DAMN THAT CLOWN KENNEY by Phil Rogers

[Gilby]

What in the world does eating contracts have to do with Kenney? Rogers realizes he didn't sign those players, doesn't he?

[Little Slide Rooter]

The truth is that a lot of people don't seem to get that fact that a professional sports franchise goes far beyond those in uniform. It's a business. There's the team itself, and then there's the organization. Theo Epstein's in charge of the team. He decides what players and coached are added or subtracted. He decides how much he's willing to play which players and coaches.

 

Then there's Kenny. He's the president of the Chicago Cubs as a business. His job is all about money. As a result, any input he puts into player acquisitions, it's strictly about overhead. Back in the Trib days, he may have had some say in the team itself. The team winning or losing is not his problem. Making money is, and the only reason he may have stuck his nose into Hendry's affairs would have been if he increasing the overhead, without enough revenue coming back to make it worth while, from a business perspective anyway. In regards to what his role in the organization is suppose to be, there's no a need for him to be a "baseball guy." It could actually be argued that he'd be better off not being a baseball fan, so he isn't swayed by trying to win at all costs, which would be a conflict of interests for him.

 

That and the year that he stole Christmas from that orphanage.

[Guest]

Anyone here a regular Boers and Bernstein listener?

 

It's insane. For years they've made fun of Phil Rogers. For years they've called him an old lesbian woman. Today they gave him props and called him on air and acted like every single disparaging thing he said about the Cubs and the way they're being run was brilliant.

[Old Style]

It's free registration, and I still won't.

+1

[SouthSideRyan]

Anyone here a regular Boers and Bernstein listener?

 

It's insane. For years they've made fun of Phil Rogers. For years they've called him an old lesbian woman. Today they gave him props and called him on air and acted like every single disparaging thing he said about the Cubs and the way they're being run was brilliant.

 

Judging by your reaction, you're not a regular B&B listener.

[Bote McBoteface]

Why do people hate him again?

 

*Meatball fans* CAUSE HE BROUGHT DAT GREEK ORTHODOX PRIEST TO BLESS THE DUGOUT BEFORE THE PLAYOFFS STARTED...RABBLE RABBLE RABBLE

 

I don't think that's meatballish. I would have fired his ass for that just for thinking up the idea.

[jersey cubs fan]

Why do people hate him again?

 

*Meatball fans* CAUSE HE BROUGHT DAT GREEK ORTHODOX PRIEST TO BLESS THE DUGOUT BEFORE THE PLAYOFFS STARTED...RABBLE RABBLE RABBLE

 

I don't think that's meatballish. I would have fired his ass for that just for thinking up the idea.

 

That's a dumb reason to fire somebody. You'd make a horrible boss.

[minnesotacubsfan]

I think I need a clarification on "meatballish" vs "meatheadish" again. damn, wheres sulley?

[Bote McBoteface]

Why do people hate him again?

 

*Meatball fans* CAUSE HE BROUGHT DAT GREEK ORTHODOX PRIEST TO BLESS THE DUGOUT BEFORE THE PLAYOFFS STARTED...RABBLE RABBLE RABBLE

 

I don't think that's meatballish. I would have fired his ass for that just for thinking up the idea.

 

That's a dumb reason to fire somebody. You'd make a horrible boss.

 

I disagree. He brought dumb religious superstition into my stadium, played directly into the "lovable loser" and "cursed" BS while we were trying to win a world series, and made our entire franchise look stupid in the process. If I didn't fire him, at the very least he would have received a swift kick in the sack.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

somebody's angry