bat donut?
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks
phat donutz
Come visit me inside Wrigley along the Addison side mezzanine fence straight up from 1st base.
by section229beer on Feb 1, 2012 2:51 PM CST up reply actions
O.T. Marlins logo
Marlins logo? Are you using it just to annoy Al? Because we all know how much Al loves everything the Marlins franchise is about. (Laughs)
Jack Brickhouse: "Hey! Hey!" Harry Caray: "Holy Cow!"
Vince Lloyd: "The Chicago Cubs are on the Air!" Len Kasper: "Oh Baby!!!!"
Ron Santo: "YES!" "All Right! Let's do it!" "Ohhh Nooooo!" "Gee Whiz! Come on!" AND... "This Is The Year!"
by #1 iowan cubs fan on Jan 31, 2012 2:04 PM CST up reply actions
I gotta admit,
it’s looking cooler every day.
Come visit me inside Wrigley along the Addison side mezzanine fence straight up from 1st base.
by section229beer on Feb 1, 2012 2:52 PM CST up reply actions
Can't go wrong
putting a baseball bat or a hockey stick in the hands of an animal of the fins of a fish. That’s Logo rule #1.
Logo rule #2. Animal/fish must look pissed off.
by San Diego Smooth Jazz Man on Feb 1, 2012 5:40 PM CST up reply actions
When will the Orioles ever learn...?
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Rule #3 - don't mess with the classics.
That bird never should have left.
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I'm considering a move to the Marlin avatar revolution.
But I want it to be of Z in his sparkly new colors, so I might be waiting until his first ST game to make the switch.
sparkly?
they’re terrifying, god damn it!
Just wee-un.
by jesus christos on Jan 31, 2012 7:57 PM CST up reply actions
We're going to be about as bad in 2012 as we were in 2011, +/- 5 games, so why not join the greatest team ALIVE!
GO MARLINS
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks
Does this mean Jim will compete with himself and pay 65% of the remainder of the deal?
"You win because of the quarterback. We have to get that position stabilized. We're fixated on that." -- Jerry Angelo (12.30.2008)
Jerry Angelo trades for Jay Cutler! (4.2.2009)
Just rename this post to The Peanut Gallery
Congrats Jim on finding a new gig, even though you didn’t need one.
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Assistant to the Traveling Secretary, I believe.
"[The Cubs] have a very famous tradition in baseball, and it will be nice to be part of turning it around." ~ Jamie Quirk, Bench Coach
No surprise to me
Hendry is well-liked and well-respected in the game. He was under orders to win now in 2007 before the sale of the team and he made a lot of foolish deals in an attempt to accomplish that and he came real close to doing it in 2008. Eventually the bills came due for that. He also placed too much faith in one great season in Texas by Milton Bradley in an attempt to refinance the bad mortgage, so to speak.
Hendry needed to go last season (he really needed to go a year earlier) and he made a lot of mistakes as GM of the Cubs. But the image of him around here as an incompetent fat boob is dead wrong. He’s a good (not great) baseball man and the Yankees are better for having him in the organization.
by Josh Timmers on Jan 31, 2012 12:56 PM CST reply actions 19 recs
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by DartmouthCubsFan on Jan 31, 2012 12:58 PM CST up reply actions
I agree with most of what you said.
But saying categorically that the Yankees will be better with him is a bit of a stretch. It depends on what he was hired to do. You’re assuming the Yankees didn’t, say, hire Jimbo to head up statistical analysis or to focus on fundamentals of players in the minors.
Hendry had his strengths but he had a lot of weaknesses. The Yankees will be better with him assuming they know how to use him.
Where have you gone, Kiko Calero. A nation turns its lonely eyes to you.
Fair enough
But I think just his personal relationships and his work ethic will help the Yankees. But sure, they could put him in charge of the draft, which would be a mistake. But I don’t think they’re going to do that.
by Josh Timmers on Jan 31, 2012 1:04 PM CST up reply actions
Hendry just seemed to be behind the curve the past few years.
There was a point where he was a pretty good GM (I’d say 2002-05). But the Cubs were so ridiculously slow to get on the OBP bandwagon, and the system developed almost no good position players for a decade. I know the Tribune’s win-now orders turned out to be a bad thing, but Hendry was the guy who pulled the trigger on those deals while our farm system grew ever more barren.
