Fake Press Release at Miller Park

[Mark Priors Calves]

Per Sully's twitter:

 

http://www.chicagobreakingsports.com/2010/09/fake-press-release-ripping-hendry-issued-in-miller-park-press-box.html

The rivalry between the Cubs and Brewers isn't what it was a couple years ago, but it could get ugly now.

 

The Cubs aren't going to like hearing that a fake press release was inserted with the game day press notes in the Miller Park press box describing a fake book which was supposedly authored by Cubs general manager Jim Hendry.

 

Under a headline that said "A new book certain to be a best seller" was the fake book title: "How to Finish Near Last Place with the Highest Payroll in the League."

 

I think it's damn funny but I'm not sure the Cubs will agree.

 

http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitpic/photos/large/159844699.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=0ZRYP5X5F6FSMBCCSE82&Expires=1284164238&Signature=4k%2FnEvFxyplFi9hI%2F9q4OCl9UHo%3D

[UMFan83]

Wow...classy. When other teams media relations people are publicly making fun of you....thats bad.

[wekim81]

I dont care if its classy, Its damned funny

[Derwood]

Hendry wrote it as a follow up to "The Milwaukee Brewers: How to suck for 2 decades by not spending any money"

[Guest]

lol Brewers, welcome back to irrelevancy, I hope that wild card berth was enough to tide you over for the next decade or two

[TruffleShuffle]

i'd like to read that book actually

[E.J.]

It's funny, but really? The Brewers are in 4th place and 14 games out themselves.

[rocket]

hey, we still have more world series titles than them.

[chuckywang]

What is this about Hendry losing track of Micah Hoffpauir?

[Guest]

What is this about Hendry losing track of Micah Hoffpauir?

 

When Lee was traded, Hendry tried to recall Hoffpauir without the requisite 10 days after he had been demoted.

 

I'd love to give Ricketts a copy of this "book."

[Cubs Fan Dan]

They showed some of it on CSN Sportsrise, any way you look at it... it cannot be good press for Hendry.

[ScrubMD]

We need to find a way to turn this into a huge media story. Force Ricketts to take an honest look at how awful Hendry has been. Someone just needs to claim that sex is somehow involved in this story and that ought to do it.

 

But really...the Brewers? If it was the Padres or Twins or somebody like that, they could talk.

[Post Count Padder]

That's kinda funny. But yeah, the Brewers aren't ones to really talk.

[JimSorgi]

That's pretty unfunny.

[daske17]

We need to find a way to turn this into a huge media story. Force Ricketts to take an honest look at how awful Hendry has been. Someone just needs to claim that sex is somehow involved in this story and that ought to do it.

 

But really...the Brewers? If it was the Padres or Twins or somebody like that, they could talk.

 

Knowing the Cubs, they've taken the opposite route and have given Jim another five-year extension to avoid his hurt feelings.

[JeffH]

No "$7.5 million for John Grabow!!!" chapter?

[javy knows my name]

Nope, sorry, Brewers. We still don't care about you

[ScrubMD]

Nope, sorry, Brewers. We still don't care about you

 

They just seem so desperate for a rival. Poor guys.

[Laura]

I'm waiting for the Milwaukee edition of How to Score a Run.

[17 Seconds]

i like this because it makes both sides look bad

[NCCubFan]

What is this about Hendry losing track of Micah Hoffpauir?

 

When Lee was traded, Hendry tried to recall Hoffpauir without the requisite 10 days after he had been demoted.

 

I'd love to give Ricketts a copy of this "book."

That should be grounds to fire Hendry; his not knowing that simple rule shows total incompetence. I remember many of us here were posting that he couldn't do it; we seem to know the rules better than he does.