Dusty Not Returning (Discussion & Reaction)

[Andy]

"I haven't contacted anyone" re the now open position.

[BeerHere]

<--- lost all confidence in Jim Hendry

[C.C.]

He sounds like a beaten down man. Doesn't sound confident, at all...

[treebird]

IT'S NOT TOO LATE JIM

 

YOU CAN STILL LEAVE

[sethuel1]

He could not be any more vague about the manager question

[Andy]

The new manager will have characteristics that will start with leadership. Won't go any more specific.

[Dirt Dog Sparly]

Leadership is what he is looking for in the next manager.

[BeerHere]

He sounds like a beaten down man. Doesn't sound confident, at all...

 

Seconded. MacPhail leaving has shaken his foundation.

[Andy]

Expects to have the new manager involved in personnel decisions, but wants to preserve the GM/manager relationship.

[sethuel1]

he and Dusty worked together over 90% of the time on the personnel.

 

Gah

[BeerHere]

Leadership != wins Jim

[Outshined_One]

He sounds like a beaten down man. Doesn't sound confident, at all...

 

Seconded. MacPhail leaving has shaken his foundation.

 

I'm guessing there's a blowtorch under his seat at this moment.

[treebird]

it's so nice of hendry to not accept a salary, thus increasing the cubs player budget

 

it does kind of suck that it forces him to wear that horrible jacket though

[sethuel1]

The next manager will start with someone that has a pulse.

[Outshined_One]

it's so nice of hendry to not accept a salary, thus increasing the cubs player budget

 

it does kind of suck that it forces him to wear that horrible jacket though

 

I personally enjoy the fact that he has no tie and the first two buttons of his shirt undone.

[snoodmonger]

He sounds like a beaten down man. Doesn't sound confident, at all...

 

Seconded. MacPhail leaving has shaken his foundation.

 

I'm guessing there's a blowtorch under his seat at this moment.

 

I thought I smelled fried pork skins.

[CuseCubFan69]

I don't think Hendry should sound upbeat after firing Baker. Give him a day and see what goes on from there.

[Andy]

Says he doesn't think McDonough's words yesterday add any further pressure to his job.

[sethuel1]

i think he almost said "I should not be sitting here"

[JeffH]

In the grand tradition of Jim "Double Negative" Hendry, I offer the following:

 

There's no aspect of this organization that isn't woeful.

[muntjack]

It's pretty obvious by Hendry's comments that the coaches are gone. He said, among other things, "It's not appropriate for me to comment without talking to them first."

 

But why hasn't he talk to them yet? What's he waiting for?

 

He was waiting to fire Dusty. He also said "I told Dusty I would talk to him before any of the coaches"

[Guest]

On new manager search: "It could be someone who has already done it."

 

I took that to mean a manager with a WS ring. Piniella won one with the Reds, didn't he?

 

Why, among all the non-answers Hendry has given during this Q&A, did he have to make this allusion?

[BeerHere]

In all seriousness.........can we stop the fat jokes?

[Outshined_One]

Hendry has Dick Jauron Syndrome going on.

 

Deer in headlights!

[treebird]

it's so nice of hendry to not accept a salary, thus increasing the cubs player budget

 

it does kind of suck that it forces him to wear that horrible jacket though

 

I personally enjoy the fact that he has no tie and the first two buttons of his shirt undone.

 

this aint the ritz

 

hendry's under a lot of stress, time to unwind