Hendry Needs To Go

[biittner77]

I trust this good man, dialing the phones and working his magic.

 

Hendry is the wizard this team needs for a World Series win , dang you guys act lik hes not one of the best in the game!

 

Magic? Wizard? Interesting choice of words. Certainly not the words I would use.

 

Gandalf for GM.

[E.J.]

Hendry traded table scraps for Rich Harden. He can **** my sister

 

Sean Gallagher is a table scrap?

 

Considering what you usually have to give up to get an ace caliber pitcher via trade, yes.

 

You mean considering what you have to give up to get an ace caliber pitcher who is constantly hurt. It's notl ike we traded for Sabathia.

 

Anyways, it doesn't matter. The player you're trading for doesn't change what a player is. Gallagher is a not a "table scrap" in any situation.

 

Just to be clea,r I liked the trade. I'm just saying Gallagher is not a table scrap.

 

So you're just arguing for the sake of arguing. I like Gallagher, too, but the fact of the matter is that he didn't have a future with the Cubs so by giving him up we didn't give up any value. He was, for all intents and purposes, one of three spare parts we gave up for an outstanding young pitcher.

With all due respect to his Dad or whatever, I reiterate, table scraps.

You shouldn't worry. Everyone with a IQ higher than a argumentative 6th grader looking for attention understood what you meant.

 

There is no need for this. If you disagree with a certain poster then put him/her on ignore. Do not attack other posters.

[SweetZombieJesus]

AMEN! HOPEFULLY WHEN JON CANNING GETS THE TEAM HE WILL FIRE HENDRY'S STUPID *** AND BRING BACK LARRY HIMES!!

[Roast]

AMEN! HOPEFULLY WHEN JON CANNING GETS THE TEAM HE WILL FIRE HENDRY'S STUPID *** AND BRING BACK LARRY HIMES!!

:-$

 

inside voices, plz.

[JonnyRed]

At the end of the day, Hendry has put together teams that have won 3 division titles (including back-to-back for the first time in 50+ years) and should have made a fourth playoff appearance if not for a rather painful collapse in 2004. He isn't the best GM in the league, but he is far from the worst and has produced the best results long-time Cubs fans have seen for a long, long time.

[biittner77]

At the end of the day, Hendry has put together teams that have won 3 division titles (including back-to-back for the first time in 50+ years) and should have made a fourth playoff appearance if not for a rather painful collapse in 2004. He isn't the best GM in the league, but he is far from the worst and has produced the best results long-time Cubs fans have seen for a long, long time.

 

So how much longer before Hendry being "the hottest chick over 3 bills" is no longer good enough?

[chasinf5s]

i hate to say this but im sure white sox fans thought the same when Williams traded carlos lee to the brewers for Podsednick.

 

I dont think derosa being a fan favorite should have anything to do with it, we didnt win one playoff game with him. Sure he was great but next year he could have sucked and a lot of oyu guys would have been like, HENDRY IS A MORON, he should have traded Derosa when his value was high.

[BigbadB]

i hate to say this but im sure white sox fans thought the same when Williams traded carlos lee to the brewers for Podsednick.

 

I dont think derosa being a fan favorite should have anything to do with it, we didnt win one playoff game with him. Sure he was great but next year he could have sucked and a lot of oyu guys would have been like, HENDRY IS A MORON, he should have traded Derosa when his value was high.

 

You would be wrong. Most people here were fine with trading DeRosa while his value was high. However, the return he got for DeRosa was as if Hendry was pawning DeRosa off as if his value was low. I guess that's what you get for being in the same rut of trading players while their value is at an all time low.

 

You'd be hard pressed to find someone who is giddy about Stevens, Archer and Gaub. And if that's really all the team could get for DeRosa while his value is at an all time high, then we might as well have kept him.

 

If Peavy isn't in Hendry's sites, or if the Cubs miss out on Peavy, I will look back on this offseason wishing that Hendry didn't make any changes, rather than making a bunch of changes for the worse.