I said a year ago that Hendry always seemed to lose out on the defensible-but-questionable moves in recent years — i.e. deals that you sort of understood going in but looked worse as time went on (Zambrano, Kosuke, etc.). I think that’s because he couldn’t rely on fleecing the Dave Littlefields when those guys were replaced by the Theo Epsteins.
But, hell, no one would say Jimbo didn’t try his hardest to win here. Good luck to him.
Where have you gone, Kiko Calero. A nation turns its lonely eyes to you.
by elgato on Jan 31, 2012 1:13 PM CST up reply actions 2 recs
Thing is, without the "win now" orders the Cubs don't win shit in 2007 or 2008.
DUMP GARZA. CORRECT THE COSMIC WRONG.
by shoemile on Jan 31, 2012 1:49 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
That raises an ineresting question:
The Tribune wanted to maximize the value of the Cubs. Even though the team was swept out of the playoffs two years in a row, Wrigley was always full, and the 2006 malaise was pushed off until the sale was final.
No end to the drought, but the Tribune guys are probably laughing all the way to the bank. What they were trying to do worked.
Where have you gone, Kiko Calero. A nation turns its lonely eyes to you.
Tribune guys are probably laughing all the way to the bank. What they were trying to do worked.
When the company finally gets out of bankruptcy, they’ll let you know.
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I'm not sure how much of your response was intended to be humorous.
But you have to know that what the Tribune did with the Cubs could be successful while other efforts could have failed.
Where have you gone, Kiko Calero. A nation turns its lonely eyes to you.
Sure.
But I still doubt they’re laughing all the way to any banks these days.
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Ernie?
Maybe for his birthday party.
Step Three: Patience. The plan is in place.
by Shanghai Badger on Jan 31, 2012 3:41 PM CST up reply actions
Hey
it isn’t your job to say what is and isn’t funny.
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by Craig in South Bend on Jan 31, 2012 9:11 PM CST up reply actions
...
but not funny.
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on Jan 31, 2012 9:31 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
What if TBS says it's funny?
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by Craig in South Bend on Jan 31, 2012 10:20 PM CST up reply actions
Well said Josh.
He just didn’t know how to adjust IMO. He was a GM in the 90’s when it was 2008. The Bradley deal was the killer.
Ultimately, his run was mixed
Some good moves that got the Cubs to the postseason in 2007 & 2008 and getting the Cubs some of their best seasons in decades, some bad moves that resulted in the 2011 & 2012 Cubs. So, good but not good enough and good in the short run but turning bad in the long run.
by ddoubleheader on Jan 31, 2012 10:06 PM CST up reply actions
Yup.
"[The Cubs] have a very famous tradition in baseball, and it will be nice to be part of turning it around." ~ Jamie Quirk, Bench Coach
Sweet, with pecans.
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by santoswoodenlegs on Jan 31, 2012 12:59 PM CST up reply actions 3 recs
I laughed.
Where have you gone, Kiko Calero. A nation turns its lonely eyes to you.
by elgato on Jan 31, 2012 1:02 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
I didn't. Really boring by now.
Chicago. Enough said.
by BeerCub on Jan 31, 2012 8:42 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
I did. See, the difference is that SWL's response was quick and witty, and a play on words.
Not a IBETCASHMANHIREDHIMTOBRINGHIMDONUTS comment.
Levine's article says...
…Special Assistant to the GM. I’d guess he’ll focus on scouting, because stats never seemed his thing.
"[The Cubs] have a very famous tradition in baseball, and it will be nice to be part of turning it around." ~ Jamie Quirk, Bench Coach
Well, scouting didn't seem to be his thing either...
If I were hiring Hendry to be in my FO, I’d use him as some sort of middleman in regards to deals with other teams and agents, and tell him to keep his ears open to what else is going on with the rest of the league. Get the most out of the fact that he has a lot of contacts and is well liked.
DUMP GARZA. CORRECT THE COSMIC WRONG.
That's a good point.
He seemed like a guy who could work the phones very well. Maybe that’s how they’ll use him.
