Crane Kenney wants to be commish?

[Cubswin11]

Why do Wittenmyer and Sullivan seem to think that Kenney has his hands on the baseball operation side of things (FA signings/trades/scouting/transactions/etc.) when everything seems to point that all he does is things on the business side (finance/marketing/promotions/public relations/etc)? He seems to get great praise for everything he is doing and has done on the business end so I don't see a problem with keeping him around.

 

The most he is likely involved in the baseball operations end is probably setting the payroll/budget and telling the GM how much he has to spend on various things (FA, re-signings, minor leagues, etc.). That's hardly getting in the way or trying to steal and do the job of GM, that's just business and making sure the money being spent and allocated on baseball operations fits within the budget and they can run the overall organization at a profit (or at least not at huge losses).

Edited October 25, 2011 by Cubswin11

[KingKongvs.Godzilla]

Kenney's an ambitious mofo. I read a while back that he was the only guy inside the organization who got an interview for the GM job...or he asked for it...now I'm getting that wrong...99.8% sure he asked for an interview.

 

Anyway, more power to him. I don't think he's an idiot or anything, and clearly Teh Ricketts likes him so...no problems here.

[SouthSideRyan]

I don't really understand why people here defend him?

 

Because it's pretty damn impossible that Crane Kenney told Tom Ricketts, no you can't have this office.

 

Because it's pretty damn unlikely that Theo [expletive] Epstein signed on here and will then cede some form of baseball authority to Crane Kenney.

 

Because for as much as the sports media has this hilarious hatred of them, none of them can pin any baseball meddling on him besides the fact that the Trib said put more years on the Soriano contract, and he worked for the Trib.

[VVMattVV]

Isn't there a quote from Ricketts saying the guy who replaces Hendry reports directly to him? Why is Kenney's involvement on the baseball side even worth mentioning after the offseason moves?

[Magnetic Curses]

Isn't there a quote from Ricketts saying the guy who replaces Hendry reports directly to him? Why is Kenney's involvement on the baseball side even worth mentioning after the offseason moves?

 

exactly, why even worry about him any more? if he gets out of line and bothers theo he'll be held down while his head is put in a vice. so why waste a thought on kenney? we'll likely not hear from him until we see him trying to horn his way in to the world series trophy dedication.

[USSoccer]

F it, Kenney can be our version of Lucchino for all I care if we win 90+ per year.

[imb]

Did this guy bang every sportwriter's wife?

 

lol sportswriters dont have wives

[SouthSideRyan]

LONG LIVE THE REIGN OF CRANE

[USSoccer]

Did this guy bang every sportwriter's wife?

 

lol sportswriters dont have wives

 

Touche, good sir. Touche.

[CUBZ99]

Kenney gets things done. I give him most of the credit for landing Theo and pissing off Boston.

[Sammy Sofa]

Kenney gets things done. I give him most of the credit for landing Theo and pissing off Boston.

 

Homina-homina-homina-WHAAAAAAA?!??!?

[KingKongvs.Godzilla]

Kenney gets things done. I give him most of the credit for landing Theo and pissing off Boston.

 

Homina-homina-homina-WHAAAAAAA?!??!?

 

If he's the President of Business Operations or whatever the title is, then he probably did have a big say. Plus, I doubt Randy Bush was handling the negotiations. Ricketts put in work, but Kenney probably put in the paperwork and such. Theo was a business decision on it's own, just as much as it was a baseball decision.

[minnesotacubsfan]

Before the Epstein hiring, I really had no idea what Crane Kenney did. And now, I'm still not too sure.

 

I like the guy.

[Cubswin11]

Before the Epstein hiring, I really had no idea what Crane Kenney did. And now, I'm still not too sure.

 

I like the guy.

Well according to Wittenmyer and Sullivan Kenney doesn't even know what he does other than [expletive] [expletive] up and piss people off all while secretly trying to take over the baseball operations side of the cubs under the guise of being the president of the executive management side of the cubs. :roll:

[Gmoney23]

I also find it hilarious that Kenney is portrayed as some evil monster of the Cubs organization when it's been firm since Ricketts has been there that Kenney is only involved in the business side of operations which has been a hell of alot better than the baseball side of operations.

[Bote McBoteface]

I would have fired him just for thinking about bringing a priest with holy water into the dugout/clubhouse.

[jersey cubs fan]

I think I love Kenney now more than ever simply because he's taken over Ramirez, Soriano and Zambrano's collective role as THE GUY WE HAVE TO GET RID OF YESTERDAY!!!!

[Guest]

They're not always wrong about that guy. Hendry was that guy for a while.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

I would have fired him for having such a weird name.

[jersey cubs fan]

They're not always wrong about that guy. Hendry was that guy for a while.

 

Hendry was never that guy in the media. Never. Up until it was announced he was gone the assumption was that he was coming back and that that wasn't necessarily a bad thing.

[Guest]

They're not always wrong about that guy. Hendry was that guy for a while.

 

Hendry was never that guy in the media. Never. Up until it was announced he was gone the assumption was that he was coming back and that that wasn't necessarily a bad thing.

 

 

That's not true at all. But I live here, and you don't.

Edited October 25, 2011 by David

[jersey cubs fan]

They're not always wrong about that guy. Hendry was that guy for a while.

 

Hendry was never that guy in the media. Never. Up until it was announced he was gone the assumption was that he was coming back and that that wasn't necessarily a bad thing.

 

 

That's not true at all. But I live here, and you don't.

 

Yes, because in 2011 one must live in a city to read and hear the sports talk in that town.

[Guest]

They're not always wrong about that guy. Hendry was that guy for a while.

 

Hendry was never that guy in the media. Never. Up until it was announced he was gone the assumption was that he was coming back and that that wasn't necessarily a bad thing.

 

 

That's not true at all. But I live here, and you don't.

 

Yes, because in 2011 one must live in a city to read and hear the sports talk in that town.

 

Well, you're wrong. So would you rather me take the excuse away and just tell you that you have no idea what you're talking about?

 

 

 

 

People expected him to stay because he didn't get fired immediately (just like us). That doesn't mean they weren't calling for him to be outed or blaming the mess on him. Plenty of the local radio shows would talk about how they wanted him out (W&S and B&B to name a couple). A major part of the reason people were ripping on the new ownership (remember that?), especially Boers and Bernstein, was that they hadn't gotten rid of Hendry right off the bat.

Edited October 25, 2011 by David

[Hairyducked Idiot]

They're not always wrong about that guy. Hendry was that guy for a while.

 

Hendry was never that guy in the media. Never. Up until it was announced he was gone the assumption was that he was coming back and that that wasn't necessarily a bad thing.

 

 

That's not true at all. But I live here, and you don't.

 

Yes, because in 2011 one must live in a city to read and hear the sports talk in that town.

 

What, we're supposed to believe you convinced the Chicago Tribune to mail a copy to you ever week? Seems unplausible.

[Guest]

I listen to 8-10 hours of local sports talk a day at work. I know what's being bitched about and what isn't. Hendry not being canned was a major issue that the shows harped on with Ricketts.