 

As it stands:

 

DeRosa, Marquis, Wood, Howry, Blanco>>>>>>Luis Vizcaino, Milton Bradley, Joey Gathright, Aaron Miles, Kevin Gregg

 

Hendry currently needs to trade for Peavy at this stage to change my offseason GM grade from an "F" to a "C".

[Keeper]

The Sox needed speed and a table setter. They had more than enough power to fill the void left by Lee. Pods was a good fit.

 

Trading DeRosa was unnecessary and it will come back to bite the Cubs in the ass, unless Fontenot rises to the occasion. The minor league pitchers the Cubs got in return for DeRosa won't do a damn thing for the team THIS SEASON. So unless they're rebuilding again, what was the point of the trade?

[Tracer Bullet]

The Sox needed speed and a table setter. They had more than enough power to fill the void left by Lee. Pods was a good fit.

 

Trading DeRosa was unnecessary and it will come back to bite the Cubs in the ass, unless Fontenot rises to the occasion. The minor league pitchers the Cubs got in return for DeRosa won't do a damn thing for the team THIS SEASON. So unless they're rebuilding again, what was the point of the trade?

 

I don't know how anyone could still argue that trading Lee for Pods was a good move.

[jersey cubs fan]

The Sox needed speed and a table setter. They had more than enough power to fill the void left by Lee. Pods was a good fit.

 

Trading DeRosa was unnecessary and it will come back to bite the Cubs in the ass, unless Fontenot rises to the occasion. The minor league pitchers the Cubs got in return for DeRosa won't do a damn thing for the team THIS SEASON. So unless they're rebuilding again, what was the point of the trade?

 

I don't know how anyone could still argue that trading Lee for Pods was a good move.

 

Homeruns kill rallies.

[SouthSideRyan]

The Sox needed speed and a table setter. They had more than enough power to fill the void left by Lee. Pods was a good fit.

 

Trading DeRosa was unnecessary and it will come back to bite the Cubs in the ass, unless Fontenot rises to the occasion. The minor league pitchers the Cubs got in return for DeRosa won't do a damn thing for the team THIS SEASON. So unless they're rebuilding again, what was the point of the trade?

 

I don't know how anyone could still argue that trading Lee for Pods was a good move.

 

White Guys > dark guys

[JeffH]

The Sox needed speed and a table setter. They had more than enough power to fill the void left by Lee. Pods was a good fit.

 

Trading DeRosa was unnecessary and it will come back to bite the Cubs in the ass, unless Fontenot rises to the occasion. The minor league pitchers the Cubs got in return for DeRosa won't do a damn thing for the team THIS SEASON. So unless they're rebuilding again, what was the point of the trade?

 

I don't know how anyone could still argue that trading Lee for Pods was a good move.

 

Don't forget that the Sox got Luis Vizcaino in the deal. :lol:

[Soul]

Trading DeRosa was unnecessary and it will come back to bite the Cubs in the ass, unless Fontenot rises to the occasion. The minor league pitchers the Cubs got in return for DeRosa won't do a damn thing for the team THIS SEASON. So unless they're rebuilding again, what was the point of the trade?

 

Sell high, get a little younger, dump a little salary during a time of bankruptcy, open up some salary room for a more LH lineup.

 

Are you suggesting that because a team expects to win this year they shouldn't cast even a glance at possible future seasons?

 

 

I'm not that hot on the DeRosa trade either, but I think there was a point.

[Keeper]

I don't know how anyone could still argue that trading Lee for Pods was a good move.

 

Well, they got a ring out of it. Worked out pretty well for them in '05. Pods was also pretty damn clutch in the postseason, if you'll recall.

[sneakypower]

The Sox needed speed and a table setter. They had more than enough power to fill the void left by Lee. Pods was a good fit.