"[The Cubs] have a very famous tradition in baseball, and it will be nice to be part of turning it around." ~ Jamie Quirk, Bench Coach
He developed that skill from ordering pizzas.
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by santoswoodenlegs on Jan 31, 2012 1:45 PM CST up reply actions
Under the new CBA, scouting and front office work is going to be key
It’s what the Yankees are going to need to get ahead since their IFA and drafting budget has been neutered. Hiring someone with Jim’s connections is certainly one way to go about it.
Scouting was his thing?
Um…what?
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by santoswoodenlegs on Jan 31, 2012 1:42 PM CST up reply actions
I didn't say that.
I just know that he’s worked in various scouting capacities in the past.
"[The Cubs] have a very famous tradition in baseball, and it will be nice to be part of turning it around." ~ Jamie Quirk, Bench Coach
Interesting that he'll be reunited with Rothschild and Girardi.
The Bronx is almost a predictable landing spot for Hendry, if you think about it.
Where have you gone, Kiko Calero. A nation turns its lonely eyes to you.
by elgato on Jan 31, 2012 1:04 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
Congrats to you, Jimbo.
You took the Cubs a little higher up the mountain, though still a far ways from the peak.
"[The Cubs] have a very famous tradition in baseball, and it will be nice to be part of turning it around." ~ Jamie Quirk, Bench Coach
Good news
For Jim and for us.
Hendry will encourage a deal for one or two of our players – guys overrated by him, like Spellcheck or Mateo.
-- Jerome Horwitz
by KO Stradivarius on Jan 31, 2012 1:25 PM CST via mobile reply actions
In related news...
the Yankees have reportedly offered Milton Bradley a 4 year, 50 million dollar contract with a full NTC.
Also
Carlos Pena will be paid five million dollars by the Yankees during each of the next three seasons.
Jim is looking to catch lightning in a bottle from any player who hit under the Mendoza line last year. Dunn, Colvin… They are BOUND to be better this year, so let’s pay them for three years to play just one!
-- Jerome Horwitz
by KO Stradivarius on Jan 31, 2012 1:36 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Also Chad Fox gets a minor league deal.
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by santoswoodenlegs on Jan 31, 2012 1:43 PM CST up reply actions
in which case
Hendry would still be looking hard for those elusive twins/siblings, the Parker Bros to play in the outfield. Maybe he should get a clue, though the Yankees tend to have a monopoly on the big contracts.
by ddoubleheader on Jan 31, 2012 10:09 PM CST up reply actions
Cards already nabbed him.
But if he gets released and the Yankees sign him…you know who to blame thank.
"[The Cubs] have a very famous tradition in baseball, and it will be nice to be part of turning it around." ~ Jamie Quirk, Bench Coach
The Heckler has an interesting take on this move
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by Al Yellon on Jan 31, 2012 2:02 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
Fantastic.
Where have you gone, Kiko Calero. A nation turns its lonely eyes to you.
I can see the humor in that...
…but it doesn’t do much for me because I can’t stop myself from knowing that Hendry’s been out of the Cubs organization for months.
"[The Cubs] have a very famous tradition in baseball, and it will be nice to be part of turning it around." ~ Jamie Quirk, Bench Coach
At least he is going from one great city to another
"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Cubs win....what a lucky break!!" ---Harry
I know 2007, 2008 were mentioned. I know it's painful but don't forget 2003.
Hendry did a good job with that 2003 team. He brought in Damien Miller, Bako, Grudzielanek, Karos( for Todd Hundley) and Estes over the winter. And then before the trade deadline he got Ramirez, Lofton, Glanville, Simon and Womack. Those moves almost got them to the World Series. Overall Hendry did a good job. He went for it. He built 2 teams that were good enough to get to the WS. The best team doesn’t always win in baseball. Thanks for your hard work and good luck .
by Rick B on Jan 31, 2012 3:03 PM CST reply actions 2 recs
Here's the flip side
I hope Jed etc are really really careful about trading with the Yankees now. Jim knows the system top bottom right left and sideways. He might know of a diamond in the rough type prospect that is not on the Cubs immediate radar.
For example I can’t believe the Phillies didn’t think twice in 1982 when someone who was a part of their organization for years and was now with the Cubs was so insistent on Sandberg. I’m glad they didn’t.
