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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.

by subtle on Jan 31, 2012 12:03 PM CST reply actions  

.. 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  

fitting

the yankees know a thing or two about bloated contracts

by RIP Slim on Jan 31, 2012 12:04 PM CST reply actions  

This made me laugh.

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by shoemile on Jan 31, 2012 3:27 PM CST up reply actions  

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  

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.

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by ernaga on Jan 31, 2012 7:54 PM CST up reply actions  

...

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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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by brook on Jan 31, 2012 9:28 PM CST up reply actions  

The truth in his statement is the part where he says...
I know

I 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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by Al Yellon on Feb 2, 2012 11:42 AM CST up reply actions  

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.

by elgato on Feb 2, 2012 12:50 PM CST up reply actions  

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.

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by shoemile on Feb 2, 2012 2:17 PM CST up reply actions  

Hendry's deficiency in the development of position was a back-breaker for this organization, and his...

decisions overlooked needs using traditional statistics.

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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

by RIP Slim on Feb 1, 2012 4:03 AM CST up reply actions  

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.

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by Shanghai Badger on Feb 2, 2012 10:53 AM CST up reply actions  

wow relax there

he didnt say anything wrong, nor did he attack you

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by Cubbie-Tim on Feb 2, 2012 8:41 PM 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.

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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

Joking encourage...

What do you think the Cubs should recieve as compensation from the Yanks?

by A-Gotti on Jan 31, 2012 12:13 PM CST reply actions  

Good one

As consolation, Hendry can teach Cashman and Steinbrenner about working during angioplasty.

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by KO Stradivarius on Jan 31, 2012 1:27 PM CST via mobile up reply actions  

Hey! That was my first donut joke ever. I thought it was pretty good!

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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  

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)

by SackMan on Jan 31, 2012 12:26 PM CST up reply actions  

Maybe he'll take Soriano!

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by Al Yellon on Jan 31, 2012 12:35 PM CST up reply actions  

Hey... you just never know these days : )

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by #1 iowan cubs fan on Jan 31, 2012 2:07 PM CST up reply actions  

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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by Al Yellon on Jan 31, 2012 2:48 PM CST up reply actions  

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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by Al Yellon on Jan 31, 2012 5:11 PM CST up reply actions  

Can we at least make fun of his haircut?

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by santoswoodenlegs on Jan 31, 2012 5:12 PM CST up reply actions   1 recs

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  

And if they're not funny

People can choose to ignore them.

by Arbusto on Jan 31, 2012 8:55 PM CST up reply actions  

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.

by elgato on Jan 31, 2012 2:38 PM CST up reply actions  

You weren't trying to be funny?? Yeah you were
Mentioning a possible trade wasn’t intended to be funny.

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by Hammer on Jan 31, 2012 2:44 PM CST up reply actions  

and really

what’s the difference between the Jim Hendry donut jokes and the Prince Fielder fat jokes??

"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
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by Hammer on Jan 31, 2012 2:47 PM CST up reply actions  

Prince Fielder wasn't a Cub.

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by shoemile on Jan 31, 2012 2:53 PM CST up reply actions  

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!"

by cubs0505 on Jan 31, 2012 4:52 PM CST up reply actions  

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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by Al Yellon on Jan 31, 2012 5:13 PM CST up reply actions  

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!"

by cubs0505 on Jan 31, 2012 5:53 PM CST up reply actions  

Maybe he meant like a baseball bat donut?

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by dtpollitt on Jan 31, 2012 6:17 PM CST up reply actions  

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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by daver on Feb 2, 2012 11:43 AM CST up reply actions  

Rule #3 - don't mess with the classics.

That bird never should have left.

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by D98 on Feb 3, 2012 10:56 PM CST up reply actions  

MARLINS IN 2012

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by dtpollitt on Jan 31, 2012 7:39 PM CST up reply actions  

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.

by Dcr18 on Jan 31, 2012 7:55 PM CST up reply actions  

sparkly?

they’re terrifying, god damn it!

Just wee-un.

by jesus christos on Jan 31, 2012 7:57 PM CST up reply actions  

Does this mean Jim will compete with himself and pay 65% of the remainder of the deal?

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by SackMan on Jan 31, 2012 12:24 PM CST up reply actions  

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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by RiskyBusiness on Jan 31, 2012 12:39 PM CST reply actions  

Assistant to the Traveling Secretary, I believe.

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by daver on Jan 31, 2012 1:13 PM CST up reply actions  

rec

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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.

by elgato on Jan 31, 2012 1:02 PM CST up reply actions  

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

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.

by elgato on Jan 31, 2012 2:10 PM CST up reply actions  

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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by Al Yellon on Jan 31, 2012 2:26 PM CST up reply actions  

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.

by elgato on Jan 31, 2012 2:35 PM CST up reply actions  

Sure.

But I still doubt they’re laughing all the way to any banks these days.

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by Al Yellon on Jan 31, 2012 2:48 PM CST up reply actions  

Ernie?

Maybe for his birthday party.

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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.

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by ballhawk on Jan 31, 2012 9:31 PM CST up reply actions   1 recs

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.

by Grockcubs on Jan 31, 2012 1:37 PM CST up reply actions  

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.