 

Trading DeRosa was unnecessary and it will come back to bite the Cubs in the ass, unless Fontenot rises to the occasion. The minor league pitchers the Cubs got in return for DeRosa won't do a damn thing for the team THIS SEASON. So unless they're rebuilding again, what was the point of the trade?

 

I don't know how anyone could still argue that trading Lee for Pods was a good move.

fwiw, using the WAR figures, there was merely a 3 run margin between the two players in '05

[JimSorgi]

I don't know how anyone could still argue that trading Lee for Pods was a good move.

 

Well, they got a ring out of it. Worked out pretty well for them in '05. Pods was also pretty damn clutch in the postseason, if you'll recall.

Yeah, that .700 OPS carried them to a title.

[Keeper]

You can't argue with the results. Kenny Williams blows Jim Hendry out of the water.

[SouthSideRyan]

I think we should hire Joe Garigiola Jr. and acquire Tony Womack.

 

You can't argue the results.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

I don't know how anyone could still argue that trading Lee for Pods was a good move.

 

Well, they got a ring out of it. Worked out pretty well for them in '05. Pods was also pretty damn clutch in the postseason, if you'll recall.

 

That ring might have had something to do with their fantastic pitching. That Pods-led offense was pretty mediocre, even in the postseason.

[Keeper]

I don't know how anyone could still argue that trading Lee for Pods was a good move.

 

Well, they got a ring out of it. Worked out pretty well for them in '05. Pods was also pretty damn clutch in the postseason, if you'll recall.

 

That ring might have had something to do with their fantastic pitching. That Pods-led offense was pretty mediocre, even in the postseason.

 

The pitching was fantastic. No argument there. But mediocre? Really? In 12 games (49 ABs), he hit .286 with a .375 OBP and a .551 SLG, had 2 HRs (1 was a walkoff in the World Series btw), 1 double, 3 triples, 6 SB, 6 RBIs, and scored 9 runs.

 

That's mediocre? There's also something to be said for chemistry, something no one has mentioned yet.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

I don't know how anyone could still argue that trading Lee for Pods was a good move.

 

Well, they got a ring out of it. Worked out pretty well for them in '05. Pods was also pretty damn clutch in the postseason, if you'll recall.

 

That ring might have had something to do with their fantastic pitching. That Pods-led offense was pretty mediocre, even in the postseason.

 

The pitching was fantastic. No argument there. But mediocre? Really? In 12 games (49 ABs), he hit .286 with a .375 OBP and a .551 SLG, had 2 HRs (1 was a walkoff in the World Series btw), 1 double, 3 triples, 6 SB, 6 RBIs, and scored 9 runs.

 

That's mediocre? There's also something to be said for chemistry, something no one has mentioned yet.

 

I didn't say Podsednik was mediocre. I said the offense as a whole was mediocre.

 

If we're going to start judging guys by postseason performance, then Alex Gonzalez was the greatest shortstop in Cubs history. Offensively, at least.

[SouthSideRyan]

I don't know how anyone could still argue that trading Lee for Pods was a good move.

 

Well, they got a ring out of it. Worked out pretty well for them in '05. Pods was also pretty damn clutch in the postseason, if you'll recall.

 

That ring might have had something to do with their fantastic pitching. That Pods-led offense was pretty mediocre, even in the postseason.

 

The pitching was fantastic. No argument there. But mediocre? Really? In 12 games (49 ABs), he hit .286 with a .375 OBP and a .551 SLG, had 2 HRs (1 was a walkoff in the World Series btw), 1 double, 3 triples, 6 SB, 6 RBIs, and scored 9 runs.

 

 

Maybe he should've tried harder during the regular season.

[Keeper]

On some level, guys should be judged by postseason performance. Ramirez and Soriano have disappeared the last 2 postseasons. Two players who are absolutely crucial to the offense. Where were they? Grabbing bench, that's where. Is it a coincidence the Cubs got swept both years?

[sneakypower]

your posts reek of buffoonery