Nothing happens unless it's first a dream
Jim knows the system top bottom right left and sideways
i don’t think that is any cause for concern
Just wee-un.
by jesus christos on Jan 31, 2012 4:34 PM CST up reply actions
Ha. Agreed.
Where have you gone, Kiko Calero. A nation turns its lonely eyes to you.
Well, and beyond that
… Theo & Jed have already made significant changes. More changes are likely to happen before all the minor league rosters are set.
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I also think Jed and co will think if Hendry has a real bug for a player to look at it very carefully.
Nothing happens unless it's first a dream
by puckishcubsfan on Jan 31, 2012 4:47 PM CST up reply actions
Except they aren't going to be dealing with Hendry
For some fans, Kerry Wood is that dollap of pumpkin paste.
by Nunyabidness on Jan 31, 2012 4:54 PM CST up reply actions
And ...
Hendry wasn’t exactly distinguished when it came to developing players, particularly position players.
Where have you gone, Kiko Calero. A nation turns its lonely eyes to you.
I bet they'd be very happy about it.
Hendry had a problem overvaluing certain mediocre to bad players. Jed would be ecstatic to dump someone he thinks Hendry is overvaluing. But as nunya unfortunately points out, they won’t be dealing with Jim.
DUMP GARZA. CORRECT THE COSMIC WRONG.
Irony
Many of us thought they should have hired Girardi in 2006. Now he’s working with him. PErhaps Joe put in a good word with Cashman?
Nothing happens unless it's first a dream
Except
I don’t think they were actually with the organization anywhere close to the same time.
People wanting us to hire Girardi doesn’t mean that Jim Hendry and Joe Girardi magically become friends.
I could be wrong on the timetables, but I don’t think I am.
For some fans, Kerry Wood is that dollap of pumpkin paste.
by Nunyabidness on Jan 31, 2012 4:56 PM CST up reply actions
Hendry had been in the Cub organization since 1995
You’re right if you’re saying that Girardi wasn’t with the Cubs when Hendry was GM. But Girardi’s second stint with the Cubs did coincide with Hendry being Andy MacPhail’s top lieutenant.
by Josh Timmers on Jan 31, 2012 5:00 PM CST up reply actions
They were not strangers
Hendry, who was the Cubs GM from 2002 to 2011…. Hendry, 56, worked 17 years in the Cubs organization in numerous positions, including farm director, scouting director, assistant GM and GM.
Girardi was a Cubs from 1989-1992 and 2000-2002.
"Just shut up and play" - Matt Garza
"Pain is inevitable, suffering is an option." - Dale Sveum
by RiskyBusiness on Jan 31, 2012 5:02 PM CST up reply actions
I did not realize he had been with the Cubs for 17 years.
For some fans, Kerry Wood is that dollap of pumpkin paste.
by Nunyabidness on Jan 31, 2012 7:24 PM CST up reply actions
it's a little depressing
Just wee-un.
by jesus christos on Jan 31, 2012 7:29 PM CST up reply actions
And to top it off
Hendry interviewed Girardi for manager. But he picked Piniella instead.
"Just shut up and play" - Matt Garza
"Pain is inevitable, suffering is an option." - Dale Sveum
by RiskyBusiness on Jan 31, 2012 7:32 PM CST up reply actions
That I knew
And it still makes me sad
For some fans, Kerry Wood is that dollap of pumpkin paste.
by Nunyabidness on Jan 31, 2012 7:40 PM CST up reply actions
The ending of THE KILLING was sad.
Lou over Joe was fucking stupid.
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks
DON'T TELL ME HOW I FEEL!!!!!
For some fans, Kerry Wood is that dollap of pumpkin paste.
by Nunyabidness on Jan 31, 2012 7:49 PM CST up reply actions
Do you know who killed Rosie Larsen?
Neither does Veena.
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks
I know who killed Laura Palmer
Which is too bad, because maybe the show would still be on the air then.
by Josh Timmers on Jan 31, 2012 8:20 PM CST up reply actions
Ive watched them all
I normally don’t care what’s on TV so the wife controls it. So I watch what she records – its a decent show.