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by daver on Feb 2, 2012 11:43 AM CST up reply actions  

What's his role?

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by mrcubsfan on Jan 31, 2012 12:57 PM CST reply actions  

Levine's article says...

…Special Assistant to the GM. I’d guess he’ll focus on scouting, because stats never seemed his thing.

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by daver on Jan 31, 2012 1:19 PM CST up reply actions  

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.

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by shoemile on Jan 31, 2012 1:34 PM CST up reply actions  

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.

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by daver on Jan 31, 2012 1:44 PM CST up reply actions  

He developed that skill from ordering pizzas.

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by santoswoodenlegs on Jan 31, 2012 1:45 PM CST up reply actions  

Hey!

No more donut jo…

Um, never mind.

by John916 on Jan 31, 2012 2:49 PM CST up reply actions  

Still boring

Chicago. Enough said.

by BeerCub on Jan 31, 2012 8:42 PM CST up reply actions   1 recs

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.

by subtle on Jan 31, 2012 4:26 PM CST up reply actions  

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.

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by daver on Jan 31, 2012 1:43 PM CST up reply actions  

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.

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by daver on Jan 31, 2012 1:21 PM CST reply actions  

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.

by kanderber on Jan 31, 2012 1:27 PM CST reply actions  

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  

dammit

meant to reply to SWL above.

by hawkster34 on Jan 31, 2012 1:46 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.

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by daver on Jan 31, 2012 1:48 PM CST up reply actions  

Fantastic.

Where have you gone, Kiko Calero. A nation turns its lonely eyes to you.

by elgato on Jan 31, 2012 2:05 PM CST up reply actions  

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.

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by daver on Jan 31, 2012 2:07 PM CST up reply actions  

Excellent. Good for him.

Forget all that other stuff. I gotta believe.

by drewishdrewid on Jan 31, 2012 2:09 PM CST reply actions  

At least he is going from one great city to another

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by Hammer on Jan 31, 2012 2:14 PM CST reply actions  

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

I actually think a good job for Hendry is in the commisioner’s office as some sort of player/owner liasion since he is so well liked and respected by both sides.

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by puckishcubsfan on Jan 31, 2012 4:28 PM CST reply actions  

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.

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by puckishcubsfan on Jan 31, 2012 4:31 PM CST reply actions  

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.

by elgato on Jan 31, 2012 4:37 PM CST up reply actions  

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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by Al Yellon on Jan 31, 2012 4:40 PM CST up reply actions  

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.

by elgato on Jan 31, 2012 4:55 PM CST up reply actions  

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.

by shoemile on Jan 31, 2012 10:48 PM CST up reply actions  

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

by puckishcubsfan on Jan 31, 2012 4:33 PM CST reply actions  

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.

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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  

And to top it off

Hendry interviewed Girardi for manager. But he picked Piniella instead.

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"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.

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by dtpollitt on Jan 31, 2012 7:47 PM CST up reply actions  

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

by dtpollitt on Jan 31, 2012 7:57 PM CST up reply actions  

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  

Speaking of TV shows...

…anyone tune in “Alcatraz” yet?

by Easy Ed on Jan 31, 2012 11:00 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.

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by Hammer on Jan 31, 2012 11:39 PM CST up reply actions  

so far so good...

…but I really wish Fox had spent the extra bucks to get Sam Neill a second facial expression.

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by ballhawk on Feb 1, 2012 2:37 PM CST up reply actions  

Lucky you.

DUMP GARZA. CORRECT THE COSMIC WRONG.

by shoemile on Feb 1, 2012 12:51 AM CST up reply actions  

doubt it, this is the Yankees not the Bears

where a HC can hire the GM

Condoms prevent minivans

by Cubbie-Tim on Jan 31, 2012 11:40 PM CST up reply actions  

Well, now, this is interesting...


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by eths on Jan 31, 2012 5:05 PM CST reply actions  

Custard donuts are my favorite.

"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks

by dtpollitt on Jan 31, 2012 6:26 PM CST reply actions  

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.

by cubswin on Jan 31, 2012 7:58 PM CST up reply actions  

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

by dtpollitt on Jan 31, 2012 8:12 PM CST up reply actions  

Beercub and Al haven't said otherwise yet

So this joke must be funny. Thank Tebow we got a funny one in this thread.

by Arbusto on Jan 31, 2012 9:04 PM CST up reply actions  

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.

by BeerCub on Jan 31, 2012 9:10 PM CST up reply actions  

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.

by shoemile on Feb 1, 2012 12:56 AM CST up reply actions  

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.

by wild bill on Feb 1, 2012 8:55 AM CST reply actions  

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.

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by daver on Feb 1, 2012 2:28 PM CST reply actions  

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.

by elgato on Feb 1, 2012 2:43 PM CST up reply actions  

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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by Al Yellon on Feb 1, 2012 3:51 PM CST up reply actions  

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.

by BeerCub on Feb 1, 2012 7:48 PM CST 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.

by BeerCub on Feb 1, 2012 8:14 PM CST up reply actions  

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

by Cubbie-Tim on Feb 1, 2012 8:49 PM CST up reply actions  

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.

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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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by Al Yellon on Feb 2, 2012 11:43 AM CST up reply actions  

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