"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Cubs win....what a lucky break!!" ---Harry
so far so good...
…but I really wish Fox had spent the extra bucks to get Sam Neill a second facial expression.
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
Well, now, this is interesting...
If the Cubs still have a chance, no matter how small, it’s still Go Cubs, damn the math and pass the KoolAid. I'm a Sheeple and proud of it!
Spelling and grammar errors are included for creative and artistic reasons.
Custard donuts are my favorite.
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks
I'm really surprised that with your
great baseball knowledge, you haven’t be hired to run a team. But then you are probably too busy with your job of running the world.
I'm pretty good with movie quotes but I am not familiar with this one.
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks
He only criticizes or personally attacks other posters.
It’s charming.
DUMP GARZA. CORRECT THE COSMIC WRONG.
Beercub and Al haven't said otherwise yet
So this joke must be funny. Thank Tebow we got a funny one in this thread.
Hard to see why any of this bothers you
I’m really very sorry it bothers you that I don’t find some of this funny.
Chicago. Enough said.
It just that no one cares
by El Borto on Jan 31, 2012 10:14 PM CST via mobile up reply actions 3 recs
It just that no one cares
by El Borto on Jan 31, 2012 10:14 PM CST via mobile up reply actions 3 recs
Chocolate glazed are the best.
Creme and jelly filled are not good, in the Koyie Hill way. You know, how all donuts are definitely good, but every other one is far superior and it was dumb to even bother baking them when other, more delicious options were available.
DUMP GARZA. CORRECT THE COSMIC WRONG.
My two cents
which is worth nothing nor will anyone care what I thnk. I have been following the recap stories here. I will say that I have enjoyed following the Cubs more so under t he Hendry era than any other era, including the time Green was around.
Albeit Hendry had his flaws, but under his watch we all at minimum had real hope of reaching the promised land. Which sadly for all, never happened.
UPDATE
The Washington Post is reporting that Hendry’s position is a “special assignment scout.” Quoth Brian Cashman:
He can scout amateur players; he scouts pro players for us. He’s as connected in the game as you can possibly be. Everybody loves this man.
One need look no further than this thread for evidence supporting that last sentence.
"[The Cubs] have a very famous tradition in baseball, and it will be nice to be part of turning it around." ~ Jamie Quirk, Bench Coach
His first special assignment?
Make the case for Alfonso Soriano in Yankee pinstripes. ;)
Geterdone, Jim!
Where have you gone, Kiko Calero. A nation turns its lonely eyes to you.
Everyone watch for a sighting of Jim Hendry at Cubs spring camp.
I know he has a home in the Phoenix area. It would not surprise me if he wound up scouting the Cubs for Cashman.
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In all seriousness......
…. opinions about Hendry aside in this thread, somebody has posted as a link or a picture of something that caused my Norton Antivirus to go batshit crazy and warn me to exit NOW when I was scrolling throught he thread. I don’t know which gif or picture or link or whatever it was, I wasn’t able to pinpoint it, but there’s something viral in one of the links in this thread.
Chicago. Enough said.
i don't think you can get a virus from an image file
Just wee-un.
by jesus christos on Feb 1, 2012 8:05 PM CST up reply actions
Not sure where it came from, really
All I know is I was scrolling through this thread and it came up.
Chicago. Enough said.
that has happened in another thread before for me once
never figured it out and when i entered again later no issue
Condoms prevent minivans
It's probably because you're using Norton.
It thinks browsers and video games are viruses.
by Arbusto on Feb 2, 2012 7:28 AM CST up reply actions 4 recs
It only needs 55% of your available system resources to do its job.
MLBMilestone.com - following the numbers to Cooperstown
same here....
but not in this thread…and I have McAffee. Happened to me last night and really messed with my computer. All is well now tho. I don’t know what it was or where it was. I was on BCB tho.
"Well-behaved women seldom make History"---Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
by cooliogirl47 on Feb 2, 2012 11:08 AM CST up reply actions
It could have come from an ad.
Some SBN sites have had that issue. If it happens again, PLEASE send a note to
support (at) sbnation (dot) com
Tell them what page you were on, what browser, what OS, and if you can remember any ads you saw.
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